61 Quotes by Christy English

She kissed him, her lips lingering on his. It was Pembroke who pulled away, raising his glass to her."To Lady Pembroke, the only woman I will ever love.

He felt the knife of her old betrayal slide into his heart, a smooth, unexpected caress of pain.

She was a woman of combined beauty and quiet strength. No wonder he had fallen in love with her so many years ago. No wonder he was in love with her now. And she would never know it.

I have loved you all my life. I will always love you.

I love you, Raymond. Now and forever. I think that love is eternal for me.

Before this, she had always been afraid. This night, she felt as if she would never be afraid again.

She froze with him, the beauty draining out of the moment, sliding down and away from her like warm water down a drain. She clutched at the warmth, at the joy she had experienced, but she could not hold it. Like all good things, it was not meant to last.

He drew her down to lie across his chest, wrapping his arms around her as if to protect her from the world and from all the people in it.

I am sorry he hurt you," Pembroke said. "I would kill him, too, if he still lived.