He’d made his own worst fears come true.

She peered up at him. Damn, she would’ve thought he was a god even if he hadn’t told her he actually was, though just of the usual, incredibly sexy kind.

It’s the wrong question,” Dave said. “A better one is, what happened because you survived?

But I came awake and you weren’t there and in that moment I knew my whole world began and ended with you.” – Caine.

Does this have anything to do with Charlie walk-of-shaming it outta your room this morning at oh – dark-hundred?

Shayla McKinnon, this mark proves what I already suspected. You are my mate. You are destined to walk beside me, rule with me, share my blood and, through that, my immortality.

If no one ever touched him, how could they know if he was real? Maybe people were all just twisted figments in each other’s tortured imaginations.

Just try to remember that those who’ve seen the most ugliness are also most able to recognize beauty. It comes down to trusting yourself as much as other people.

Sans clothing, Owen climbed over her and settled into the middle of the mattress. Like he was a magnet – or her North Star – Megan’s body turned to press into the nook along the side of his tall frame. His bareness managed to be soft and hard at the same time – the skin soft and smooth, the muscles hard and ridged. She inhaled deeply, taking his crisp, clean scent into her, and let out a long exhale that relaxed her into him further. Now. Now she could be content to never move again.

Not even a thing, Jenna. You need something and I have it to give, I will, every damn time. You hear me?