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41 " I wouldn’t let anyone, not even my worst enemy, go home in these conditions. The chances were slim, but if anything happened to her… My throat constricted. "
― Ana Huang ,
42 " Every great friendship had chapters. This was the start of our new one. "
43 " I hated this newfound effect she had on me. I’d gone years without being turned on by her, and now, I couldn’t stop fantasizing about her. I didn’t know what changed, but it was pissing me the fuck off.… Of all the horrible things that could happen to me, being sexually attracted to Jules Ambrose topped the list. No question. "
44 " We fucked like it was our catharsis, a purge of everything dark and ugly that’d festered over the years. There was a certain liberation in not giving a fuck what the other person thought about you. We could be the worst, most untamed versions of ourselves, and in a world where everyone tried to fit everything into neat little boxes, it was as exhilarating as it was painful. "
45 " He weaponized the biggest insecurity I had and turned it against me. "
46 " Tired of working twice as hard as everyone else to be taken seriously and fighting even harder to prove my worth. "
47 " Keep it up and you'll get diabetes,” he added. “All that sugar isn't good for you.”“So you're feeding me more sugar in the hopes I'll become diabetic.” I tapped my pen against the table with my free hand. “I knew you had nefarious intentions.”Josh sighed and pinched his brow. “Jules, eat the damn cupcake. "
48 " I pointed at him. “If I die, I'm haunting your ass for eternity.”Josh placed a hand over his heart, a scandalized expression spreading across his face. Any hints of the earlier brooding had disappeared. “JR, I'm shocked. There are children around. Try to keep your obsession with my ass under wraps until we return to our room. "
49 " If she's going to die on me in the middle of the night, I need to know so I can plan my sleep accordingly. "
50 " Did you really think so little of me that you thought I’d judge you for things you were manipulated into doing? That I wouldn’t have been on your side and took that fucker down with you? "
51 " I don’t know what you did to me, Red. But somehow, I went from wanting to kill you… to willing to kill for you. "
52 " Hey, Red.” Josh looked me over, his eyes heating. “Nice to see you looking presentable for once.”“Nice to see you looking human for once.” I gave him an equally deliberate once-over. “How much did you pay for the skin suit to cover up your devil's horns and reptile skin?”“It was free. I'm just that charming,” he drawled.“I think the seller was just scared you'll suffocate him with your giant ego if you didn't leave soon.”His laugh rolled through me like molten caramel, rich and sweet. “I fucking missed you. "
53 " And at the end of the day, no grand gesture matched that of making a promise...and keeping it. "
54 " The monsters in our imagination are often worse than those in reality. "
55 " Hey, Red.” I greeted her with a cocky grin. “Can't stay away from me, huh? Don't blame you.” I gestured to myself. “Look at all this.”[...]“If I knew you had company, I would've waited,” she said dryly. “Wouldn't want to interrupt your weekly lovefest with your ego.”“Daily,” I corrected. “Self-love is critical to maintaining one's self-esteem. But you're hot, so you're allowed to interrupt. "
56 " There's too much of the world to see first.” I rubbed my thumb over her hand. “And I want to see it all with you. "
57 " Let another man touch you, Jules, and you’ll find out just how easily I can take a man’s life as I can save one. "
58 " But one mistake I’ll never make is letting you go, not when there’s even a sliver of a chance left for us. Because the possibility of you is better than the reality of someone else. "
59 " All I knew was, he set me ablaze, and I never wanted the fire to go out "
60 " No falling in love.” I scoffed. “Red, you’ll fall in love with me before I ever fall in love with you.” The mere idea was absurd. "