V shook his head. โRemember what you saw in that clearing, cop? Howโd you like that anywhere near a female you loved?โ Butch put down the Bud without drinking from it. His eyes traveled over Rhageโs body. โWeโre going to need a shitload of steel,โ the human muttered.
J.R. Ward...but her eyes had had too much in them and his heart way too little for things to keep going.
J.R. WardDo you think I haven't noticed? You can't wait to be free of me. I drink and then you bolt up, as if you've had to force yourself to endure my presence." She'd started to sob then. "I've always tried to be clean when I come to you. I spend hours in the tub, washing myself. But I cannot find the dirt that you see." -Marissa to Wrath
J.R. Ward