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“I am a monster, but whether you remember it or not, I'm your monster, Evangeline.”
― A Curse for True Love
― A Curse for True Love
“Jacks idly stroked her jaw with his fingers. 'I love you,' he said simply. Then his face went abruptly serious. 'I'm never going to let you out of my sight.'
'You say that as if it should be a threat.'
He continued to look at her solemnly.'This isn't just for now, it's for always, Little Fox.'
'I like the sound of always.' She smiled against his fingers and then she reached up to touch his cheek, because now he was smiling, too.
And he loved her.
He loved her.
He loved her.
He loved her.
He loved her so much he'd rewritten history. He'd given up what he had believed was his only chance at love. And now he had finally broken the spell that he never thought he'd escape.”
― A Curse for True Love
'You say that as if it should be a threat.'
He continued to look at her solemnly.'This isn't just for now, it's for always, Little Fox.'
'I like the sound of always.' She smiled against his fingers and then she reached up to touch his cheek, because now he was smiling, too.
And he loved her.
He loved her.
He loved her.
He loved her.
He loved her so much he'd rewritten history. He'd given up what he had believed was his only chance at love. And now he had finally broken the spell that he never thought he'd escape.”
― A Curse for True Love
“Don't you have virgin blood to drink or something?'
'Virgin blood?' Castor smiled one of those devastating vampire smiles as he shoved a hand through his hair in very devil-may-care fashion. 'What kind of stories have you been reading about me?'
'I don't read any stories about you,' Lala huffed, but Evangeline swore there was a deeper colour on her cheeks.
'So it's just a coincidence that you're quoting one of them?'
'I know you drink blood,' she said.
Castor's gaze turned heated. I'd like to drink your blood, it seemed to say.”
― A Curse for True Love
'Virgin blood?' Castor smiled one of those devastating vampire smiles as he shoved a hand through his hair in very devil-may-care fashion. 'What kind of stories have you been reading about me?'
'I don't read any stories about you,' Lala huffed, but Evangeline swore there was a deeper colour on her cheeks.
'So it's just a coincidence that you're quoting one of them?'
'I know you drink blood,' she said.
Castor's gaze turned heated. I'd like to drink your blood, it seemed to say.”
― A Curse for True Love
“Don't cry, my love.' She carefully wiped his tears with her fingers. 'I'm all right.
She gave him a wobbly smile.
His eyes went wide and as blue as a clear sky after a storm.
'How is this...' he trailed off.
It was a little endearing to watch. His sulky mouth gently parted as he seemed to forget how to speak.
'I already told you. You are the love of my life.
You are mine, Jacks of the Hollow. And you're not going to be the end of me.'
'But you were dying.'
'No,' she said, a little embarrassed. 'I just forgot to breathe.”
― A Curse for True Love
She gave him a wobbly smile.
His eyes went wide and as blue as a clear sky after a storm.
'How is this...' he trailed off.
It was a little endearing to watch. His sulky mouth gently parted as he seemed to forget how to speak.
'I already told you. You are the love of my life.
You are mine, Jacks of the Hollow. And you're not going to be the end of me.'
'But you were dying.'
'No,' she said, a little embarrassed. 'I just forgot to breathe.”
― A Curse for True Love
“I'm broken. I like to break things. Sometimes I want to break you.'
'Then break me, Jacks.'
His fingers tensed against her neck. 'For once I want to do the right thing. I can't do this. I can't watch you die again.'
The word again scraped against her like a thorn. 'What do you mean, again?'
'You died, Evangeline.' Jacks pulled her closer until she could feel the ragged rise and fall of his chest as he rasped. 'I held you in my arms as it happened.'
'Jacks... I don't know what you're talking about. I never died.'
'Yes, you did. The night you opened the Valory. The first time you did it, I didn't go with you.' He went silent for a moment and then she heard him think, I couldn't say goodbye.
'It was only you and Chaos,' he whispered. 'As soon as his helm was off, he killed you. I tried to stop him- I tried to save you- but-'
Jacks opened and shut his mouth as if he could barely get the words out. 'I couldn't. When I got there, he had already bitten you- and he'd already taken too much blood. You died as soon as you were in my arms. The only thing I could do was use the stones to turn back time. I was warned that it would cost me something. But I thought it would cost me. I didn't imagine it would take from you.'
I'm sorry, he thought.
'You don't need to be sorry, Jacks.'
'It's my fault,' he gritted out.
'No, it's not. I didn't lose my memories because you turned back time. I lost them because Apollo took them from me.'
Jacks looked murderous for a second. Then just as quickly he shook off her words. 'It doesn't matter. What matters is that you died. And if you die again, I cannot bring you back.'
'So you'd rather live without me?'
'I'd rather you live.'
'I am living, Jacks, and I am not going to die anytime soon.' Evangeline closed her eyes and then she kissed him.”
― A Curse for True Love
'Then break me, Jacks.'
His fingers tensed against her neck. 'For once I want to do the right thing. I can't do this. I can't watch you die again.'
The word again scraped against her like a thorn. 'What do you mean, again?'
'You died, Evangeline.' Jacks pulled her closer until she could feel the ragged rise and fall of his chest as he rasped. 'I held you in my arms as it happened.'
'Jacks... I don't know what you're talking about. I never died.'
'Yes, you did. The night you opened the Valory. The first time you did it, I didn't go with you.' He went silent for a moment and then she heard him think, I couldn't say goodbye.
'It was only you and Chaos,' he whispered. 'As soon as his helm was off, he killed you. I tried to stop him- I tried to save you- but-'
Jacks opened and shut his mouth as if he could barely get the words out. 'I couldn't. When I got there, he had already bitten you- and he'd already taken too much blood. You died as soon as you were in my arms. The only thing I could do was use the stones to turn back time. I was warned that it would cost me something. But I thought it would cost me. I didn't imagine it would take from you.'
I'm sorry, he thought.
'You don't need to be sorry, Jacks.'
'It's my fault,' he gritted out.
'No, it's not. I didn't lose my memories because you turned back time. I lost them because Apollo took them from me.'
Jacks looked murderous for a second. Then just as quickly he shook off her words. 'It doesn't matter. What matters is that you died. And if you die again, I cannot bring you back.'
'So you'd rather live without me?'
'I'd rather you live.'
'I am living, Jacks, and I am not going to die anytime soon.' Evangeline closed her eyes and then she kissed him.”
― A Curse for True Love
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