“Shortly after the dust settled on everything, Wendy attempted to get her job back at the Vanilla Bean, but they said no, citing the multiple times she failed to show. Which was my fault, really. So I bought it for her.”
― Hooked
― Hooked
“when the grief would wind its way through my insides and wrap around my throat, making me feel as though I couldn’t breathe, I’d take them out. I’d grip their still faces in my hand as I cried into my pillow, imagining my mother’s voice reading me fairy tales with happy endings.”
― Hooked
― Hooked
“And if you’re a good girl, maybe I’ll show you the real reason why my mouth should be illegal.”
― Hooked
― Hooked
“You are, without a doubt, the only good I’ve ever known.” I rest my forehead on hers, my shaky breaths ghosting across her lips, my thumb rubbing against her cheek. “So don’t lie to me, Wendy darling. Because my heart won’t survive it if you do.”
― Hooked
― Hooked
“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.”
― Hooked
― Hooked
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