Darling Descent Quotes

“He lifted his chin and terror coursed through her like a paralytic. He was so much larger than Kenna. Stronger. It would’ve been nothing for him to curl his hands around her frail neck and demonstrate that strength until a final gasp of breath departed her lungs.

She didn’t believe Dr. Merino was a violent man, but she believed passion inspired irrationality.

Rather than strangling her, he gently tipped her chin, forcing her to meet his gaze. “I hurt people. It’s a pattern.”

“What about what you said after the funeral? That you’d never do anything like that to me. You wouldn’t hurt me.”

The sentiment was laced with delicate desperation. A prayer whispered in the dark.

“I wish that were true.”
― Leighann Hart, Darling Descent

“The rain fell harder, pummeling the roof.

His hand covered Kenna’s knee and she glanced at him through her lashes, letting his fingers trail along the warmth of her cheek.

“I don’t want you to question who you are to me because of the things I’ve done. You’re not just some girl. You are everything that’s good in this world. You,” he whispered, thumb skimming her bottom lip, “are my salvation.”
― Leighann Hart, Darling Descent