“Please," I tell her. "Please forgive me. I'm so sorry that I hurt you. I'm so sorry that I've been an asshole and that I shut you out. I didn't know how to handle things without being self-destructive. Self-destruction is… — 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
“If it were me, I’d be flying off the handle and freaking out. But he’s not. He’s as calm as can be. We’re like yin and yang. Perfect… — Courtney Cole Copy Share Image
“Jacey,” I continue, trying to make my voice steady, “I don’t know what I can offer you. But I’ll try to offer you something… — Courtney Cole Copy Share Image
“I crumple onto the lounger and cry again even though I didn’t think I had any tears left. And then Dante is next to… — Courtney Cole Copy Share Image
