You want me to stay with you tonight?"She nodded. "It's not scary anymore--I mean, I'm home and it's all over. But I think it will be scary in my dreams, and I don't want to have nightmares.""Okay then." He sat up straight, looking every bit the determined bodyguard. "In that case, I have to stay. And you don't have to worry because I'll protect you. I'll always protect you.

Or we could skip all that, and I could show you my favorite view of the river.""Where's that?""My condo."Her eyes widen almost imperceptibly. "So, I'm guessing that the view of the city is a euphemism?""It might be," I admit. "I know you said you wanted your day out. But Jez--""Shut up, Pierce," she says, silencing me with a finger on my lips. "And let's go. I'd hate to miss an exceptional view.

I don't regret this at all, but I'm not a shrinking violet of a girl who's been suddenly mesmerized by your magical, mystical cock.""It is pretty spectacular, isn't it?""I'm not about to say anything to add to that ego,

Yes, ma'am.

He won't be happy until he's banging the next big thing. And while he'd prefer a female, I think he'd fuck anything that moves if he thinks it'll ease his climb to the top. Male, female, or small farm animal.

Wherever I am, you belong. You're mine. Say it.

You’re what gives me strength. If I am what centers you, Nikki, then you are what anchors me. Every time I touch you, every time I bury myself deep inside you—Nikki, don’t you see?You are the talisman of my life, and if I lose my grip on you, then I have lost myself.

I nod, understanding the unspoken message: No matter what, he will never stop looking out for me. I can't argue with him about that, after all, I feel the same way.

I assumed he knew that your coach was abusing you. I realized in the limo that he didn't."For a moment, there is only silence. When Damien speaks, his words are ice cold. "He knew.

Everyone breaks a little sometimes. That doesn't make you weak. It makes you wounded. And I will always be there to help you heal