Ranger (Reynolds Protective, #4)

by Rebecca Sharp

It was logical to avoid things that caused uncontrollable and potentially hazardous reactions. I already had a list of those. Shellfish. Cocaine. Explosives. And now, Sydney Ward.

Dopamine. Norepinephrine. Serotonin. I flipped through the chemical Rolodex of what was releasing in my body to create the surge of attraction, but none of them adequately described the sensation of ungrounded electricity running through my body at the sight of her.

Kissing her was nothing short of tasting fruit from the tree of knowledge, and I wanted to know everything.

“So, you don’t forget that no matter what the page says, no matter what hardships and heartbreak this chapter brings, in the end, love wins.”

I kissed her like she was oxygen, and I should’ve known better because when methane is drowned in oxygen, it combusts.

To breathe was to want her.

“The observer effect is the phenomenon where an object changes—is altered simply because something or someone is watching it,” he murmured rapidly. “From the moment you got here… the moment you first looked at me, Sydney, you changed me simply because you saw me. Not just who I was but who I wanted to be. Every molecule of every cell. Every thought and fact. Every feeling. And I don’t want to go back. The person I’m meant to be is the person I am when I’m with you.”

“According to Einstein, time is relative—a measurement affected by gravity. And in the eleven weeks, six days, nineteen hours and thirty-six minutes since I met you, I’ve never fallen so hard, yet my feet haven’t left the ground. The only conclusion is that gravity has changed because you’re around, and therefore time has, too.”

“Having a life I can’t forget isn’t the same as having a life worth remembering. And the only life worth remembering, Sydney, is the one that has you in it. You’re my snow angel, the part of all of this worth savoring… you’re my magic.” His warm breath fused to my lips. “Say you’ll stay tonight… and the rest of your life?”