Annelie

“What is it you want from me, Hugh?”
“Short term, I’d like you to say my name with a please attached to it. I’d like to walk into Jester Park with you on my arm.”
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“Long term, I want to win. And I will win, Kate. You’ll put up a good fight, but eventually you’ll be sleeping in my bed and fighting with me back to back. We’ll be good together. I promise you.”
“What part of no don’t you understand?”
“The part where I don’t get what I want.”
― Ilona Andrews, Magic Breaks

“At the time when I lost control of my mind, when I had no more fight left in me, and my only hope was to die, you walked into my cell and said, Hello, Simon.” He kissed the back of her hand. “I am Simon.”
― Lydia Hope, Homebound

“Sohut was looking at her with a mix of horror and disbelief—the same look you’d probably give someone who could burp the alphabet and the Star Wars theme without effort.”
― A.G. Wilde, Sohut’s Protection

“You over-analyze things. Your mind is this long winding road and I never know where it leads. You come to conclusions that blow my mind. Feeding you information is… counterproductive.”
― Lydia Hope, Homebound