I know that grief, like regret, settles into our DNA and remains forever a part of us.
“I think I’m still the same height. I used to hope I’d get a last-minute growth spurt, but alas, here I am.”
― Iron Flame
― Iron Flame
“Unmask me, Evangelina.”
― Apprentice to the Villain
― Apprentice to the Villain
“I swallow the remaining biscuit stuck in the back of my throat and lift my chin, determined not to ever sit and wait on my brother to return again.”
― Iron Flame
― Iron Flame
“Godsdamn,” Garrick says from behind Xaden. “You took off running and then couldn’t save a single one for me? Took me forever to clear the barricade of bodies in the staircase.”
― Iron Flame
― Iron Flame
“Holy shit.” My hands fall from his jacket. “You’re actually jealous.” “Yes, love, I’m jealous.” He splays his hand over the small of my back and tugs me toward him. “I’m jealous of the armor that holds you when I can’t, the sheets on your bed that caress your skin every night, and the blades that feel your hands. So, when the prince of our realm walks into my classroom and starts talking to the woman I love with what can only be considered intense familiarity, and then has the audacity to ask her out right in front of me, naturally, I’m going to get jealous.” He brings our bodies flush.”
― Onyx Storm
― Onyx Storm
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