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“In the shadow my father has cast over my entire life, you are the only light I can see anymore. And, whatever the cost, I refuse to let that light be extinguished”
― Morgan Rhodes, Gathering Darkness

“Her cerulean eyes widened.
"You dream about me?"
His gaze snapped back to hers.
"Nightmares only”
― Morgan Rhodes, Gathering Darkness

“Hatred is like fire. It burns the one who harnesses it. It's also extremely hard to see more helpful truths through its flames.”
― Morgan Rhodes, Gathering Darkness

“I love you, Cleo," he said, the words finally coming to him, with no effort at all because of how true they were. "I love you so much it hurts."
Her eyes widened. "What did you just say?"
Magnus almost laughed. "I think you heard me right.”
― Morgan Rhodes, Frozen Tides

“Fear and intimidation are tactics that work very well on those who allow themselves to be afraid and intimidated.”
― Morgan Rhodes, Gathering Darkness

“Guilt isn't in cat vocabulary. They never suffer remorse for eating too much, sleeping too long or hogging the warmest cushion in the house. They welcome every pleasurable moment as it unravels and savour it to the full until a butterfly or falling leaf diverts their attention. They don't waste energy counting the number of calories they've consumed or the hours they've frittered away sunbathing.

Cats don't beat themselves up about not working hard enough. They don't get up and go, they sit down and stay. For them, lethargy is an art form. From their vantage points on top of fences and window ledges, they see the treadmills of human obligations for what they are - a meaningless waste of nap time.”
― Helen Brown, Cleo: How an Uppity Cat Helped Heal a Family

“You seem rather obsessed with Magnus. Perhaps next time I should try to arrange a meeting between the two of you instead.”
― Morgan Rhodes, Gathering Darkness

“Kurtis came to see me earlier," Magnus said, before Cleo could reply. "Do you know why?"
"To tell you I've quit archery?"
"No, but it's adorable that you think I'd care about something so trivial.”
― Morgan Rhodes, Frozen Tides

“You’ll see that I was right and your heart beats for me. Mine, yours—they chime to the same beat. Wherever we end up in the world, whatever you do or whoever you decide to tie your life to, we’ll never be whole unless we’re one.”
― Pepper Winters, Ruin & Rule

“But before she could speak another word, he crushed his mouth against hers.

It was so unexpected that she hadn't the chance to even think of pushing him away. His body pressed her firmly against the rough cave wall. His hands slid down to her waist to pull her closer to him.

And just like that, with his proximity, with his kiss, he managed to fill her every sense. He was smoke from the campfire, he was leaves and moss and the night itself.

There was nothing gentle in the rebel's kiss, nothing sweet or kind. It was like nothing she'd ever experience before, and so very dangerous—every bit as deadly as the kiss of an arrow.

Finally, he pulled back just a little, his dark eyes glazed as if half drunk.

"Princess..." He cupped her face between his hands, his breath ragged.

Her lips felt bruised. "I suppose that's how Paelsians show their anger and frustration?”
― Morgan Rhodes, Rebel Spring

“Your heart has stolen mine; two souls beating in time.
Yet you push me away-rejection a cruel slay.
I beg you to kiss me. Take me. Claim me.
Make me yours and put my fears at bay.”
― Pepper Winters, Ruin & Rule

“It didn't seem to matter whether the previous day had been good or bad; the sun would always rise the next morning.”
― Morgan Rhodes

“You won't believe me, no matter what I say. Clearly there's nothing I can do or say that will change your opinion of me."
"You want everything, take all that you can get, but you give nothing back in return," Magnus snarled through clenched teeth. "Leave me.”
― Morgan Rhodes, Frozen Tides

“I gave him everything that I was. I gave him all my troubles and dreams and flashbacks. I let him save me. And at the same time saved him.”
― Pepper Winters, Ruin & Rule

“He captured my chin, holding me firm. “You are me. And I am you. We might have separate thoughts and minds, Buttercup, but we have the same heart and soul.”
― Pepper Winters, Sin & Suffer

“O Hathor,â€� Cleo began, “why bless me with an abundance of gorgeousness and then deprive me of people to envy it? Especially on a Saturday night?”
― lisi harrison, The Ghoul Next Door

“There was a fine line of making love and fucking but this was love-fucking. This was cruel but sweet. Angry but happy. It was a thousand words in one timeless action—righting the wrongs of our past and hopefully repairing a future we both didn’t think we’d ever find.”
― Pepper Winters, Ruin & Rule

“He took everything and I let him.
Demanding.
Feral.
Consuming.
Arthur was everywhere at once.
In my mind.
My heart.
My soul.
His taste.
His scent.
His heat.”
― Pepper Winters, Sin & Suffer

“The more time I spent in his arms, the more whole I felt. I could live in the moment.
Right here.
Right now.
I’m home.”
― Pepper Winters, Sin & Suffer

“Are you jealous of them looking? Doesn’t it turn you on knowing you’re the only one who gets to see what’s under my suit? That you’re the only one who holds this.â€� Stealing my hand, he placed my fingers over his heart. He brushed his lips against my ear. “Because I get hard seeing the way men look at you, knowing you belong to me and only me.”
― Pepper Winters, Sin & Suffer

“Oh God." I lost the ability to speak under such glorious torture. "He won't help you, Cleo. Might as well implore my name instead.”
― Pepper Winters, Ruin & Rule

“You’ll never forget how it feels when I touch you.â€� He pinched me, wrenching a breathy moan from my lips.“Never.â€� His teeth graced over my breast. “You’ll never forget how it feels when I taste you.â€� I smashed my face into a pillow as he sucked greedily. “Never. I promise. I promise forever.”
― Pepper Winters, Sin & Suffer

“I stopped cataloguing how my blood boiled, how my skin itched, and how my mind sang for freedom. I focused only on the thickness stretching me. The overwhelming delight of accepting my soul mate into my body.
He was what I craved. His tongue had been a perfect entrée, but this â€� this was the main course and dessert all in one.”
― Pepper Winters, Sin & Suffer

“She gave him a cold and enraged glare. 'You are so pathetic, you make me want to vomit.”
― Morgan Rhodes, Falling Kingdoms

“When we were young, not so long ago
Fame was my favorite television show,
Lydia brought out the dancer in you and me,
There was Coco, Holly and Shorofsky,
Glued to my set to watch them dance and act
Leroy was my favorite dancer on that set
Cleo really won my heart; she later rose to “Fame�
I will never forget Irene Cara’s song “Remember My Name”
― Charmaine J. Forde

“Only six? Mon Dieu!â€� Cleo ceased her pacing and whirled around to face the two Trackers, eyes narrowed, hands on hips. ‘I suppose this is all rather exciting for the two of you, non?â€� Cleo’s usually melodic French accent was growing sharper and sharper in pitch with every word. ‘You…’—she nodded at Moss—‘finally get to see some action! And you…’—she turned her attention to Julian, hazel eyes narrowed—‘I know you loathed Iceland, and poof! here you are, back with your buddy, enjoying the sunshine!â€�
Julian and Moss exchanged exasperated glances.
‘Meanwhile, all of my hard work is going to waste. Do you know how difficult it is to manipulate a person’s lifeline? Hmm? To set up every single tiny decision and event so that they get to their death at the right time? And so that they die in exactly the right way?â€� She glanced from one boy to the other as if daring them to contradict her. ‘There’s a reason we assign natural deaths and accidents to certain people and murders to others! This girl was supposed to die in an accident—now the lifelines of everyone around her have changed. Everything is out of balance.' She threw her hands up. 'Again!”
― Ashlee Nicole Bye, Out of the Shadows

“When we were young, not so long ago,
‘Fame� was my favorite television show,
Lydia brought out the dancer in you and me,
It was Coco, Holly and Shorofsky,
Glued to my set to watch them dance and act,
Leroy was my favorite dancer on that set,
Cleo really won my heart; she later rose to “Fame�
I’ll never forget Irene Cara’s song
“FAME...Baby, Remember My Name”
― Charmaine J. Forde