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21 " No matter how much shit was piled on top of why I couldn’t have her, there was no way I could ever forget her touch. Her smile and her laugh and the way she made me feel like I was a damn king.Her guardian and shield.I doubted there’d ever be a time when I looked at her and didn’t think she was the best damned thing I’d ever seen. "
― A.L. Jackson , Show Me the Way (Fight for Me, #1)
22 " You are so much better than what I’ve got to offer. I’m messed up.”“What if I want to be messed up with you? "
23 " He brushed his fingers down the side of my face. “Thing the only thing unfair right now is the way you’re looking at me.”My tongue darted out to wet my lips. “And how am I looking at you?”“Like I mean something.”I kissed across the definition of his hip, burying my nose in his skin as I muttered the words, “You mean everything. "
24 " I think it’s the things that hurt the worst that mean the most, don’t you?” she mused, her hair flying around her face as if she’d stirred a new concept that’d been waiting to be revealed. “Good or bad. That’s what’s gonna shape us. Make us into who we are. Guide us on the path to what we want the most. "
25 " That’s what dreams are for. There’s always a million of them out there floating around us, just out of reach, waiting for us to catch them. A million more ready to take their place when we find the others. "
26 " But sometimes it was hard to watch all the things you wanted most, feel them burn inside of you, and have the deep-lying fear that they would never become a reality. "
27 " Do what makes you happy, child. In my experience, joy is a choice. Life is rough. Don’t expect it not to be. But if we aren’t laughin’, we’re crying. Choose to laugh. Choose what brings you joy. And when you choose your path, it might not always be the easiest one, but it’ll always be the right one. "
28 " Don’t ever mistake broken for weak. "
29 " You know, I always thought the two of you would end up together.” My head shook. “No. We have too much in common. Too much history to ever make that work.” “Isn’t that what makes a good relationship?” “Not when all that history is filled with pain. "
30 " Obstacles are everywhere. They often feel insurmountable. Impossible. Sometimes they are nothing but stepping-stones. Other times, they are a diversion. A distraction. More often than not, they are there with the simple purpose of showing you that you can. But every now and again, they are a redirection. A deviation. A repurposing. And this detour? It will guide you to a destination you never imagined you’d go but where you belonged the whole time. "
31 " Last two times I touched you nearly ruined me. Seeing you like this? Don’t think I’m ever going to be the same. Stealing my sleep. Stealing my breath. Stealing my sanity. Little thief. "
32 " The tough times nothing but a stepping-stone to propel us to where we were supposed to be. "
33 " You can’t move forward without moving on. "
34 " Tell me, Rynna. What do you want with us?” he murmured, low and rough. “Because I don’t have anything to offer you, and I won’t let you take anything else from us. "
35 " Standing next to Rex Gunner felt nothing like being friends.It felt lie sex and need and desperate hearts.It felt like hope and healing.There was no question we’d both been hurt. Beaten down and broken in life’s own cruel ways.I wanted to reach out and discover his wounds. Maybe let him discover mine. "
36 " I fuck everything up, Rynna, and the only thing I’ve got to offer you is my mess. I can’t do this.”Restraint rumbled in his chest, the sound so deep I felt it shake the ground beneath my feet.I gently cupped one side of his rugged face. “I’m not afraid.”It was a promise.An appeal.“You should be,” he grated. “Warned you, my shit doesn’t ever end well.”“Maybe that’s a chance I’m willing to take. "
37 " No, Rynna, men make absolutely no sense whatsoever. There is no sense to be found. "
38 " Don't ever let anyone chase you from what belongs to you, Rynna Dayne. "
39 " I don't have any chances left to take, Rynna Dayne. I've already used up all the ones I've been given, and if I take anything else? I'd be nothing but a thief. "
40 " Es como me estuvieras arrancando de la oscuridad que ha gobernado mi vida. Cuando cierro los ojos, te veo a ti. Enséñame el camino, Rynna. Enséñame la salida. Por favor, enséñame el camino. "