Edden called the church first,โ she said by way of greeting, her thin eyebrows high as she spotted Fordโs arm linked in mine. โHi, Ford.โ The man reddened at the lilt sheโd put in her last words, but I wouldnโt let him take his arm back. I liked being needed. โHeโs having trouble with the background emotion,โ I said. โAnd heโd rather be abused by yours?โ Nice. (Ivy, Rachel and Ford)
Kim HarrisonThere were no more choices, no more options, no more clever ways out of a tough situation. And the rush, I realized in a brutal wash of despair, is a false god Iโve chased my entire life. One that cost me everything in the blind search for sensation. My entire existence amounted to nothing.
Kim Harrison