A Burning Obsession Quotes

“ridden”
― Mike Omer, A Burning Obsession

“Because a good regret was one you aired every now and again. Replaying it in your mind. Imagining how things would have played out if you’d done things differently. In a way, regrets almost became your friends, ones whom you met during the small hours of the night, or during a weekend sunset, or over a glass of wine.”
― Mike Omer, A Burning Obsession

“gets into people’s heads. He’s like this . . . this . . . demon—” “He’s not a demon,” Zoe said sharply. “Or a cancerous growth. Or a monster. And he’s not a messiah either. He’s a man who happens to be very good at making people do what he wants. And his motivations always revolve around sex and control.” “You don’t know him.” “You don’t know him. Trust me. He’s a shitty man who gets off on burning people alive. And you didn’t fail today—you saved a woman’s life, and it’s possible you would have saved both their lives if that police chief would have listened to you. But that doesn’t matter. It’s not why you’re upset.”
― Mike Omer, A Burning Obsession

“Delilah was no stranger to men talking and acting one way, and then revealing a different, darker side. The first two years with Brad had seemed like a dream. A loving, charming man, constantly showering her with compliments and affection. Sure, later she’d looked back and realized there had been warning signs. The incessant phone calls, fits of jealousy. But at the time she’d thought it all originated from how deeply in love he’d been. And then, a shift. Brad slapping her. Punching her. At first he’d apologize. Later he stopped apologizing, made it clear she deserved it. And even through all that violence he’d still kiss her passionately, whisper that he loved her,”
― Mike Omer, A Burning Obsession

“and someone asked her for advice about fixing her pants. Delilah let herself carry on, feeling herself relaxing for the first time in a while. She hardly even felt the pain in her fingers. When a young man smiled at her, she had a momentary flash of panic, but reminded herself Brad wasn’t there.”
― Mike Omer, A Burning Obsession

“So there was something almost ominous in her home when he was gone. Every piece of furniture hid dust or a small cobweb. Every crack in the floor hoarded dirt. She intended to spend the weekend cleaning, her right hand still swollen and painful.”
― Mike Omer, A Burning Obsession

“Did they all escape?” Steve asked. “How did it happen?” There were layers to Steve’s tone. Perhaps all Ben heard were the words his father said and the flat concern he exhibited. But Abby was primed to notice things you only saw after you spent years with someone. How he stressed the word all, as if her mistake wasn’t just a momentary error but a monumental lapse in judgment. And that question “How did it happen?” laced with such incredulous amazement, as if in the world Steve inhabited, such a thing was almost physically impossible.”
― Mike Omer, A Burning Obsession

“Oh god, she might actually die. But she didn’t shake him free. Because sometimes, a mother’s love was so strong it could even overpower the urge to hysterically hurl a hairy spider at the wall.”
― Mike Omer, A Burning Obsession

“Carver finished his sandwich and leaned forward, running the back of his fingers on Abby’s exposed wrist. Heat spread in her stomach. She suddenly wasn’t feeling so hungry. At least, not for her sandwich.”
― Mike Omer, A Burning Obsession

“I used to pray for help,” she said, in a broken voice. “And you stopped?” She nodded once. “Maybe you were praying for the wrong thing,” he suggested. She looked at him, surprised. “Why? What should I have prayed for?” Moses smiled again, a harder, grim smile. “For justice.”
― Mike Omer, A Burning Obsession

“He kept talking, telling her how strong she was. How powerful. How smart. It didn’t matter anymore that he didn’t know her. She felt like he did. Maybe he had a gut feeling about her. Maybe, as a man of God, he saw more. She didn’t care. She wanted to hear, for once, that she could be proud of herself.”
― Mike Omer, A Burning Obsession

“As a hostage negotiator, one of Abby’s core guides was the 7-38-55 rule. It was a simple equation that stated that when people talked, only 7 percent of what they felt was communicated in their words. Another 38 percent was accounted for in their tone of voice, and 55 percent in their facial expression. The words he’d uttered should have been reassuring.”
― Mike Omer, A Burning Obsession

“The firefighters and the forensic team had already finished processing the scene the day before, and now the stillness of the area was unnerving. Although there was no one there, Abby couldn’t shake the prickling feeling that she was being watched.”
― Mike Omer, A Burning Obsession