“I trace my fingers around the edge of the scar on his neck. My mark. My fingertips tingle and my palm becomes hot. I like how that feels. 'You haven’t killed me,' I say into his throat. 'Not yet.” — Nikki Rae Copy Share Image
“Monsters can live inside a person. Sometimes, they know about it. More often, they don’t. The monster makes them feel safe, or at the… — Nikki Rae Copy Share Image
“So, you don’t think I’m strange?' he asks after a while. Suddenly, remembering why we’re in this situation, I snort to show him that… — Nikki Rae Copy Share Image
“Evolve? Like a Pokemon?' I have no idea why I say this. I think I'm kind of going into shock, and the first thing… — Nikki Rae Copy Share Image
“I tried to tell him to stop, knowing full well that he would not. I tried to tell him it hurt, when I knew… — Nikki Rae Copy Share Image
“It's so peaceful in the dark. So calm that for a while, I don't move. I sink, and that is all I'm meant to… — Nikki Rae Copy Share Image
“Monsters never truly go away. They claw their way to the surface again eventually.” — Nikki Rae Copy Share Image
“Some monsters disguise themselves so well you don’t realize that they’re monsters until it’s too late. You check all of the usual places: under… — Nikki Rae Copy Share Image
“...somewhere, rational Sophie is thinking that it’s not such a good idea to let my guard down so much, the not so rational one… — Nikki Rae Copy Share Image
“Monsters can live inside a person. Sometimes they know about it. More often they don't.” — Nikki Rae Copy Share Image
“I want to tell him I love him; I try to say the words I feel in my gut and my heart and every… — Nikki Rae Copy Share Image
“Love doesn’t exist, you see. It’s just another shadowy figure that goes bump in the night.” — Nikki Rae Copy Share Image
