“My mind felt numb, like I couldn't really grasp the hurtful things that I had just recently learned. I was well aware that it was my body's defense mechanism. Shock always did that to a person...enveloped them in a cocoon… — Courtney Cole Copy Share Image
“I couldn't remember if I thanked you for what you did," I tell her. "And I can't get you out of my head.” — Courtney Cole Copy Share Image
“Perfect. I would have an unbalanced psychopath on my hands armed with immortal supernatural power. This night kept getting better and better.” — Courtney Cole Copy Share Image
“You can have all the time that you need, Mila. I'll wait forever if I have to.” — Courtney Cole Copy Share Image
“Give me another chance," I ask urgently. "I will do anything that you want me to do if you just tell me that we… — Courtney Cole Copy Share Image
“Because I'm a monster, like my father before me and his father before him, and so on. There is no help for me.” — Courtney Cole Copy Share Image
“You’ve seen me at my worst. Maybe you should see me at my best.” My words hang between us, heavy and charged, and I… — Courtney Cole Copy Share Image
“I focus on my favorite daydream, the one where I return from London at the end of the summer and am all glamorous and… — Courtney Cole Copy Share Image
“After tonight, I don’t want you to come around me, Jacey. I don’t want to hurt you any more than I have already. Tonight… — Courtney Cole Copy Share Image
“And women don't usually like to be looked at. They feel vulnerable, exposed. They are self-conscious about their perceived flaws. What they don't understand… — Courtney Cole Copy Share Image
“She's the reason I came to your house, remember? She called me or I wouldn't have known that things were so bad. She loves… — Courtney Cole Copy Share Image
“Mila, I've said this before, but you are the most beautiful thing I've ever seen. You are beautiful inside and out. I don't deserve… — Courtney Cole Copy Share Image
