Revive Me, Part One: The Act (New Haven, #2)

by J.L. Seegars

To the survivors who hid their wounds and built something beautiful out of the destruction

“In all the world, there is no heart for me like yours. In all the world, there is no love for you like mine.”

“It’s more than nice, Mallory. Your smile is the thing I want most in the world. I spend every waking moment trying to find new ways to get you to give it to me. I wish for it on every shooting star and repeating number on a clock.”

“I’ll probably spend the rest of my life wishing for it to always be mine.”

“I’ve always wanted you, Chris. I’ve never been more sure about anything, about anyone, in my entire life.”

She could ask me for the stars, and I’d steal them from the sky.

“You’re not just my girlfriend, Mallory. You’re my mission. My purpose. The only thing in my life I can’t afford to fail at, so forgive me if I don’t give a fuck about what another man in my position would do because I can guarantee you there isn’t a man in this world who….”

“Not until you’ve ruined this bed like you’ve ruined me.”