Mandisa Adonis

“Galaxies pass through his black eyes, and I wonder whether this second could last a century. Whether the universe could be just me and him, understanding each other on a forever loop.”
― Ali Hazelwood, Check & Mate

“I’m sure there are plenty of people who’d love to play. Who’d probably pay just to sit across from you.’
‘But I want you, Mallory.”
― Ali Hazelwood, Check & Mate

“I look at him looking at me, and overflow with something I cannot put a name to. “Because when I’m with you, Mallory, everything is different. When I’m with you, I want to play more than I want to win.”
― Ali Hazelwood, Check & Mate

“He is offensively, uniquely, devastatingly handsome.”
― Ali Hazelwood, Check & Mate