After Midnight Quotes

“They forbade me to leave the island.” He brushed my hair back from my forehead. “ I thought it would be better if I stayed away, but I was wrong. Without you, I was lonely and miserable and empty. Every night I could think of nothing but you.”
“ I know exactly what you mean” I saw one of the zookeepers peering into the bushes. “They’re coming. You should go.”
“No.” he put his arms around my waist. “I’m not going to leave you again.”
― Lynn Viehl, After Midnight