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“Your place is at my side,” I told her. “Say it.”
She whispered, “My place is at your side.”
“Louder.” I shook her gently, but my tone was firm. “My woman doesn’t ask permission. She’s a force. Say it louder.”
Her chin started to tremble, but her voice burst out strong. “My place is at your side.”
― Penelope Douglas, Kill Switch

“Abuse can feel like love. Why?' Starving people will eat anything.”
― Penelope Douglas, Nightfall

“We’re going to rule the world, Rika.”
― Penelope Douglas, Kill Switch

“What’s your tattoo?” I asked quietly, remembering how my friend noticed he had one.
He didn’t say anything for a moment, or ask how I knew, but then he answered, “A decaying snowflake.”
I raised my eyebrows. A decaying…
“Why?” I asked.
“Because of Winter by Walter de la Mare,” he replied softly. “Something still beautiful, even after what I did to her.”
― Penelope Douglas, Kill Switch