I’m not going to hurt you, damn it.
You’re my dream, Alaric McCabe. And I love you. I’ve loved you from the moment your horse dumped you at my cottage. I spent so much time being resentful and lamenting the circumstances of my life, but ’tis true that I wouldn’t change a single thing because then I would have never known your love.
Have you ever been torn between two impossibilities and knew in your heart that no matter which way you went or which path you chose that you were doomed to unhappiness?
One song bled into another and they remained locked together, neither willing to break the intimacy that surrounded them, concealing them in the small space the two occupied.
I’m not stubborn. My way is just better.
I’m so exhausted and yet I feel like I’ll never sleep again.
I’ve always considered myself a good person. I’ve never done anything to purposely hurt anyone. I was in shock that this happened to me, and because it did, I turned into this vengeful person. I’ve never truly hated anyone, but I was glad when I saw him lying there on the floor.
Seeing you happy is the best gift I could ever ask for.
Nothing good is ever easy. Or worth it.
She smiled then, an adorable, sweet smile that took his breath away. He forgot all about trying to maintain an air of civility. His inner caveman came barreling out, grunting and pounding his chest and muttering unintelligible words.
If you don’t stay away from her I’ll rearrange that pretty face of yours. – Simon.
No. I don’t regret it. It wasn’t the right thing to do, but I don’t regret it. – Toni.
I’ve always wanted to be psychoanalyzed in a den of iniquity.
Fantasies were safe. It was a break from reality. A chance to act on desires for a short period of time.
Perhaps I’m tired of waiting for something I may never find.
I cannot allow another man to take what I already consider mine.
No other man will have you.
Vulnerability, like he had the power to hurt her or pleasure her in a way no other man could. For the first time, he was uncomfortable with the idea of having complete power over her.
Here we are, a man and a woman, both wanting the same things, and yet, you aren’t attracted to me.
Men love a submissive woman, Damon said simply. Even when they say the don’t. There’s just something about a beautiful, soft woman looking to them to protect and take care of them that inspires a man to greatness.
Tell me, warrior, how soon can we do this again?