Цитаты из книги Herringbones and Hexes

I can’t do this anymore, you see. I can’t see you, want you, fight my constant desire to have you with me. Part of me. It’s too painful.”

I began to tremble as he got down on one knee. “Lucy Swift, will you make me the happiest creature on earth? Will you marry me?”

My voice was husky as I said, “Yes.”

I had so many things rolling around in my head, I couldn’t find the right thing to say, so I just said, “Yes.” He looked irritable. “Yes, what?”

I could hardly get the words out now. My throat was getting choked up. “The answer to your question. The answer is yes. I’ll marry you.”

Again, he acted completely opposite to what any normal man in love with a woman might do, live or undead. His face closed down even more.

“No.”

All I can say is, there’s a great deal that’s right about you two together. Love is rarely convenient, my dear. Never perfect. But when you find it, grab it with both hands.

I loved his intelligence and his wide knowledge of the world, of history, art, books and all the things that I wanted to understand and didn’t. He was gorgeous and sexy and had a sly wit about him. I’d become fond of William and Olivia and even Henri the peacock. And not only me; what about Nyx? She’d be brokenhearted not to have Rafe in her life anymore.

I didn’t want some normal man. It wouldn’t be his fault, but he’d bore me to tears. He’d never be able to compare to Rafe Crosyer, who understood me in a way no mortal man ever could. Who was always there when I needed him. Who loved me enough to accept that I would age and die. Who loved me enough to want to marry me anyway.

Suddenly the line that I still thought Nyx had put in my head popped back again. “Love is always the answer.”

“And I love him.” As I said the words, I felt how true they were.

You can’t blame him, Lucy. He loves you.