whatmarissareads

“i need to touch her. i need to feel her against me. i need to erase what any other man has made her feel, to ruin her for even God, until the only one she can pray to is me. but it's not my fault. it's god's for not making man as strong as the devil.”
― Emily McIntire, Crossed

“A minute later, his limbs twitch, and his hand over mine falls slightly away. His head sinks into the pillow and his shoulders relax. And I’m holding him. I’m holding Ezra Masters. My stepbrother. The most infuriating guy I’ve ever met. The smirkiest and the cockiest and by far the most confusing. The most gorgeous… and I think maybe the most broken. I’ve got him, safe with me. And I don’t ever want to let him go.”
― Ella James, Wrath

“We're only just starting, baby girl.”
― Jagger Cole, Toxic Love

“Sometimes you do whatever it takes, but sometimes, you realize you already have what it takes. You don't need to give pieces of yourself away to accomplish what you were always meant to do.”
― Rebecca Rathe, Off Balance