Ruth

“Trust me, you can't play the game if you don't know the rules. And if you don't know the rules, someone's bound to get hurt.”
― Alyson Noel, Dark Flame

“You deserve better than me,” I whispered, and the selfish part of me hoped he wouldn’t hear.
He heard.
Marc spun me around so fast I would have slipped again if he weren’t holding me up. We were so close drops of water from his chin fell onto my chest, and I had to crane my neck to see him.
“You are perfect for me, Faythe, just like you are, because you’re not perfect. You’re headstrong, and impulsive, and outspoken, and I’m possessive, and overprotective, and too easy to piss off. We’re both wrong for a lot of things, but we’re right for each other. Do you understand?”
I nodded. I didn’t know what else to do.”
― Rachel Vincent, Shift

“Because I don't have everything I want. Not even close.”
― Alyson Noel, Dark Flame

“So you’ve made a friend. How sad for them.”
― Alyson Noel, Shadowland