The Hidden Quotes

“He waited for me to take his hand, smiling down at me with the same smile that was so beautiful, I knew this could not possibly end well for me.”
― Kelley R. Martin, The Hidden

“Em, I love you so much it hurts. I would do anything for you. I'd die for you, and I know you'd do the same, so don't you dare stand there and tell me you'd rather have a lifetime of nothing special than a few years of something extraordinary.”
― Kelley R. Martin, The Hidden

“She was like quicksand-the more I struggled to get out, the faster I sank. So I'd decided to give up and embrace the sink down.”
― Kelley R. Martin, The Hidden

“It was funny, in a twisted sort of way, that night I gained my future was the same night I lost my past.”
― Kelley R. Martin, The Hidden

“Emily was the best thing that ever happened to me, and I'd be damned if I let her go without a fight. So if she didn't want to see me right now, well, too fucking bad. Because I was bringing the fight to her.”
― Kelley R. Martin, The Hidden

“I cradled her neck in my hand. She was so beautiful. So innocent... I didn't want to ruin this. This moment, her entire world-take your pick.”
― Kelley R. Martin, The Hidden

“He dipped his head and kissed along my jaw. 'I promise, nothing about being inside you will disappoint me.”
― Kelley R. Martin, The Hidden

“My legs turned to jelly as I collapsed against him, my breathing ragged as aftershocks of ecstasy spasm through me. I looked down, surprised to see the bottoms of my bathing suit were still on. I'd just assumed they'd exploded at some point within the last two minutes.”
― Kelley R. Martin, The Hidden

“Images of an ancient race of beautiful but savage immortals danced through my head. It was hard to believe such a world of make-believe actually existed.”
― Kelley R. Martin, The Hidden

“My heart sank. 'You're not going to age another day,' I mumbled to myself. 'You'll never grow old.' He was done. I hadn't even started and and he was already done.”
― Kelley R. Martin, The Hidden

“Everything faded away as this weird rushing sound filled my ears. I think it was the sound of the earth slipping out from under me.”
― Kelley R. Martin, The Hidden

“Emily would have to be eased into sex, and I wasn't quite sure I'd have the self-control necessary to 'ease' her into anything once I was actually inside of her.”
― Kelley R. Martin, The Hidden

“With us, it'll never be just sex.”
― Kelley R. Martin, The Hidden

“If I could go back and erase the few women I'd been with, just so Emily would be my one and only, I would. No question.”
― Kelley R. Martin, The Hidden

“This thrilling, intense, cloud nine feeling was love. I loved Thomas. The realization was both terrifying and empowering.”
― Kelley R. Martin, The Hidden

“An unfamiliar pain ripped through my chest as I gazed down at her, constricting my throat. I couldn't explain it, but it was...nice. I wouldn't have traded the pain for anything in the world.”
― Kelley R. Martin, The Hidden

“I didn't want him to give up on me, not when I'd finally given in.”
― Kelley R. Martin, The Hidden

“I don't know how to act around you. You make me feel...awkward.”
― Kelley R. Martin, The Hidden

“His gaze was too personal again, like we were the only two people in the room. I was the first to break eye contact, looking back at Beth like it wasn't a big deal, like my skin wasn't on fire and my knees didn't just go weak.”
― Kelley R. Martin, The Hidden

“He laughed, and the sound startled me. I turned back, taking in the sight of his hair blowing in the wind and the huge smile on his face. He looked so carefree. And his laugh...oh, Lord, his laugh. It melted my heart a little and chipped away at the carefully constructed wall I'd built.”
― Kelley R. Martin, The Hidden

“I knew then that I'd give in if he asked. All this fighting-this resisting-it was just because deep down, I knew that all he had to do as say the words and I'd be putty in his hands. Yeah, he could be smug and an all-around ass, but...I still wanted him. Bad. In a way I'd never experienced before.”
― Kelley R. Martin, The Hidden

“It was the kind of smile that could stop your heart-slow, seductive, and flawless. Even I got a little weak in the knees...or vag, but whatever.”
― Kelley R. Martin, The Hidden

“Maybe that was why he bothered me so much-I didn't want to accept that someone so lovely could really be that ugly.”
― Kelley R. Martin, The Hidden