Jodi

“Charlotte read the preprinted slip. Redeemed. $1,000. She whirled around. “Wait, sir, excuse me, but how did you know . . .” But he was gone. Along with the crowd and the hum of voices. Charlotte stood completely alone except for the battered trunk and the glittering swirl in the air.”
― Rachel Hauck, The Wedding Dress

“The river had an awful look, the buildings on the banks were muffled in black shrouds, and the reflected lights seemed to originate deep in the water, as if the spectres of suicides were holding them to show where they went down. The wild moon and clouds were as restless as an evil conscience in a tumbled bed, and the very shadow of the immensity of London seemed to lie oppressively upon the water.’ Charles Dickens, Night Walks”
― Kate Rhodes, The Girl in the River

“I would rather
have a body full of scars
and a head full of memories
than a life
of regrets
and perfect skin.”
― Atticus Poetry, Love Her Wild

“The rational part of my brain demands I take her home, quit my job, and end this dangerous infatuation. But I’ve reached the point of no return. It’s no longer a matter of if or when. Tonight, she’ll bend for my punishment, tremble for my touch, and I’ll risk it all to show her exactly what she means to me.”
― Pam Godwin, Dark Notes