Charlene

“Love provokes the hero as violently as it does the villain, and it's merely who tells the story that determines which is which.”
― Shannon J. Spann, A Stage Set for Villains

“You are no one's weapon, Lyra," Grayson said, his tone making it perfectly clear just how rarely he lost arguments of any kind, "bomb or otherwise, and you are certainly not a pawn."
"Then what am I?" Lyra retorted, her gaze returning to his like a homing missile.
"You are lethal," Grayson said quietly, "in the best possible way.”
― Jennifer Lynn Barnes, Glorious Rivals

“So in the wise words of Adena, this is simply a good way to say goodbye until....whatever the hell."
"Until whatever the hell." Paedyn repeats with a nod.”
― Lauren Roberts, Fearless

“My life, my heart, my blood—they’re already yours. Heaven knows I have nothing left to give you that isn’t already in pieces.”
― Tahereh Mafi, Every Spiral of Fate