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To everyone whose favorite color is morally gray.
I ADORE THIS DEDICATION
My heart rate sped up. Nothing triggered my fight-or-flight response like the sound of Meredith’s voice.
already have an opp dont play w my girl stella
Dark hair. Whiskey eyes. A face so exquisitely chiseled it could’ve been sculpted by Michelangelo himself. Christian Harper.
well hello there
When the light turned green, the powerful rumble of the engine nearly drowned out his next words. “You have a magic touch.”
indeed she does
I wasn’t living in an old, unsecured house near campus anymore. I was at the Mirage, one of the most well-guarded residential buildings in DC, and I hadn’t heard from him in two years.
I didn’t like people touching what was mine.
sir were 4% in the book settle down
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If Stella was my weakness, Vivian was his.
ooh
And for the record…” I settled on the seat opposite his. “I paid for the painting.”
we are STILL talking abt this painting??
“Sorry I’m late.” The lazy drawl sent shock fluttering to life in my chest. “Traffic.”
harper what r u doing at this dinner
Alzheimer’s varied greatly from person to person, even those in the middle stage, like Maura.
awh :(
The library at Valhalla Club was where deals were made and alliances were forged. Every power player in DC knew that.
and everyone on booktok has told me what happens here
You were supposed to wait for me, Stella. You didn’t.
uhh
She was the purest soul I knew, and I was neck-deep in blood. The angel and the sinner.
live laugh love this trope
“You don’t want to lose the account, but you also don’t want to tarnish your reputation or set a bad precedent by cutting the other loose,” I surmised. I chewed my lip, thinking it over. “I mean, it’s a pride issue. He doesn’t want his competitor to have what he has, so why don’t you offer him something extra? Upgrade him to a VVIP package and make it clear his competitor doesn’t have the same level of access.”
pop off
“If you saw yourself the way other people see you,” he said quietly, “you’d never doubt again.”
“Good.” His lips dipped and touched mine in the softest of kisses.
AWWWW
can’t keep Magda forever,” Dante said. “You should be glad I didn’t throw it in the trash after the stunt you pulled with Vivian and Heath.”
THIS GODDAMN PAINTING THERES ALWAYS SMTH.
“It’s because you haven’t looked me in the eye since New York. Because you’re all I can fucking think about no matter where I am or who I’m with, and the thought of you hurt or upset makes me want to raze this city to the ground.” Soft, almost desperate viciousness coated his voice. “I’ve never wanted someone more, and I’ve never hated myself more for it.”
oh my goddd
“Maura is family. She was more of a mother to me than you ever were!” The words burst forth before I could stop them.
clock. it.
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“Stella Rosalie Alonso, if you do not apologize to your mother this instant, I will—” “I suggest you don’t finish that sentence.”
YES
No one had defended me before. Ever.
“Like what you see?” he drawled.
my love for this line cant be put into words
I said, “Sometimes, I fantasize about finding out I was adopted.”
damn okay
“Christian Harper, are you asking me out?” “Yes.”
“Milady.” Christian held out his arm.
hughie biggs... (sorry my life revolves arnd boys of tommen)
I waited until Frank’s palm hit the wooden surface before I pulled the blade from my drawer and drove it through his hand. Flesh and bone yielded like butter to the cold, razor-sharp steel.
alrighty then
“I love you,” I whispered.
WHOA
“Because the first time I saw you wasn’t the day you signed the lease at the Mirage,” I said. “It was five years ago.”
what.
Now, it was filled with letters I’d never sent. One for every day we’d been apart.
im crying
I’m trying, Butterfly. I’m trying so fucking hard. To stay away from you. To not think about you. To not love you. My life would be so much easier if I could move on, but I know I can’t. Even if you never forgive me. Even if you never talk to me again. Even if you move on. I’ll still love you. You will always be my first, last, and only love.
im serious the tears are streaming down
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It was there that I watched Kage exit his car and greet Kurtz.
sighhh kage r u serious
Julian smiled. “Surprised?”
bro
The most fucked-up part was I named it after her. Magda.
Instead of black binders, the drawer was filled with letters. There were at least a dozen of them, handwritten on simple cream stationery. I recognized Christian’s bold, elegant scrawl immediately.
AWWWWW
The world wasn’t black and white, no matter how much I wished it were. And sometimes, we found our happiness in the shades of gray.
i love morally grey characters
“By the way, did you hear what happened with Sentinel’s CEO?” I asked. “It’s wild.”
oh no thats sooo horrible
If that wasn’t enough, the authorities had arrested Sentinel’s CEO Mike Kurtz that morning for embezzlement and tax fraud.
good riddance
moisture pricked my eyes when she walked down the aisle on Ralph’s arm.
RALPH ILY
“Except…” I stopped in front of a familiar painting. “This one.” Its gold frame gleamed in the weak light, and brown and green splashed across it, a hideous approximation of art.
magda bro
My first fashion show in Milan.
OKAYYY
Alex and Ava, who glowed with pregnancy. She was four months along, and her baby bump had just started showing.
alex would acc be a good dad and avas obv a good mom
Our relationship had come a long way over the past year. It wasn’t perfect, but what family was? What mattered was that they’d showed up.
“Do what?” I turned, and the breath disappeared from my lungs. Because before me, framed by pastel-covered hills and the golden hues of sunset, was a sight I’d never anticipated.
OMGOMGOMG
“Stella, will you marry me?”
EPILOGUE
AYYY
Stella Alonso Harper.”
has a ring to it
“I wish Maura were here to see it,” I said softly. “She would’ve loved it.”
maura was the sweetest
