The Revenge Mishap Quotes

“I once read that the human brain processes rejection in the same neural pathways as physical pain. At the time”
― Jax Calder, The Revenge Mishap

“I’m in love with a man I’ve just decided to let go. But I’ll sacrifice myself if it means Archie gets to live his life whole and happy. That’s all I want for him.”
― Jax Calder, The Revenge Mishap

“But staying means telling Archie the truth. All of it. The syrup. Vaughn. The fact that every day we’ve spent together started with a lie. And I have no idea how to do that without losing everything I’ve just realized I want to keep.”
― Jax Calder, The Revenge Mishap

“It’s been like this all day. There’s something almost…predatory in the way Leo has been watching me. Before last night”
― Jax Calder, The Revenge Mishap

“He makes me sharper and more alive. Like I’ve been sleepwalking through conversations my whole life and he’s the first person worth waking up for.”
― Jax Calder, The Revenge Mishap

“The buttoned-up control freak who arranges his shoes by color has completely unraveled”
― Jax Calder, The Revenge Mishap

“You can keep your Sistine Chapels and Taj Mahals as wonders of the world. I’ll take Leo Brennan naked ahead of any of those.”
― Jax Calder, The Revenge Mishap

“How can one person inspire this mix of homicidal”
― Jax Calder, The Revenge Mishap

“When Leo finally pulls back”
― Jax Calder, The Revenge Mishap

“he makes a rough sound against my mouth. Good. There it is. I want to hear every sound this man is capable of making”
― Jax Calder, The Revenge Mishap

“I’ve never been as fascinated by someone as I am by him. The contradictions alone could keep me occupied for years. The sunshine exterior and the razor-sharp mind underneath. The way he can command a room full of six-year-olds and reduce me to spluttering incoherence with equal ease.”
― Jax Calder, The Revenge Mishap

“I’m not seeing reason. I’m seeing myself being manipulated by a man who’s too clever for his own good.”
― Jax Calder, The Revenge Mishap

“It’s getting harder. I mean”
― Jax Calder, The Revenge Mishap

“He’s not what I expected. I’m not entirely sure what he is yet. But I’m intrigued enough to try to figure it out. Which is not what I should be thinking in regard to Vaughn Mansley’s brother.”
― Jax Calder, The Revenge Mishap

“What else could that guilt motivate him to do? It could potentially be entertaining to find out. After all”
― Jax Calder, The Revenge Mishap

“And I’ve always been a sucker for the grumpy ones. The ones who look like they’ve never smiled in their life until you make them.”
― Jax Calder, The Revenge Mishap

“It appears I’m developing a bit of a crush on the guy in the three-piece suit who assaulted me with syrup and then rescued everyone from the Great Birthday Inferno. That’s an interesting twist.”
― Jax Calder, The Revenge Mishap

“Holy fuck”
― Jax Calder, The Revenge Mishap

“He flushes slightly. “I—yes. I’ll cover all your medical expenses”
― Jax Calder, The Revenge Mishap

“There’s a beauty to birthdays when you think about it. Every year you complete another orbit around the sun”
― Jax Calder, The Revenge Mishap