Extraits

« Pourquoi donc t’inquiéterais-tu ?

me railla-t-il avec un mordant acide, ses lèvres pleines étirées en une ligne.

Je suis ton commandant. Pas ton ami. »

L’amour n’est pas l’absence de soi, mais plutôt l’absence de peur, car seuls les courageux déposent leur armure et marchent sur un champ de bataille en exposant leur cœur.

"All of our jagged pieces might not have fit together perfectly, but what a beautiful, disastrous mosaic we made.'

"You are what I imagine the sun to be like," I whispered so softly I wasn't sure she could hear the admission. "Fiery, beautiful.Damning."

"I'd killed and tortured men, had their blood paint my face and hands. I could ignore their desperate begging, turn off emotions as they screamed for the pain to end. For me to end it. But one spirited girl could send me to my knees."

"Love was nothing if not sacrifice, and for him, I'd willingly give all of myself."

"Don't overthink everything. You might be surprised by how much you'd like being out of control. being alive is chaos, and living in it is half the fun."

"Kiara tasted like adventure itself, like a wine I'd happily grow drunk off."

"You were your scars well." I spoke without thought. "If anything, they draw me to you."

"Jude reached behind him, his eyes never leaving mine. They pulled me in and demanded my devotion. It was like staring at the moon, at the endless sky, feeling nothing but possibilities and promise of adventure."