He gave a hard smile and the oxygen in my lungs evaporated. โWe both know Iโm not a gentleman.โ โYeah. Okay, let me out. Iโm tired.โ โThereโs something else,โ he said, and I groaned. โWhat now?โ โThis.โ He stepped closer to me, so close that the containers were sandwiched between us. His eyes looked down into mine, intent and golden, like a lion. โOh, no, you donโt!โ I hissed, dropping everything. I pushed hard against his chest; it was like shoving a tree. โYes,โ he said very softly, leaning down. โYes, I do.
Cate TiernanHe seems so.. English sometimes, kind of distant or reserved, but then he'll look at me, and his eyes see right through to my soul.
Cate TiernanOver my dead body, I thought. Yes, even immortals use that phrase. It has extra oomph for us.
Cate TiernanI didn't know where this stuff was coming from - all of a sudden I was a little magickal sprite, bonding with my stone, feeling my earth roots, la la la... All I can is describe the way it felt. And that was how it felt. So sue me. Was I swaying? I felt like I might be swaying.
Cate TiernanI-just want you. I want you so bad, all the time. I know I shouldn't, I know I can't, I know it's wrong... but even when you're pissing me off, when you're reminding me of pain and despair and torture-it's there, the wanting. I'm tired of fighting it. I fight so many things, all the time, every day. I don't want to fight this. Not anymore.
Cate Tiernan