Cali Mae

“Dear heart, I think you'll ruin me."
Whatever words he has left are lost to the wind as Jude storms furiously forward-
And crashes his mouth into mine, stealing the breath from my lungs.”
― Shannon J. Spann, A Stage Set for Villains

“I will not apologize for loving you, dear heart," he says. "But I hope you'll forgive me for having done it so dreadfully.”
― Shannon J. Spann, A Stage Set for Villains

“What does that mean?"
His hands are warm, but his tone ices over. "It means if it comes down to losing your character now, or losing you forever, I will skin that costume off you myself.”
― Shannon J. Spann, A Stage Set for Villains

“The third thing," I demand, my voice hoarse. Jude shuts his eyes, resigned, and I press on. "The third thing you would have me know before the end of this. Tell me what it is."
Jude's eyes flutter open, bright with determination. "That I have loved you." He raises his head, voice steady, certain. "Unreasonably. Entirely. Unfairly and, gods know, selfishly. In every life that I have lived.”
― Shannon J. Spann, A Stage Set for Villains