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" You did it,” I said, my voice quiet and drowsy. “Did what, sugar?” “Today, at the Compound, what you said, you did it.” “What, baby?” “I dreamed a dream.” His arms spasmed. I drifted to sleep, muttering, “You promised to get me to a dream, you got me to a dream. Thank you, honey.” Then I fell asleep. "
― Kristen Ashley , Own the Wind (Chaos, #1)
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" They were the kind of parents that hid any bad shit. They didn’t yell at each other in front of us. They didn’t even shout at each other in their room when we were in bed, or at least if they did, we didn’t hear it. He was, Dad was, fuck, I was a little kid and I knew he was into her. Always kissin’ her, her mouth, cheek, neck, shoulder. Touchin’ her ass, her waist. They walked, he had his hand on her back or his arm around her or he held her hand. She walked through the livin’ room, he’d grab her and pull her into his lap. They laughed a lot. Gave each other looks a lot. We’d go to bed, they weren’t camped in front of the TV, but sittin’ at the bar in the kitchen, sittin’ close, talkin’. Not about heavy shit, air wasn’t like that around them. Not ever, that I can remember. They just got off on talkin’ to each other. It was fuckin’ cool. I loved that shit. Made the house feel safe. "
― Kristen Ashley , Own the Wind (Chaos, #1)
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" Shy, she’s yours… Control your woman,” High demanded. “Get her ass out.”
My eyes went to Shy to see him looking at High, and he wasn’t looking pissed.
He was looking reflective.
Then he said, “Tab and I don’t play it that way. You wanna order your old lady around, do what you do, not for me to say. I asked her to go, she didn’t go. Not gonna make her. But you try, you’ll deal with me. "
― Kristen Ashley , Own the Wind (Chaos, #1)
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" I knew this day would turn shit,” I whispered. “I knew with how great it started, there’d be farther to fall.” His eyes flashed, his hands moved to cup my jaws, he tilted my head way back, and brought his face to mine. “May feel like you’re fallin’, Tabby, but remember, I’m at the bottom ready to catch you. "
― Kristen Ashley , Own the Wind (Chaos, #1)