Zara

“One must know the problem better than the solution, or the solution becomes the problem.”
― James Dashner, The Fever Code

“You speak Italian?” I ask.
“Some,” he says, leaning down like he’s going to kiss me, but instead he runs his nose along my jawline. “Why? You want me to talk dirty to you?”
“I, uh...” He’s got me flustered as he grabs my hip, pulling me even closer. I shiver, feeling his warm breath on my skin. It’s like he’s breathing me in. “Well, I didn’t, but I kind of do now.”
He laughs. “Let’s go upstairs, and I’ll teach you all the dirty words you want.”
I hum, tilting my head as his lips trace along my cheek. “All of them?”
His breath is against my ear as he whispers, “Every single one.”
― J.M. Darhower, Grievous

“I couldn’t stop it. I couldn’t pull back or slow down or stop. I knew I was going to fall. Hard.”
― Nicole Williams, Hate Story

“I have a bed and enough to eat and kind people about me. God is still with me. For these things I am grateful and have no reason to complain”
― Tracy Chevalier, The Last Runaway