Jade Lily

“Now,” I breathed out. “I want you now, Damon.” He sucked in air between his teeth. “Say that again. With my name.” “I want you now, Damon.”
― Penelope Douglas, Kill Switch

“I touched you and my life stopped”
― Pablo Neruda, 100 Love Sonnets

“I scoff and push away from him, but then suddenly, he grabs my arms hauling me back to him. I gasp as he puts his hands under my arms and lifts me off my feet, bringing me face to face with him like I’m five years old. “Oh, I may be out of practice, little girl,” he bites out in a threatening tone, “but I think I’ll figure it out.”
― Penelope Douglas, Birthday Girl

“What do you want from me? Huh?” he asked, breathing hard and glaring at me. “What do you see in me that’s so fucking fascinating?”

I trembled, just holding his eyes. What did I see in him? The answer was so easy, I didn’t even have to think about it. It was the same thing he saw in me all those years ago down in the catacombs.

The hunger.

The need to break away, the desire to find the one person on the planet that would understand me, the temptation to go after all things they tell us we can’t have…

I saw me, and through all the times growing up that I felt alone or like I was searching for something I couldn’t put into words, I didn’t feel so lost when he was around.

It was the only time I didn’t feel lost.”
― Penelope Douglas, Corrupt