Blessing

“I’d tried, over the past few months, not to think about the way that Laurel had been conceived.”
― Jennifer Lynn Barnes, Bad Blood

“I focused on keeping my lungs steady despite the very acute awareness of what part of my body was mere inches from his face. “Too bad I didn’t wear a dress,” I murmured.”
― Penn Cole, Spark of the Everflame

“Too raw and brutally laid-bare. He’d stolen all my certainty with his lips, and now the only thing left of me were questions I wasn’t strong enough to answer.”
― Penn Cole, Spark of the Everflame

“Henri,” I whispered, swallowing. “This is a really big step.” “But it’s a good step. You could move in with me and my father. And after the Guardians win the war, you could stop working and stay home so we could start a family. You would be such an incredible mother.”
― Penn Cole, Spark of the Everflame