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Chasing the Darkness (The Darkness Trilogy, #1) Chasing the Darkness by Cassie Sanchez
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“If you let your emotions control you, you will lose yourself and therefore lose the fight.”
Cassie Sanchez, Chasing the Darkness
“The idea of a different life was like grasping smoke.”
Cassie Sanchez, Chasing the Darkness
“Your mistake is thinking that without magic, I'm defeated.”
Cassie Sanchez, Chasing the Darkness
“Azrael breathed in the salty air and shuddered as adrenaline and magic coursed through his veins. He lived for the battle, relishing the clash of iron and the smell of blood. With every kill, he felt more powerful, more alive. And now, with the serum, he’d be unstoppable.”
Cassie Sanchez, Chasing the Darkness
“There’s this dark cloud surrounding you. Can you feel it?” Kord said, reaching out.

Azrael lurched back. “I prefer the shadows.”

Kord lowered his hand, giving a low chuckle. “Well, that’s dramatic.”
Cassie Sanchez, Chasing the Darkness
“He slowly lowered to his knees, sinking into the sandy riverbed, the cool water rushing over his waist. Azrael closed his eyes, leaning into the gentleness of her touch; the way her fingertips pushed back his hair, ran along his jaw, skimmed his lips.

He grabbed Kenz’s arms, halting her torturous hands. “Stop, please.”
Cassie Sanchez, Chasing the Darkness
“I don’t blame you,” he said, his voice slurred. “I wouldn’t want to be like me either.” Azrael took the bottle, taking a long drink, handing it back to her. “I wasn’t always a cold-blooded killer. I had a family once, a little sister I adored. I used to dream about being part of something special, being a hero.” He sighed, surrendering to the oblivion of the alcohol.

“That’s a wonderful dream, Azrael.”

“It does me no good to dream. I’m not worthy…” his voice trailed off, feeling her fingers wipe the hair off his face.”
Cassie Sanchez, Chasing the Darkness
“The serum created havoc within him, taking him places he didn’t want to go mentally or emotionally. For someone who lived and breathed combat, who felt anxious without it, the war raging inside him left him exhausted.”
Cassie Sanchez, Chasing the Darkness
“The last thing he remembered what sharing his longing for a normal life, expressing feelings that had risen from the deepest part of him as if the blade that had slashed across his back had opened more than just skin.”
Cassie Sanchez, Chasing the Darkness
“I'm not a patient person." (Azrael)
Amycus chuckled. "No, but you may find so much more during the waiting."
"Like what?"
"Like who you truly are.”
Cassie Sanchez, Chasing the Darkness
“Here it comes; the light chasing away the darkness.”
Cassie Sanchez, Chasing the Darkness
“His knuckles whitened on the reins, not wanting to contemplate what Drexus would do if he knew his Angel of Death could feel.”
Cassie Sanchez, Chasing the Darkness
“He didn't fear death; he even welcomed it, which was fitting since his name meant Angel of Death.”
Cassie Sanchez, Chasing the Darkness
“For the second time in Azrael's life, he wished for death. But instead of receiving it, he became it.”
Cassie Sanchez, Chasing the Darkness
“Pain is inescapable. Suffering is a choice.”
Cassie Sanchez, Chasing the Darkness