Alta Hensley > Quotes

“I’ve always found that the most interesting people are the ones with the most interesting bookshelves.”
― Alta Hensley, He Sees You When You're Sleeping

“I want the insane asylum kind of love.”
― Alta Hensley, He Sees You When You're Sleeping

“You want a man who doesn’t ask. He just does. You want a man who takes control”
― Alta Hensley, He Sees You When You're Sleeping

“My fear is more than that. I don’t ever want to need a man. I want to always want a man.”
― Alta Hensley, Queen of Hearts

“I don’t like feeling like I’m someone’s possession, Locke.” “I don’t see you as a possession,” I replied. “I see you as mine. Mine to protect, mine to care for, mine to make sure you never have to work as hard as you do. The days of you working multiple jobs are over.” I glanced over at her, but then returned my focus to the road. “If you truly enjoy the jobs, that would be different. Do you?” “Well… no. I don’t.”
― Alta Hensley, Heathens

“I want to be the best chapter of his book.”
― Alta Hensley, King of Spades

“It’s nothing special, but to me, it’s everything.”
― Alta Hensley, He Sees You When You're Sleeping

“I’m split, torn between two versions of myself.”
― Alta Hensley, He Sees You When You're Sleeping

“I want to watch the diamonds rest against your throat while you remember who put them there.”
― Alta Hensley, He Knows When You’re Awake

“I love color but have always lived in a world of gray.”
― Alta Hensley, Queen of Hearts

“I need you. All of you. The darkness, the light, everything.”
― Alta Hensley, He Sees You When You're Sleeping

“I see your struggles, your pain, your courage. I see the strength it takes for you to face each day. The independence in you, the need to be your own person. But I see the softness in your heart and the fire in your soul. I see the darkness, but I also see the light.”
― Alta Hensley, Heathens

“I know, I want to say. I want to admit that I was the one working the scene that night. That I was the firefighter who pulled her parents’ bodies from the wreckage. That I held her shaking hand as I got her into the ambulance. That I went to the hospital after my shift to check on her and have watched over ever since.”
― Alta Hensley, He Sees You When You're Sleeping

“I follow her gaze to a mobile pet rescue van”
― Alta Hensley, He Knows When You’re Awake: A Naughty or Nice Novel

“The florist shop is still next door, but Mary Alice sold the place to her apprentice, Hannah. Remember her? She was just a kid when you left, but she’s hot as fuck now….”
― Alta Hensley, Den of Sins

“There’s no turning back, Storee,” he whispered to me, his lips finding my ear. “You thought I was protective and overbearing before… Now you’re going to see what it means when you’re truly mine.”
― Alta Hensley, Heathens

“Locke Hartwell. My father’s best friend, and my honorary guardian since his death.”
― Alta Hensley, Heathens

“The beast in the stag mask said nothing, demanded nothing. Instead, he lowered his head, his antlers grazing my cheek in a way that was both threatening and strangely erotic. There was a dark energy that both repelled and attracted. I shuddered, unsure of whether to be afraid or aroused. The thought of resistance never even occurred to me. It was all part of the ritual, right? This was The Hunt.”
― Alta Hensley, Heathens

“Something primal, animalistic and raw surged through me.”
― Alta Hensley, Vipers Are Forbidden

“Storee was like a deer, a beautiful, fragile creature that had no idea what was coming for her. But unlike a deer, she wanted this. She craved it. Otherwise she wouldn’t have put the red light on. The primal urge was deep inside her. She needed this. And so did I.”
― Alta Hensley, Heathens

“The cross around her neck only serves as a further reminder of how far I have fallen from the altar boy with dreams of one day becoming a priest like my childhood hero, Father Fantoni.”
― Alta Hensley, Den of Sins

“This isn’t a kiss. This is a claiming, a man marking what is his.”
― Alta Hensley, King of Spades

“Prison could be contagious. No one wants to catch it.”
― Alta Hensley, Den of Sins

“I also love being the cat that plays with the mouse. And I’ve just begun to play.”
― Alta Hensley, King of Spades

“But as I start walking to work”
― Alta Hensley, He Sees You When You're Sleeping

“the one working the scene that night. That I was the firefighter who pulled her parents’ bodies from the wreckage. That I held her shaking hand as I got her into the ambulance. That I went to the hospital after my shift to check on her and have watched over ever since.”
― Alta Hensley, He Sees You When You're Sleeping

“He chuckles, cradling the mug between his gnarled hands. “Maybe Santa’s elves. Or you have yourself a helpful stalker.”
― Alta Hensley, He Sees You When You're Sleeping

“I spot one of the cameras in the corner and can’t help but laugh. “Really? More cameras?” “What can I say? I like seeing you when you’re sleeping . . .”
― Alta Hensley, He Knows When You’re Awake: A Naughty or Nice Novel

“Eyes usually give away the feelings that hide behind people’s masks,”
― Alta Hensley, Den of Sins

“I swallow hard, my mouth suddenly dry. And how would you go about getting that close? Carefully. Patiently. Building trust, piece by piece. Learning every detail, every habit. Watching. Studying. Becoming a part of their world, even if they don’t realize it at first.”
― Alta Hensley, He Sees You When You're Sleeping