Paula

“I would ask what kind of mortal you are, but it is evident that you’re a pathetic pile of shit shaped into that of a man.”
― Jennifer L. Armentrout, A Shadow in the Ember

“You", he said, his thumb moving in a slow swipe over the side of my throat. There was something about the way he said that. “You are trouble.”
― Jennifer L. Armentrout, A Shadow in the Ember

“It is far easier to be lied to than to acknowledge that you have been lied to.”
― Jennifer L. Armentrout, A Shadow in the Ember

“I would say I’m sorry, but you wouldn’t believe me. I don’t blame you for that, but don’t you dare insinuate that what I’ve done with you was purely an act or that what I’m feeling is fake when I’ve spent my entire godsdam life not being allowed to want or even feel anything for myself! Not when I spent the last three years hating myself for the relief I felt when you didn’t take me because it meant I didn’t have to do what was expected of me.”
― Jennifer L. Armentrout, A Shadow in the Ember