Jae’La S. Bean

“I would give you the world. You simply have to ask. You want kids? Done.” He presses his lips to my jaw. My stomach tightens. “You want to stay here and never work again?” Another kiss, this time just beneath my ear. “Done.” My core flutters, heat spreading through me. “You want to watch the world burn?” “Let me guess, you’ll set it on fire?” I ask. He chuckles, the sound vibrating through me and settling into my bones. “No, darling. I’ll hand you the match and stand at your back, watching you become queen of the ashes.”
― Emily McIntire, Hooked

“I didn’t realize how much I missed your touch. You gave a starved man a feast every day until he forgot what hunger felt like, and then took it away.”
― RuNyx, The Finisher

“I’ll choose his warmth, even if it means getting burned. At least when you’re on fire, you know you’re alive.”
― Sav R. Miller, Vipers and Virtuosos

“Go to sleep, darling. Your soul is safe tonight.”
― Emily McIntire, Hooked