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by
Haley Jenner
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February 5 - February 7, 2023
“Tell your son that if he marks what is mine again, if he touches what is mine,” he corrects. “I’ll take to his throat with barbed wire.”
“But it’s important to remember you belong to your monster, not the other way around.”
“Trust me, Bianca. You don’t want to be my equal. That would mean dancing with the devil, and you’re too pure for that.”
“I didn’t kiss you, dolcezza, because I wasn’t certain I’d be able to stop.”
“For the people you love,” he echoes, tasting the insult on his tongue. “Maybe my hope is that one day you’ll love me.” “Would you love me back?”
“I don’t think the darkness within my heart would ever allow space for love, dolcezza. Monsters are more afraid of the light than angels are of the dark.”
“You’re my undoing,” he whispers, low enough that Lorenzo can’t hear. And you’re my peace.
“I may own you, Bianca. But I belong to you. I own you because of who I am. I belong to you because you’re my only weakness in this world.”
“I’ll tell you I love you every minute of every day for the rest of my life if that’s what you want.” He’ll give me the words, but it's not enough. “I need it to be true, Vinnie.” “True?” he tests, louder than I expected. “Bianca, I’m the only person in this world that has loved you the way you deserve. I know that to be fucking true.”
“I love you without obligation, without expectation. My love is the truest you’ll ever feel, the deepest you’ll ever know. I thought you knew that.” My chin wobbles. “I didn’t,” I whisper.
“Sei il mio universo,” he declares. You’re my universe. “Sei la miglior cosa che mi sia capitata.” You’re the best thing that ever happened to me.
“I love you, Bianca.”
“I love you to the point of obsession.”
“I told you I had no capacity for love, afraid you would never find it in you to love me back. I loved you before you knew I was an option. You knew I existed, but you had no idea of the way my heart longed to beat your name.”
“Ti amo. Il mio cuore è tuo.” I love you. My heart is yours.
“Every inch of you is mine, Bianca. You have only ever been mine, and for every breath you take, you will remain mine.”
