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choosing…but the one she initially chose for him wasn’t Hannah.
I saw him first, but she’s the one he never looked away from.
“I just haven’t found a guy that can keep me captivated. I’m not willing to settle for anything short of complete devotion. I want epic love, and I’m willing to wait for it.”
I’ll never want you. I’m not sure what you’re thinking, but you need to stop.
Do you know how easy it would’ve been to push my sweatpants aside and slide deep inside you when you weren’t sober enough to consent? I could’ve pinned you down on this sofa and fucked you, and there’s nothing you would’ve been able to do about it.
In wine lies the truth
“If I was always meant to marry him, she should’ve stayed away from him. You can’t expect me to marry my sister’s ex, Dad. You can’t do this to me. Do you understand how messed up this is? You can’t condemn me to a marriage with someone who is in love with my sister.”
“So long as it’s within my power, there’s nothing I won’t give you, Raven. No matter what you ask, it’s yours—and that includes me.”
She’s like the moon, Raven. Beautiful on a lonely night but cold and distant.
You’re the sun. You’re warmth and happiness, and the center of all that’s good.
“From this moment forward, you’re my wife. Mine to care for, mine to cherish, and mine to protect. I know this isn’t what you wanted for yourself, but I swear I’ll give you my all, Raven.”
instantly.
Why can’t I ever be anyone’s priority? What makes me so undeserving of that? Why can I never measure up against Hannah in my parents’ eyes? In Ares’s eyes? What is it that she’s got and I’ll never have? Why is my best never enough?
It was me. It was all me. All of them. I confess.
I know the road we’ve chosen to walk isn’t an easy one, but I can’t think of a better partner on this journey.”
You’re my wife, for better or worse. Only you. For as long as I live.”
I fell for her heart before I ever fell for any other part of her.”
“Let’s normalize walking away from toxic situations.
“Sometimes, love isn’t enough.
“I don’t think he’d survive losing
Maybe true love is just two imperfect people choosing each other despite the obstacles they’ll face together and deciding that it’s worth it.
