Cali Mae

“What will it take to get some silence?"
"Well, for one, I'm starving."
I pull open the pack of gifts he stole from that family and throw a piece of stale bread at him, praying it shuts him up.
"Players don't need good much, Alistaire."
My head is pounding now. "Fine. What do you need?" I ask, exasperated.
"Attention." He pouts at me.
I groan and drop my face into my hands.”
― Shannon J. Spann, A Stage Set for Villains

“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