Quotes Tagged "romance"
You scare me, Ryan Daley. Even more than those demons outside that scream for my death. How is it that I want what you want? Iâve spent an eternity feeling powerless. Love did that to me â robbed me of all control. I never expected to feel this way again. I donât want to feel.â âNeither did I,â Ryan rasps, âbecause feeling anything at all was dangerous. If I let myself feel, then maybe Iâd have to believe what everyone was saying â that Lauren was dead. But from the moment I laid eyes on âCarmen, you kept getting under my skin. At first, all you did was irritate the hell out of me, bailing me up that way outside my house, inviting yourself along for the ride when all I wanted was to be left alone. But that irritation turned into curiosity, which turned into something else, becoming this chain of, of ⊠feeling that brought me here. I dropped everything for you. I veered left. And Iâd do it again in a second. Thatâs what âfeelingâ does. It tells you youâre alive, it gives things ⊠I donât know, proper meaning. Youâre still trying to maintain some veneer of independence? Toughness? Do words like that even apply to you? But I see through it, Mercy. I see through you. Youâre not that different from me after all, under your armour. Crumbs, Mercy, thatâs all Iâm after. Just crumbs. Itâs not a lot to ask for.
Oh heaven and hell, stop with the tears. Given the day Sarah had just had, the tears were logical. But watching her face crumple, hearing the gut-deep harsh sobs, filled Rukh with an irrational need to pull her into his arms, wrap her in a hug. As soon as the urge had gelled into conscious thought, his essence hardened into visibility and his arms slid up around her shivering, wet body. Sarahâs eyes popped open and she staggered back with a yell. His arms tightened around her, steadying her, keeping her close. Well, shit. At least, sheâd stopped crying. Fear-bright green eyes stared at him instead. Given he was an assassin, sent to kill her, her response was natural, even intelligent. Yet, bitterness churned in his gut at the thought of her fearing him. âItâs okay,â he whispered. âYouâre safe.â âAm I hallucinating?â Her question came out as a croak. âYes, yes you are.â That seemed a much better answer than the truth. She pinned him with her dark, direct gaze. âYouâre just a figment of my imagination. A fantasy?â âYes.â He didnât dare move. âThen why are you still wearing clothes?