Alexandra Bracken
Nope," he whispered, when I tried to tug it away. "Mine now.Collection: Mines
It was almost painful, I thought, to have a heart so swollen with gratitude and what must have been pure, untainted happiness. I wanted to live inside the feeling forever.Collection: Gratitude
Owain told me about the beautiful, fair-haired Vesta. It took me several minutes to work out that Vesta was a horse, and that Owain was possibly in love with her.Collection: Beautiful
—I don't want to lose you —Then why are you the one that keeps letting go?Collection: Letting Go
Breathing him in wasn't enough, I wanted to inhale him. The leather, the smoke, the sweetness.Collection: Breathing
Where in the world did you get that dress?" "Present from Zu." "You look like you want to throw it in a fire." "I can't promise there won't be an unfortunate accident later on.Collection: Fire
No spinning," I said. I wasn't sure my head or heart could take it. Up close, he was so warm, and so beautiful. I was already dizzy enough.Collection: Beautiful
Maybe nothing will ever change for us,” he said. “But don’t you want to be around just in case it does?Collection: Doe
I hugged him without any kind of fear or self-consciousness, fiercely, with a rush of emotion that almost brought tears to my eyes. "I could kiss you!" Chubs cried. "Please don't!" I gasp out, feeling his arms tighten around my ribs to the point of cracking them.Collection: Eye
I closed my eyes. I forced myself to relax, to remember that here, now, and always, I was the predator.Collection: Eye
It feels like we should do something," he said. "Like, send her off on a barge out to sea and set her on fire. Let her go out in a blaze of glory." Chubs raised an eyebrow. "It's a minivan, not a Viking.Collection: Sea
But hey, what's life without a little adversity?" That had to have been the fakest attempt at optimism since my fourth grade teacher tried reasoning that we were better off without the dead kids in our class because it'd mean more turns on the playground swings for the rest of us.Collection: Teacher
Never, never, never. I am never going to forget you.Collection: Forget You
Forgive yourself, but don't forgetCollection: Forgiving