The Souls We Claim Quotes

“I’m not done yet. I want your shoulders back, because if I see you let him knock your crown off your head after we just straightened it, I’m gonna be pissed, and I’ll take it all out on him. You are someone. Do not let him make you feel like you are not. Are we clear?”
― Scarlett Cole, The Souls We Claim

“Grief isn’t a continuum. It doesn’t just get better and better until you’re fixed. Does it shift from being all-consuming? Certainly. But one day you’re fine again, living your life, and the next the scent of a familiar perfume sends you spiraling to a level of despair you can barely comprehend.”
― Scarlett Cole, The Souls We Claim

“I don’t want to wear one because you won me, because I belong to you. I want to wear one because you love me enough to tell everyone I’m yours. I want to wear one so it feels like I have a shield around me. One that protects me from the rest of the world. One that tells the world I’m proud to love you and build the life we have together.”
Jax strokes my cheek with his knuckle. “You’re the most precious thing I have, Ari. Whatever words express that, I give them to you willingly. Just promise me you’ll spend the rest of your life with me.”
― Scarlett Cole, The Souls We Claim

“Life is too fucking short to walk away from the best thing that ever happened to you because you don’t think the timing is right.”
― Scarlett Cole, The Souls We Claim

“The very best thing I can do for her, as young as she is, with the past she has, is to put her out into the world so she can choose what and who she really wants next. I’m a safe landing place. I’m better than what she had, yet not as good as she could get.”
― Scarlett Cole, The Souls We Claim

“Suddenly there is nothing more important than navigating Ari through her needs. I want to be the man who does that for her more than my next breath.”
― Scarlett Cole, The Souls We Claim

“Ari, you’ve been through enough.”
“Stop treating me like I’m broken, Jax.” The words come out on an angry whisper. “I’m not breakable. Not anymore. You’re not protecting me. You’re actively disregarding how I feel. I’m not looking for a husband. I’m just looking for someone who will take the ache and fear I feel away for a little while.”
― Scarlett Cole, The Souls We Claim

“The way my heart pounds in my chest is utterly exhilarating.
Arianne pulls the sheet back so I can climb in with her, like we do this every day. But as I climb into a bed I’ve slept in a million times, it feels new. My bones settle, my muscles relax, and something deep inside me eases.
This is where you are meant to be.”
― Scarlett Cole, The Souls We Claim

“You’re a beautiful, sweet girl. Someone will worship you one day. But it’s not me, it’s not here, and it’s not now.”
― Scarlett Cole, The Souls We Claim

“Halo touches his fingertips to my cheek. “You pursued the right dream with the wrong man. Give yourself time to sort yourself out. Figure out what you want to do. Who you want to be. The life you want to build. When you know all that about yourself, you’ll be able to identify the guy who makes all that better for you. He’ll add to it. Not take away from it or diminish it.”
― Scarlett Cole, The Souls We Claim

“My fucking heart needs to get with the plan – the pretty girl with big eyes who calls me Jax like I’m a hero needs to be ruthlessly shoved into the friend zone.”
― Scarlett Cole, The Souls We Claim