“The thing about an Alpha, male or female, is that they can lead. When things get desperate they attack instead of retreat.”

“No matter what,” he said, his voice fierce and strong and rumbling through me. “You told me I was home to you and I get it. You’re home to me. I’ve never had a home. I like the one I found and I’m not losin’ it. No matter what.”

“Shame isn't a quiet grey cloud, shame is a drowning man who claws his way on top of you, scratching and tearing your skin, pushing you under the surface.”

“Roses have both petals and thorns, my dark flower. You needn’t believe something weak because it appears delicate. Show the world your bravery.”

“Chasing after the highest-paid position is pointless. Service to humanity is the highest calling.”

“Lust. It’s not soft like the touch of a raindrop. It’s not easy like floating aimlessly on the water. It’s weighted, and heavy, a spark that catches on the forest of your body. A wildfire.”

“You might get to know characters in books, Ollie thought, but getting to know a human was an entirely different thing.”

“She had never been without a book for as long as she could remember. An only child never is.”