His thumb went back and forth over the satin, as if he were rubbing her hip as he had when they'd been together, and he moved his leg over so that it was on top of the skirting. It wasn't the same, though. There was no body underneath, and the fabric smelled like lemons, not her skin. And he was, after all, alone in this room that was not theirs. "God, I miss you," he said in a voice that cracked. "Every night. Every day.
J.R. WardYou are the male I might have been. You are the potential I had and lost. You are the honor and the strength and the kindness she needs. You'll take care of her. I want you to take care of her.
J.R. WardHumans are threatened by anything different, and their response is to fight. They're bullies, picking on the weak, cowering from the strong.
J.R. WardGreat rationalizations. All of which her adrenal gland middle-fingered and then carried right on.
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