…was designed to protect his heart, to bind me and bribe me to stay with him no matter what. He was giving everything he had.

I’d wait forever for you, as long as you’re mine.

Oh, I’ll fight you,” she promised, her eyes clear of shadows. “That’s the way I roll.

I’ve always seen you, angel. From the moment you found me, I’ve seen nothing but you.

Until you, I didn't consider my past as an issue. Yes, it affected certain ways I did things, but everything had its place and I wasn't unhappy. In fact, I thought I had a comfortable and uncomplicated life." "Oh boy." My nose wrinkled. "Hello, Mr Comfortable. I'm Miss Complicated." His grin flashed. "Never a dull moment.

I’m going out, remember?” I prodded. “And I’m going to drink too much, which makes me horny. Don’t forget to take your vitamins, ace.

And yet I understood the alienation of being around others who couldn't really see you or chose not to. I'd felt the self-loathing that came with being a fraud, protraying an image of what you wished you could be but weren't. I'd lived with the fear that people you loved might turn away from you if they ever got to know the true person hidden inside.