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1 " I am so proud of you, Flame,” she whispered, and I felt my chest get tight again. “Just when I believe I could not love you even more, you go and prove me wrong.” “I love you too,” I said and kissed her head. "
― Tillie Cole , Damnable Grace (Hades Hangmen, #5)
2 " And there was only one man to thank for that: the devil’s man with angel eyes. "
3 " His arms came around me, and I heard his breathing in my ear. In the comfort of his safe embrace, I let sleep pull me under. And for the first time in my life, I lay in bed with a man and just slept.My body protected in his arms……and perhaps my soul too. "
4 " My heart is now in your hands. You have honor, and pride, and the kindest soul in existence. "
5 " AK pulled me back closer. “I fucking like you, Red,” he said hoarsely.My eyes closed at those words, and I shook my head. “Why? How could you like someone like me?”A pressed a single kiss to each of my closed eyes. When I opened them, he said, “Because you understand. "
6 " I love you more than I knew was possible. You are my grace. You are my redemption. "
7 " As I stared into your eyes, I saw myself. My reflection looking back at me…my wounded soul.”“Yeah,” he rasped. I knew he was telling me he has felt it too.“The devil’s man with the angel’s eyes.”I breathed. He breathed. We kissed. Broke apart. “The damned souls who together found grace. "
8 " We all bore scars, whether on the outside or in. "
9 " The devil’s man with the angel eyes.” I "
10 " His lips worshipped me. I never thought I would ever understand the meaning of a kiss. How it could momentarily stop your heart from beating, or how such an innocent touch could make you feel so incredibly cherished. "
11 " When AK kissed me, the whole world fell away. All the pain and demons that clouded my brain fell into a blissful void, locked away as the taste of him consumed me, chasing the dark. "
12 " She didn’t push me. She didn’t ask what I might be hiding. No, she just ripped open my fucking chest, bared my soul, then left it out on display for her ocean-blue eyes to see. Phebe’s "
13 " I shook my head. “Real life is too hard. And I do not know how to cope with it. Not at all.”I clung to AK as if he were the only tether keeping me from breaking apart. And I whimpered, losing the final restraint on my sorrow when his large arms came around me and held me as close as possible. He kissed my hair and rocked me back and forth, keeping me safe in his hands. "
14 " I think we were meant to find each other, AK. I think we were meant to find each other, to leave hell together.” I didn’t reply. I had no words. “I think that no solution is quick, and no remedy will magically make our pain drift away. I believe that we must go on through this pain we are feeling in order to move on. And I believe whatever God or greater power exists above us brought us together so we may heal together. Heal the other in a way that no other person could. "
15 " What if we are being held in midnight, AK? Both of us locked in the dark of our pasts. Together. And maybe we must endure the darkness for a while.”I swallowed, eyes fixed on hers.“But then, one day will come the sunrise. The darkness will need, and the sunlight will pour in. Sunrise, AK. Just imagine.” She smiled and nearly broke my fucking heart. “We can chase the sunrise together. We can be the sunrise…together.”“Yeah” I said, unable to get the word ‘sunrise’ from my head. I wanted that. I wanted the fucking sunrise. I wanted the sunrise with Red. "
16 " I stared at the end of my bed and the ghosts that fucking came every night. They ain’t real, I told myself. They ain’t fucking real. But they never left. Closing "
17 " People thought Flame was fucked up. His father had told him repeatedly that he was a retard. But the brother was perceptive. He never forgot a thing. And more than that, since the day I helped free him from that nuthouse, he’d made sure he knew me better than anyone. Everyone thought I watched over him. I knew the truth—he watched over me too. "
18 " said, “What if this is simply the dark before the sun?” “What?” “What if we are being held in midnight, AK? Both of us locked in the dark of our pasts. Together. And maybe we must endure the darkness for a while. "
19 " You need to stop,” I ordered. Her eyes flared. “I do not want to stop,” she said breathlessly. “I have thought of you and nothing else these past five days.” She had no idea what and who she was fucking with. If she did, she would back away. “Keep going and I’ll fuck you, Red. Can’t be pressing your big tits on me if you ain’t wanting me to fucking own them.” I caught the hitch of her breath and felt her pulse race under my fingers. “I’ll fuck you right here. I’ll fuck you and lick you and not stop until you’re screaming my name. You want that, bitch? "
20 " I swore these fucking teenagers were gonna give me a fucking heart attack. Turning me into a weeping fucking pussy. “Get "