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“When you decide you’re tired of playing with the children here… come find me.”
“Then Princess it is.”
“It’s beautiful. Who’s it by?” “Someone who’s lost to me.” “I’m sorry.” “Don’t be.” I try to give him a smile despite the pain his question spurs. Not willing to let the past steal this moment from me. “You’re here.”
booth in the back, dressed head to toe in black,
“I know that you can be reckless because you’re so fucking scared that the moment you don’t feel alive is the one you’re going to die in.”
“And I know that your broken parts fit mine, which is so fucking rare. Most people go their entire lives without finding it. So ignore it all you want. Bury your head in the sand for however long you need to be okay with it. But you don’t get to run. I won’t let you.” He brings his lips right up to mine, kissing me softly. “I fucking love you and I don’t give a shit what your rules say about that.”
“I love you.” I could say it back. It’d be easy at this point. I’m so full of the feeling that it’s shining light into all the dark and damaged corners of me that I’ve never even cared to explore before. Or I could give him more. “My name—” My voice breaks and I clear my throat. “My name is Eleanor Delacroix.” He’s silent, eyes clouding over for a minute before he drops his mouth to mine in a gentle kiss. “That’s a pretty name.” He pulls back, lips ghosting up. “Nice to meet you, Eleanor Delacroix. I’m Cooper Monroe.”
“That’s just a part of being alive. Pain is going to find you in life whether you seek it or not. Better to experience the high and be a little bit broken from the story than spend your whole life fucking starving.”
“But I am sorry that happened to you, and I can promise I have no intention of hurting you, El.” “Yeah.” I sigh wearily at the familiarity of his words. “The thing is, I’m not sure he did either.”
my words will always be yours.”
“These stars of ours were written in darkness and bound with light. Ensuring my soul would seek yours for eternity. Forever lost to this captivating insanity of we.”
He will forever own a part of me no one else has ever reached.
I hate him. Dead or not. I hate him for showing me what paradise could be and then damning me to hell.
