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Riven Knight (Clifton Forge, #2) QUOTES

Riven Knight (Clifton Forge, #2) QUOTES

1 " Isaiah looked in the mirror and saw everlasting broken pieces, but maybe my broken pieces would fit with his. Together, maybe we’d make a whole. "

― Devney Perry , Riven Knight (Clifton Forge, #2)

2 " Day by day, I was falling in love with the lie. "

― Devney Perry , Riven Knight (Clifton Forge, #2)

3 " It was unbearable to be around her, knowing she’d eventually leave. It was exhausting to keep her at arm’s length when all I wanted to do was hold her close. "

― Devney Perry , Riven Knight (Clifton Forge, #2)

4 " Last night, he’d let down his guard.
Last night, I’d fallen asleep in his arms.
And last night, I’d stopped pretending I wasn’t in love with my husband. "

― Devney Perry , Riven Knight (Clifton Forge, #2)

5 " If my heart left her breathless, then hers gave me a reason to breathe. "

― Devney Perry , Riven Knight (Clifton Forge, #2)

6 " glance to the ceiling. "

― Devney Perry , Riven Knight (Clifton Forge, #2)

7 " Isaiah was safe. No one in the world could make me tell them what had happened at that cabin in the mountains. Because now, I was his wife. I "

― Devney Perry , Riven Knight (Clifton Forge, #2)

8 " Thinking about her was painful. Each beat of my heart pricked. My lungs burned. I’d married Genevieve when my soul was held captive by a ghost. "

― Devney Perry , Riven Knight (Clifton Forge, #2)

9 " Nothing in this world could have prepared me for Genevieve. She’d crept up on me, consuming more and more of my thoughts, day by day. And then she’d stolen my dreams. "

― Devney Perry , Riven Knight (Clifton Forge, #2)

10 " You think I’m hot?”
She slid her sunglasses into her hair, her expression turning serious. “Isaiah, you’re the sexiest, most handsome man I’ve seen in my life. And your heart? When you let me in, you literally steal my breath away. "

― Devney Perry , Riven Knight (Clifton Forge, #2)

11 " pictured "

― Devney Perry , Riven Knight (Clifton Forge, #2)

12 " They’re constellations.” Some fit between the knuckles. Others dipped down to the softer skin between my fingers. “Why constellations?” I turned my attention to my sandwich. “For someone I used to know who loved the stars. "

― Devney Perry , Riven Knight (Clifton Forge, #2)

13 " You hate me for her,” I whispered, sensing Dash behind me. “Yes.” “Fair enough.” I was the living, breathing reminder of our father’s adultery. I turned away from the photo. “I’m not my mother, but I loved her. I don’t agree with what she did, but she was my mom. Maybe one day you’ll see that I’m a victim here too. "

― Devney Perry , Riven Knight (Clifton Forge, #2)

14 " Who’s Shannon?” My chest tightened. “A memory.” “Will you tell me about her one day?” A lie would have been easy. I could promise maybe. But Genevieve had earned the truth. “No. "

― Devney Perry , Riven Knight (Clifton Forge, #2)

15 " Isaiah and his simple gestures. He took the quiet moments, the ones most overlooked, and made the most of them. “I "

― Devney Perry , Riven Knight (Clifton Forge, #2)