Kristen Simmons

“I remember who you are. Even if you forget.”

— Kristen Simmons

“I wondered what he'd done that had been so terrible that he wouldn't accept even an ounce of kindness from another person.…

— Kristen Simmons

“He cleared his throat, fixing his eyes on the road. "Why are you looking at me like that?" All the hard edges…

— Kristen Simmons

“Still, his scars, combined with the serpentine wound now visible without the bandage covering his shoulder, made him all the more dangerous.…

— Kristen Simmons

“Lean the way I lean. Don't fight me.”

— Kristen Simmons

“Chase Jennings, I love you. I love the boy you were and the man that you've become and even when I don't…

— Kristen Simmons

“Sleep easy, Ember.”

— Kristen Simmons

“Losing your family….it puts fear in a different perspective,” he said. “Besides, I got by all right. I stayed on the fringe…

— Kristen Simmons

“I'm not fine," he said. "Not without you.”

— Kristen Simmons

“How cold and foreign this city seemed, that even death could pass unnoticed.”

— Kristen Simmons

“Hush. Listen now. I need to say a couple of mom things. Listen, because this is important. Eat more- you're getting too…

— Kristen Simmons

“There were plenty of ways to hurt someone without using your fists.”

— Kristen Simmons

“Is it too redneck to say you look sexy operating a radio?" Chase..”

— Kristen Simmons

“He put a hand on his throat, as though trying to stop the words, but they came anyway. "You're home. To me.”

— Kristen Simmons

“He tilted his head, eyes peering deep inside of me in a way that made me feel exposed, like I'd never really…

— Kristen Simmons

“Risks weren't so risky when you had no one to lose.”

— Kristen Simmons

“I promise I'll come back. No matter what happens." Though his voice was only a whisper, there was a fierceness behind it.…

— Kristen Simmons

“You didn't lose everything." "Neither did you.”

— Kristen Simmons

“Losing your family... it puts fear in a different perspective, Chase had once told me.”

— Kristen Simmons