zzoereads

“I don’t like the term ‘settling down.’ I didn’t settle for anything. I simply stopped running when the two best boys I know caught me.”
― Liz Tomforde, Caught Up

“Now she saw herself mirrored through him and he was an image of her insides, what she would settle for, how little she thought she deserved. I don't love you, she thought. I never did.”
― Jana Casale, How to Fall Out of Love Madly

“I don’t want you on your knees. I want you fighting me and hating me and fucking me like you mean it. You’re Roxanya Vega and you weren’t built to bow to anyone,” he growled passionately. “You want me to hate you?” I asked in surprise. “I want you to feel for me. And I’ll take hate if that’s all you’re offering.”
― Caroline Peckham, Shadow Princess

“Good. Because I’m not a better man,” he said in a low growl, his eyes full of shadows. “I’m the devil and I want you. I want you like I’ve never wanted anything or anyone. And I will fight to make you mine, no matter what it takes. No force in Solaria will rip us apart.”
― Caroline Peckham, Shadow Princess