Don't Be Scared Quotes

“But you broke the rules,” he purrs, hands sliding down to my waist to rest there lightly. “So now you can come play with us instead.”
― A.J. Merlin, Don't Be Scared

“I have never been mad at you for that,” he tells me in a calm, cool tone that doesn’t match the look in his eyes. “Not ever, Bailey. Do you hear me?”
― A.J. Merlin, Don't Be Scared

“Nyctophilia - Love of darkness or night. Finding relaxation or comfort in the darkness.”
― A.J. Merlin, Don't Be Scared

“But I don’t need to, because you won’t. Because you’re drowning in us, and I’d rather pull you down to the depths of the ocean with us then send you back up for air.”
― A.J. Merlin, Don't Be Scared

“He’s so careful to keep himself a hair’s breadth from me, so fucking careful to hold himself back that I consider marrying him on the spot. “If you tell me no, then neither of us will break that boundary, Bailey.” Scratch that. I’m prepared to marry both of them on the spot for that alone.”
― A.J. Merlin, Don't Be Scared

“If he wasn’t a murderer, he’d be the perfect boyfriend. Though if I’m honest with myself, I’m not sure murderer is the red flag for me that it should be.”
― A.J. Merlin, Don't Be Scared

“I told him that night we could just kidnap you. He wanted you so badly.” “Fuck, Rory, you’re going to scare her off,” Phoenix murmurs, and I jump at how close his face is to where Rory holds me open. “No, I’m not,” Rory argues. “I won’t scare her off. I know how much you want to keep her.”
― A.J. Merlin, Don't Be Scared