Shade's Fall Quotes

“What’s in here can’t hurt you anymore.” Shade’s finger tapped the side of her head. “The world around you,” his hand circled the air around her body, “I’ve got that.” His hands went back to her hands, holding them in his. “No one will ever hurt you again.”
― Jamie Begley, Shade's Fall

“I love you. When I say it, I don’t say it lightly. I say it because when I look at you, I see an angel who God let slip through his fingers to leave behind just for me.”
― Jamie Begley, Shade's Fall

“It hurt so bad waiting for you, Lily. I thought I would lose my mind. No amount of liquor, women or pot drove you from my mind. I would ride on my bike all the way to your dorm and sit outside just to watch you go to classes in the morning, then drive home and start the whole fucking thing over again.”
― Jamie Begley, Shade's Fall

“Brother, please. I can’t lose her. I’m not like you and the others. I can pretend I have emotions, but they’re not there for anyone. There’s nothing inside of me except shadows. Lily drives the shadows away. She feels everything she can’t even stand to crush a fucking flower under her foot and I don’t feel anything unless I’m with her, I can’t lose that. I waited so long for her, I’ve loved her for years; she’s only loved me for a few weeks.”
― Jamie Begley, Shade's Fall

“You are the woman I love. You’re my wife. I never put my ring on another woman. I never gave them my love. I never gave them me. Not once. Only to you, my wife, have I given myself to. Don’t you ever doubt that again.”
― Jamie Begley, Shade's Fall

“Not tonight, Lily. Tonight, I want to hold you in my arms, knowing that you’re taking one breath after another. That when I wake in the morning, your beautiful face will be on the pillow next to mine, and tomorrow night, when I go to bed, you’ll be by my side again. Day after day, night after night.” Shade’s vow expressed how seriously he had taken almost losing her.”
― Jamie Begley, Shade's Fall

“I have you, Sweetheart. Shh… I have you.”
― Jamie Begley, Shade's Fall

“A man stronger than the shadows of her memories had held her demons at bay.”
― Jamie Begley, Shade's Fall

“The difference between us, Charles, is I would give my right arm for her. You, on the other hand, didn’t take five seconds to put on a fucking condom.” Shade drove off, leaving the speechless man behind.”
― Jamie Begley, Shade's Fall

“You know me, and you sure as fuck haven’t lost me, even though I know you want to.”
― Jamie Begley, Shade's Fall

“He let his fingers play with the wisps of hair on the pillow. He was an expert at moving his body a centimeter at a time. All his years of experience had led to this one moment that he had waited years for: Lily in his bed, holding her close.”
― Jamie Begley, Shade's Fall

“As Shade’s mouth lowered again, lingering against hers, Lily felt the pressure of his lips, enjoying the feel of them. When his tongue then slid along the seam of her lips, she gasped. Shade took advantage, sliding his tongue inside of her mouth.”
― Jamie Begley, Shade's Fall

“the eyes in the room weren’t on Miranda and Kaley but her. She was”
― Jamie Begley, Shade's Fall

“Lily looked around curiously. When she had started work at the factory, Beth had told her there was only one rule: she wasn’t allowed in the clubhouse. Lily had been hurt, but she had agreed, hiding the hurt she had felt. Beth had gone on to explain that the men liked to drink sometimes during the day and they didn’t want her upset if she inadvertently came in while they were drinking. Lily had agreed, not wanting her sister to feel bad since she had used her connection to Razer to get her the job in the first place.”
― Jamie Begley, Shade's Fall

“love you. When I say it, I don’t say it lightly. I say it because when I look at you, I see an angel who God let slip through his fingers to leave behind just for me.”
― Jamie Begley, Shade's Fall