Laylah

“Aida tilts her lips up for a chaste kiss. To show her who’s boss, I seize her by the shoulders and kiss her roughly, forcing my tongue into her mouth. Her lips and tongue taste sweet. Tart and fresh. Like something I haven’t tasted in a very long time . . . Strawberries. I can already feel my tongue going numb. My throat starts to swell, my breath coming out in a whistle. The church whirls around me in a kaleidoscope of color, as I slump to the floor. That fucking BITCH!”
― Sophie Lark, Brutal Prince

“No matter where we were or how many people were around, Brooklyn could make the rest of the world fall away with one glance. I couldn’t explain how or why. She just…did.”
― Ana Huang, The Defender

“It wasn’t even about the lack of romance in my life; it was about being someone’s priority. Having an anchor. Knowing there was a person out there”
― Ana Huang, The Defender

“Your current phone is clearly broken, since I haven't received so much as a text from you in the past five days"
"You miss me."
"I do not."
"You showed up at my work and bought me a new phone because I didn’t text you for a few days... I think that amounts to missing me.”
― Ana Huang, Twisted Love