“Grab it,” commanded the voice. It was the sort of voice she would have obeyed even if her life hadn’t depended on it. It wasn’t kind, but it was full of power and sharp as an arrow’s tip.
“I’m not seeing anyone else,” he said, pulling her close again as he slipped on the condom. “Only you.” Her relief was obvious, and it touched him. “Only you,” he repeated.”
― The Love Lyric
― The Love Lyric
“Sight, the clutch of his pupils to mine. Hearing, his breathing low and shallow. Smell, whiskey and woodsmoke, maybe cedar. And taste—that one, I’m almost afraid to know. Maybe it’s better not to know what I’m missing.”
― You Between the Lines
― You Between the Lines
“Because, despite everything, we are still wonderfully, beautifully, and fearfully made.”
― Love You, Always
― Love You, Always
“Their “love” for you is conditional, Ina. Never forget that.”
― The Queen's Spade: A Gothic YA Thriller—A Kidnapped African Princess Plots Twisted Revenge in Victorian England
― The Queen's Spade: A Gothic YA Thriller—A Kidnapped African Princess Plots Twisted Revenge in Victorian England
“But in my haze, I feel like somehow this is where we were both meant to be, what we were both meant to do. Some inevitable conclusion. I want to memorize five senses’ worth of data to inject into every poem I write for the rest of my life.”
― You Between the Lines
― You Between the Lines
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