I told you I was banished from heaven for falling in love with a human girl. I don’t want to leave you with anything hidden between us. You’ve trusted me enough not to ask them, and it’s your faith that has made me a better man. There are secrets in my past that weigh on your mind. How could someone so sexy and perfect be mine? With you I have purpose – someone to love, cherish, and protect. I love the strength, courage, and gentleness of your soul. You are the same to me now as you were before you swore the Changeover Vow.
Never have I wanted things to turn out right as much as I do now.īefore I leave this world, I need to make certain you know that all my love belongs to you. When I think about you and our plans, I feel a desperate aching. When war between our races ignites, I don’t know what will become of our future. Vee knows to give you this letter only if my feather is burned and I’m chained in hell, or if Blakely develops a devilcraft prototype strong enough to kill me. My greatest hope is that you never have to read this. Patch's destiny was never leading him to her. Many of you have asked about her, wanting to know her side of the story, and now you hopefully understand why her side of the story isn't necessary.
#Hush hush series Patch#
The letter tugs at my heart, especially when Patch confesses the truth about the girl he originally fell from heaven to be with. It isn't often we get to see the softer side of Patch, which makes this letter particularly memorable and significant. In the final version, there is more suspense surrounding Scott’s character as well as both his and Patch’s motives.įinale Patch’s Lost Letter to Nora source: Becca Fitzpatrick's blog Becca's note: As promised, here is a little something romantic to kick-start your Valentine's Day.a lost love letter from Patch to Nora. Also, the conversation between Patch and Nora revealed too much, too soon about Scott Parnell. “Funny, I thought you were my guardian angel!”ĭeleted Chapter 3 source: Becca's note: In the original third chapter of Crescendo, the nature of Patch and Nora’s relationship was more straightforward and Patch’s intentions were more transparent. “You gave up becoming human for me, and all I get are two months?” “Last night we made a promise, and now you want to end things?” I said, my voice rising. I wasn't going to sit here and take this. In my book, withholding information and lying were one and the same. This makes no sense.”Ī muscle in his jaw jumped, a telltale sign that he was withholding information. “You told me Marcie was knifed, and that we're over. “Sorry, Patch, but I'm a little confused. He looked up at me through lowered lashes, and there was nothing remotely close to humor in his eyes. “In other words, don't bother calling? Is that what you're saying? Isn't this kind of, oh I don't know, sudden?” I felt the last trace of smile vanish from my expression. “Are you breaking up with me?” I was still smiling, but it wavered. What felt like a long, convoluted moment later, I gave a short laugh. His words moved through my brain in slow motion.
“I also came by to tell you I won't be coming around anymore.”
#Hush hush series professional#
But keeping his relationship with Nora purely professional may prove harder than even he can handle. From now on, he's strictly her guardian angel. After Marcie was knifed (that's right!) at the Devil's Handbag by Nephilim, Patch made the tough decision to break up with Nora, hoping to keep her out of danger. And since Nora's also reserved, we can see the title as a little shout-out to her, too.Crescendo Deleted Scene source: Late Bloomer Online Becca's note: In the original draft of CRESCENDO, Patch and Nora broke up early on.but it was Patch who called it quits. While music isn't a huge part of this first book, Patch teases out small details about Nora, such as the fact that she plays the cello and that her favorite kind of music is baroque, making assumptions about her character as he does so. Hush, Hush is like the subdued intro before things really pick up in future installments in the series. When this title is considered in line with the other titles of the series- Crescendo, Silence, and Finale-it seems it's also related to music. After all, he's keeping quite a few things from her. It means "to keep concealed." I thought that was a perfect description of Patch and Nora's relationship in this book. When I was searching for titles, I stumbled across the definition of the word hush in the dictionary. Here's how she explains her title choice: In fact, author Becca Fitzpatrick says questions about the title are among the most common she gets ( source). Good news-you're not alone in your confusion. Are you thinking Hush, Hush has nothing to do with the book? After all, the phrase never actually makes an appearance in the book, and it's not like any of the characters run around telling people to keep quiet.
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