Ranya

“Today, nearly thirty-six years after that night in Germany, his arms wrap tight around me, his body is a heavy blanket above mine, and his only purpose seems to be shielding me from the sunlight. Today, Lazlo Enyedi saved my life.”
― Ali Hazelwood, Hot for Slayer

“I’m going to remove my sandals,” she warned, carefully moving to the ties going all the way up her calves. “Why are you telling me that?” “Because my ankles are about to be fully exposed, and I don’t want to give you a stroke.”
― Hannah Nicole Maehrer, Accomplice to the Villain

“I might not remember my name, or anything about who I am. But I could never be near you and not know exactly what you are to me.”
― Ali Hazelwood, Hot for Slayer

“Everything I vowed when you betrayed me—that I’d never feel anything again—it was all useless against her. She weakened every defense you built. The moment I met her and every day since has been irritating, confusing, stifling, frustrating, maddening, and absolute chaos. You cannot say I am incapable of caring for others. I’ve broken every promise I’ve made to myself. I didn’t have a choice”—his voice shook with rage and pain and longing—“in loving her.”
― Hannah Nicole Maehrer, Accomplice to the Villain