Charlie

“You can’t break something that’s already been broken beyond repair, Pasha.” I press my cheek into his palm. His jaw goes rigid and the vein at his temple pulses. “We’ll fix you up, mishka,” he says through gritted teeth and pulls my face closer. “We will piece together every broken shard, I promise you. And then, we’ll fucking annihilate the bastards who hurt you.”
― Neva Altaj, Fractured Souls

“I dialed the 9 and the 1. Maybe that was a bit paranoid, but I preferred to think of it as prepared.

After all, while I was only half-white, I was definitely doing the thing in horror movies where Caucasian women inexplicably went toward the danger instead of away from it.”
― Roxie Ray, The Healer and The Wolf: Part One

“The people who really care for you will see beyond your monstrous appearance to the heart of gold that you hide inside.”
― Wendi Gogh, Inked by the Ithaqua

“Ilian, nothing’s ever obvious, even when someone says something. People are complex creatures who think things will work out if they don’t communicate properly—despite evidence showing the contrary every time.”
― Wendi Gogh, Inked by the Ithaqua