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“Are you ready?” Breath catching, I nodded. “I want to hear you say it.” The corners of my lips tugged up. “Yes.”

#Consent is hot

"“I was right.” “About what?” “About you being brave and strong,” he explained."

“You trusted me last night, but more importantly, I know that what we shared is a risk.” It was. He stepped closer to me, and all I could smell was that pine and dark spice of his. “And it is an honor that you’d take that risk with me, Poppy. So, thank you.”

THIS MAN

“I bet I can get you relaxed enough that you sleep like you’re on a cloud, basking in the sun.” I snorted again, rolling my eyes. “You doubt me?” “There is nothing anyone or anything in this world could do that would make that happen.”

“I can, and when I’m done, right before you drift off to sleep with a smile on your face, you’re going to tell me I’m right,” he told me."

😏

“Never mind. And I don’t sleep well. That’s another reason why I was at the Pearl.” “Nightmares?” “Sometimes. Other times, my head doesn’t…go quiet. It replays things over and over,” I said, the shivering easing a little. “What is your mind so loud about?” he asked. The question caught me off guard."

“You’re intriguing,” Hawke commented as Setti trotted ahead of Airrick. “Intriguing is your favorite word,” I told him. “It is when I’m around you.” I let myself grin because no one was watching, and I wanted to. “Why am I intriguing now?” “When are you not intriguing?”

SPOILER

"Some truths do nothing but destroy and decay what they do not obliterate. Truths do not always set one free. Only a fool who has spent their entire life being fed lies believes that.”

THE B***H KNEW

“It’s okay, you know?” “What is?” “Everything that you’re feeling,” he said. “And everything that you’re not.” 🤧

Called it

“You make me proud.”

I have a bad feeling

"Someone like you, with your strength? It makes him feel incompetent—which he is. And your scars? They are a testament to your fortitude. They are proof of what you survived. They are evidence of why you are here when so many twice your age wouldn’t be. They’re not ugly. Far from it. They’re beautiful, Poppy.”

“That’s not the point. I’m not allowed to do this. Any of this. I shouldn’t have done what I did at the Red Pearl,” I continued. “It doesn’t matter if I want—” “And you do want.” His whisper danced over my cheek. “What you want is me.” My breath caught. “That doesn’t matter.” “What you want should always matter.”

"... then I guess we’ll have to find different adventures, won’t we?” he said. “Or should I call them misadventures?”

Yes please 🫦

“You’re such a bad influence,” I murmured as I placed my hand in his. Hawke curled his fingers around mine. The weight and warmth of his hand was a pleasant shock. “Only the bad can be influenced, Princess.”

“And you won’t be alone. I’ll be there with you..."

me? emotional? don't be ridiculous...

“You can’t change what happened in there... You just replace your last memory—a bad one—with a new one—a good one—and you keep doing that until the initial one no longer outweighs the replacement.”
“You make it sound so easy.”
“It’s not. It’s hard and uncomfortable, but it works.”

“I was wrong earlier when I said you looked lovely,” he said. “What?” “You look absolutely exquisite, Poppy. Beautiful,” he said, giving a little shake of his head. “I just…I needed to tell you that.”

How is he this cute?

I GOT PART 2!

It was at this moment, that I KNEW I F UP.

I got the Graphic audio on Libby on impulse (highly enjoying this GA) and I didn't realize It's only part 1!

I placed a hold on part 2 and I'm first in line, so let's hope they let it go ASAP.

“I hate you.” “No, you don’t.”

I am giving the Cheshire cat a run for his money with how big I'm currently smiling 😁

Hawke stared back at me, almost curiously. “Interesting.” The corners of my lips turned down.
“What is?”
“You.”
“Me?”
He nodded...

⚠️ SPOILER ⚠️

“She…she is something, and she’s always disappointed in my…commitment to being the Maiden.” “Exactly how are you supposed to prove you are?” he asked. “Better yet, what are you supposed to be committed to?” I almost jumped on him in that moment and wrapped my arms around him... “I’m not quite sure."

I've also been wondering this myself

“Fear and bravery are often one and the same. It either makes you a warrior or a coward. The only difference is the person it resides inside.”

THIS LINE!

“You’re so incredibly violent.” He paused. “I think I like it.” 🤭

“You’re an absolutely stunning, murderous little creature.”

“With my sword and with my life, I vow to keep you safe, Penellaphe,” he spoke, voice deep and smooth, reminding me of rich, decadent chocolate. “From this moment until the last moment, I am yours.”

Why would I read a book from the ones I currently have waiting? Nooooo ofc I'd find something new I never thought of to read and prioritize it...

“I can’t believe you remembered.”
“If you say it, I remember it.”

😭

“You’re lucky,” she says when I climb on. “He’s hot, intelligent, and cherishes you. Basically everything a woman wants.”
Am I lucky? I guess I am, to a degree...

“There is some measure of luck to it all,” I agree, holding on as Wren careens around a bend. “But I deserve to be loved well, Wren. And so do you.”

❤️‍🩹

“My mom holds up a palm. “You don’t have to tell me. I have eyes. I can see how smitten you are with each other.”
A smile tugs up one corner of my mouth. “Yeah?”
She nods once, slowly. “Yes. He’s obsessed with you. In a good way.”
“I’m obsessed with him, too.”
“Yes, you are. It feels good, doesn’t it?”

This moment 🥺