Red Riding Hood Bonus Chapter Quotes

“Valerie, I love you so much. I wanted you to have a normal
childhood—so I lived a double life. Hiding in plain
sight. Living modestly.” He began to pace the room, the
words tumbling out of him. “I tried to keep it up, but I’ve
been so disrespected. Even by my own wife. I couldn’t do it
anymore. I’ve settled for far less than I deserved, and I just
couldn’t do it anymore. I decided it was time to leave for
the city....For richer hunting grounds.” Cesaire was snarling
now, a scary, powerful force. Valerie felt herself being
drawn to it....
She took a deep, steadying breath. It was not just fear
that she felt. What she felt was so much more complex
than that, something she couldn’t understand. “Then why
didn’t you just go?”
“Because I loved you girls, and I wanted you to come
with me. To share the wealth.”
“But you had to wait until the blood moon.”
― Sarah Blakley-Cartwright, Red Riding Hood Bonus Chapter

“How much simpler it would have been to become a beast than to live through this, Valerie thought.”
― Sarah Blakley-Cartwright, Red Riding Hood Bonus Chapter

“Father. No..." Valerie sputtered in what she knew was a vain protest. She had no say. She'd never had a say.”
― Sarah Blakley-Cartwright, Red Riding Hood Bonus Chapter

“Peter?”
He couldn’t look at her. Instead, he stared down at his
poisoned arm.
“I could do terrible things to you,” he cautioned her
sadly. “I have to leave you. You won’t be safe with me until
I learn to control myself.”
“I’ll wait for you.”
Finally, when he felt the strength of his conviction, of
her conviction, he turned to her, allowing her in for just a
moment.
“I thought you’d say that.”
― Sarah Blakley-Cartwright, Red Riding Hood Bonus Chapter