Quotes from Shade

“For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.”
― Jeri Smith-Ready, quote from Shade

“Son, hiding the truth is just the coward's way to lie.”
― Jeri Smith-Ready, quote from Shade

“Aura, I'm really patient, but I'm not a bloody saint.”
― Jeri Smith-Ready, quote from Shade

“I promise I'll never tell."

"Don't promise that," he said in an ultraserious voice. "If they try to hurt you and the only way to protect yourself is to tell them what you know about me, then you tell them. Straight off, okay?"

"No."

"Promise me."

"No!"

"I will possess your heart."

Heat flared along the back of my neck. "What did you say?"

"My favorite song. 'I Will Possess Your Heart.'"

"By Death Cab for Cutie?"

He snorted. "No, the little known T.I. Hip-hop remix. Yes, Death Cab for Cutie."

... "Why? What's wrong with it?"

"Nothing, but it doesn't seem to fit you. It's kind of a sad song."

"No it's pure confident. It's not 'I want' or 'I need', none of that crap." He slipped his hand over mine. "It's 'I will.'"

A nervous laugh bubbled up. "You will, huh?"

His fingers brushed my cheek, then slid into my hair. "I will.”
― Jeri Smith-Ready, quote from Shade

“Aura," he whispered, "I wish I could wipe away just one of your tears. Then I'd
feel like a person again. Like I'm something more than a bunch of light.”
― Jeri Smith-Ready, quote from Shade

“I know you're worried," Logan said. "You think the second I sign a deal, I'll turn into some kind of man-slut." He put his hands over mine, pressing my palms against his chest. "You've always been the only one, and you always will be.”
― Jeri Smith-Ready, quote from Shade

“When you look at fainted stars, you'll notice that they often appear brighter from the corner of your eye. Averted vision, we call it.
Same with the answers you seek, you won't find them by staring until your eyes fall out.
They'll come when you're look somewhere else.”
― Jeri Smith-Ready, quote from Shade

“Where's your kilt?"

"How about this," he said in a low voice. "You don't ask me about haggis and bagpipes, and I won't ask you about garlic and Goodfellas.”
― Jeri Smith-Ready, quote from Shade

“I shook my head. She kissed my cheek, then on her way out patted Zachary's shoulder in a way that said, If you upset Aura in her weakened state, I will end you.”
― Jeri Smith-Ready, quote from Shade

“How about, 'I just kissed a guy at Black Weeds because you've been ignoring me. P.S. I love you.”
― Jeri Smith-Ready, quote from Shade

“And then you two go and call attention to yourselves like this," Ian continued. "Holding hands in a pedalo, for Christ's sake. They must have been frothing at the mouth at the thought of you two reproducing, wondering if you'd give birth to some kind of metaphysically enhanced creature or a bottomless black hole.”
― Jeri Smith-Ready, quote from Shade

“He leaned in. “Kiss me, one last time.”

I called up a distant memory of his lips against mine. But this time, I kept my eyes open.

When he pulled back, Logan passed his hand over my hair. “Don’t forget me, okay?”
― Jeri Smith-Ready, quote from Shade

“Honestly?” Logan shrugged. “I didn’t know it could kill me. If I’d ever heard that, I forgot it a long time ago. But I knew it was dangerous.”

“Then why take the risk?” Stone asked.

Logan turned his head to look at me. “Because she was worth it.”
― Jeri Smith-Ready, quote from Shade

“That reminds me." I dug into my book bag and pulled out a white cardboard box tied with a string. "I brought these back for you."

He looked at the box, then at me, before slowly reaching out. "What are they?"

"Poisonous snakes. Open it."

Zachary untied the string. "They seem like very quiet snakes."

"They're stealthy. Or maybe dead.”
― Jeri Smith-Ready, quote from Shade

“It's beautiful." Not a lie. But tornados were beautiful too.”
― Jeri Smith-Ready, quote from Shade

“This was Bad with a capital Hell No.”
― Jeri Smith-Ready, quote from Shade

“Don’t tell me no this time, Aura. Please. Don’t make me stop.”
― Jeri Smith-Ready, quote from Shade

“The phone in my hand buzzed. Logan had just texted I Love You - so cute how he never abbreviated it.”
― Jeri Smith-Ready, quote from Shade

“Wherever you are," I whispered, "I hope you're smiling.”
― Jeri Smith-Ready, quote from Shade

“I have a boyfriend who's a ghost, I thought. Of course I'm living in a dreamworld.”
― Jeri Smith-Ready, quote from Shade

“So do you have a kilt?" Megan asked him. When I glared at her, she said, "What? He only said you couldn't ask." She looked at him. "So do you?"

Straightening up, Zachary rubbed the back of his neck and smirked. "I might, I might."

God, he was gorgeous. And Scottish. But maybe kind of an ass.”
― Jeri Smith-Ready, quote from Shade

“He cut himself off and looked away, dragging a hand through his hair. "I just met her," he muttered to himself. "I'll no' say that."

"Cut the crap," Megan said. "Zachary Moore, this is Aura Salvatore, and yes, she's into science even though she's pretty. Shocker. Get over it." She turned to me. "Show him how you can walk and chew gum at the same time.”
― Jeri Smith-Ready, quote from Shade

“When I got tired, Logan would sing me to sleep, sometimes a painfully appropriate song like Flogging Molly’s “If I Ever Leave This World Alive” or Snow Patrol’s “Chasing Cars.” Sometimes he’d pick a lilting Irish lullaby, or even a song he’d written himself.”
― Jeri Smith-Ready, quote from Shade

“He whispered against my mouth. “Wait for me, Aura.”
― Jeri Smith-Ready, quote from Shade

“I suppressed another shiver - I did not want Zachary taking off any more clothes on my account.”
― Jeri Smith-Ready, quote from Shade

“Logan’s voice switched from a growl to a scream to a seductive whisper from one song to the next.”
― Jeri Smith-Ready, quote from Shade

“With my eyes closed and my memories open, I could almost feel his hands and mouth on my skin.”
― Jeri Smith-Ready, quote from Shade

“My pulse sped up at the thought of him and Becca wet and nearly naked.

"Nothing happened beyond a bit of soaking." He tilted his head. "Well, no' between us. Some of the others, I could tell you stories."

"Stories about who?"

"Ah no, you won't get that for free. You have to be nice to me for two minutes straight."

"I am nice to you."

"I mean, really nice." He nudged my knee with his foot."Father Christmas might call it naughty, but he's a filthy old bugger.”
― Jeri Smith-Ready, quote from Shade

“Logan was close enough for me to touch, to smell, to feel his breath on my forehead. Close enough to kiss. If only he were alive.”
― Jeri Smith-Ready, quote from Shade

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