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When she looks at him, the stars are no longer in the sky above us. They’re in her eyes, and they burn bright for him. The love that bleeds from her pores is palpable, and it almost relieves the pinprick of guilt I feel in my gut for not letting him in, for not letting him be a part of my family.
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I’m not totally sure I should do this, but I’m in no shape to deny her anything.
“You tell me what I can do for fifty, and I’m gonna fucking do it, because I’m not a good guy. I’m not helping you out of the kindness of my heart, and I don’t care that you’re holding a torch for my brother. I’ll blow the flame out and leave you in complete darkness if you let me.”
“You should be careful what you ask for, Little Echo. Don’t promise what you can’t deliver.”
Perhaps this is my new lot in life. One day, I’ll get used to being haunted.
“If I asked you for a million dollars right now, would you give it to me?” “In this very moment, I would give you whatever you desired.” He moves closer, reaching for one of the thin straps of my bra, and slips it down my shoulder. “I might even beg.” “Just to taste me?” “For the privilege.”
I suppose the fault is my own; a few stolen, intimate moments and my utter obsession don’t change what she came to do.
Violence doesn’t solve anything. It only creates more problems.”
“My father once beat me so bad, my mother thought I was dead.”
Wtf is this pillow talk
It’s then I realize it isn’t the mountain that’s the problem. I’m not going mad because of altitude sickness, but of my complete and utter addiction to this woman.
“If she’s dead, burn the mansion down with me in it. I am not interested in a life without the sun.”
Only the ghosts of my past and the mirrors reminding me of them remain.
As long as Violet is alive, I don’t give a shit about anything else.
Forgiveness might be a gift, but not everyone deserves it. Ultimately, the gift is to yourself—and that isn’t one you have to give out if you don’t want to.
“Fine, Grayson James, I’ll marry you.” She grins, big and wide and full of fucking sunshine. And not for the first time since meeting her, I feel a little bit of that light inside of me, too.
