Darkness is the only thing I see. Ever since the day my life changed. The day that everything and everyone I held close to me ceased to exist. The day I lost it all and the demons of my past consumed my every waking moment.
I tried to keep others at arm’s length. Tried not to let my darkness taint them. Ruin them. Harm them. And whether I want to admit it or not, as much as I wish I could keep them locked out, they refuse to leave. Refuse to let me suffer alone.
If I hadn’t been so focused on keeping those demons from flying free, I wouldn’t have missed how one perfect angel was able to sneak her way under my skin—refusing to let go. Making me want things I don’t deserve.
She consumes me. Her beauty knows no end. The love she promises tempts me every time she’s near. But that pure heart that makes her MY Emmy is the one thing I’m convinced I’ll destroy if I ever let her close.
I’m a broken man. A broken man with too much darkness in his soul to ever let her light shine upon me. But even that doesn’t stop me from craving her with every single breath in my body.
I tried to keep others at arm’s length. Tried not to let my darkness taint them. Ruin them. Harm them. And whether I want to admit it or not, as much as I wish I could keep them locked out, they refuse to leave. Refuse to let me suffer alone.
If I hadn’t been so focused on keeping those demons from flying free, I wouldn’t have missed how one perfect angel was able to sneak her way under my skin—refusing to let go. Making me want things I don’t deserve.
She consumes me. Her beauty knows no end. The love she promises tempts me every time she’s near. But that pure heart that makes her MY Emmy is the one thing I’m convinced I’ll destroy if I ever let her close.
I’m a broken man. A broken man with too much darkness in his soul to ever let her light shine upon me. But even that doesn’t stop me from craving her with every single breath in my body.
Harper saved the best till last.
I freaking loved Locke. I haven't felt so deeply reading a book for ages, and this book did it for me.
Locke's name suits him down to a T. He locks people out, not letting anyone in, not believing in love. He's had it drummed into him since birth that he was the sporn of evil, that no one will ever love him and he only hurts those around him.
Even fully grown Locke believed his mother and her cruel words. I seriously hated her, and her brother.
There's more to the story, but I don't want to ruin it.
When he finds out just how dark Emmy's past is, he tries to move on, to push the darkness his mother inflicted from out of his life, but the nagging feeling he's not good enough is always there.
It killed me to see him think of himself like this, for him to not take Emmy and run. It was heartbreaking.
Emmy has had her own troubled past, with her own brand of crap parents. The two were so suited for each other it was untrue.
Emmy is sweet, kind, and was saved by Coop, more than once in her life. When he dies she's lost, and escapes back to the place she finally escaped. Only, this time, she left a trail leading right to her.
I was glad when Emmy helped Locke pull through, helped him cope with his feelings and emotions. My favorite part has to be when Emmy takes him to his parents house and they both kick ass. Was brilliant.
4*
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