Ask Me for Fire Quotes

“The way Ambrose slid next to him was almost imperceptible, it was so fluid. And the arm that wrapped around his shoulders was heavy, but honest. Comforting. “You’re a kind man, Barrett.”

He couldn’t look up, couldn’t look at Ambrose. It was too much. If he did, the walls would drop and everything he held in place by duct tape and purpose would fracture, then give completely. He’d be exposed, a raw nerve throbbing in time with the hard beating of his heart.”
― Halli Starling, Ask Me for Fire