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“Under different circumstances, she might’ve been the perfect match.” “Under different circumstances …” The pause in his words carried a laborious heartbeat that smothered my own, as I watched the slightest smile play on his lips. A beat of hesitation. “I might’ve pursued you.”

Last pages before work 😔

Without a doubt, Lilia Vespertine was going to be a massive headache.
But she was my headache.

It feels like a mix of Ghotikana and the Ninth House while being different from these books. I just love it.

(The book is nothing like Ghotikana or The Ninth House, but certain elements remind me of them.)

“What you say is simple. Repeat after me: I, Lilia Vespertine.” Brow winged up, she paused, waiting on me.
“I, Lilia Vespertine.”
“Am going to fucking Dracadia University.”
I released a tearful chuckle. “Am going to fucking Dracadia University.”

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One path she’d have to walk alone if he turned them away, but now that she knows his heart, it’s obvious that never would have happened. ‘Relax.’ She would tell her past self if she could. ‘He won’t leave you. You’ve never been safer than you are when you’re with him. Your family was born today in more ways than one. You just don’t know it yet.’

She pauses, her tone serious. “Are we really doing this? Making a home here together?” “Is that what you want?” She nods. “More than anything.” He takes her hand in his to run a thumb over the wooden band on her finger. “This is all I want. No matter what, I just need you. Us. I’d live with you in the woods if we had to. This is only home because we’re together.”

They are not a couple. But they could be. For the first time in his life, he wants to be someone’s other half instead of running from the concept. She brings out a needy, tactile side of him he didn’t know existed, but every time she fails to initiate he backs off, too, leaving what feels like a canyon between them.

“Easy now. We’re all friends here.” One of them says, too calm to be sincere. “Who have we stumbled upon?” His attention fixates on her, but Cole intervenes, standing in front of her and Lucy. “Get your eyes off my wife before I carve ‘em outta your head.”

“I was at my lowest when you found me,” she says, softly. “I’ve told you what haunts my nightmares. Talked to you about embarrassing things. You’ve seen me hurting and vulnerable, but you’ve always made me feel safe. You can trust me to give you that in return. Let me help you. Please.”

He’s not one to hide from every threat. In other circumstances, he might help these folks out when the time comes, but taking chances isn’t something he’s willing to do anymore. He’s got one mission at the moment, keep his wife and baby safe, and anything that conflicts with that is a problem.

Cole is talking to someone. She can barely keep her eyes open, seeing only blurry figures a few feet ahead. The baby squirms in her arms and she forces herself to stay awake. If she passes out and he leaves them, then they’ll both be dead.
‘Don’t you even look at my wife.’
That’s confusing. She’s no one’s wife anymore. Cole’s angry, loud, and ready to fight whoever he’s yelling at.

“I’m not trying to give you a hard time about it,” he replies. “Never known anyone that’s had a baby. Not sure if you’re about to pass out again.”
“Oh. I think it’s normal for a couple of days, maybe a week or two. I don’t feel like passing out.”
“Couple weeks? How can someone bleed for that long and not die?”

Her tiny fist grabs his pinky finger and something idiotic comes out of his mouth a second later. “I’ll take care of you. Don’t worry.”

Re-reading it again because i'm in love with this book