Status Updates From Indulge (Beneath the Blaze #4)

“I want to rip my own heart out just to stop these feelings.”

“And somehow, he’s taming me. He’s giving me a place where I belong. Where I don’t have to fight anymore.”

“Careful with your next move,” he warns. “You’re playing with fire.”

“Maybe I want to get burned.”

“The whole sharing thing doesn’t put you off? It’s not a red flag, as they call it?”

“Oh, it’s a huge red flag, rockstar. But, apparently, I wanna catch all your flags.”

“I wish she’d look like that at me, just once.”

“Fuck it.”

“Tell me, Bella,”
“Use your words. What do you want?”

“I want you, Rowan, in really naughty ways,”

“I look at her, really look, and it hits me. This woman doesn’t need guarding. She just needs someone willing to stand beside her when the world catches fire. And God help me, I think that someone might be me. Even though it really shouldn’t be.”

“Don’t feel sorry for me,”

“Why not?”

“Because I’m good now. I’m happy. It all turned out fine.”