Tonight," he whispered, his voice hoarse and hot in her ear, "I will make you mine." -Simon to Daphne
Julia QuinnHeartache, Daphne eventually learned, never really went away; it just dulled. The sharp, stabbing pain that one felt with each breath eventually gave way to a blunter, lower acheโthe kind that one could almostโbut never quiteโignore.
Julia QuinnIf you want to know if a gentleman loves you,โ her mother said, โthere is only one true way to be sure.โ โItโs in his kiss,โ her mother whispered. โItโs all there, in his kiss.
Julia QuinnIโm going to kill her,โ Francesca said to no one in particular. Which was probably a good thing, as there was no one else present. โWho are you talking to?โ Hyacinth demanded. โGod,โ Francesca said baldly. โAnd I do believe I have been given divine leave to murder you.โ โHmmph,โ was Hyacinthโs response. โIf it was that easy, Iโd have asked permission to eliminate half the ton years ago.โ Francesca decided just then that not all of Hyacinthโs statements required a rejoinder. In fact, few of them did.
Julia QuinnI shall have one, too," he told her. "So that you don't feel alone." She tried not to smile. "That is most generous of you." "I am quite certain it is my gentlemanly duty." "To eat cake?" "It is one of the more appealing of my gentlemanly duties," he allowed.
Julia QuinnTurn right up ahead," he directed. "It'll take us directly to my cottage." She did as he asked. "Does your cottage have a name?" "My Cottage." "I might have known," she muttered. He smirked. Quite a feat, in her opinion, since he looked sick as a dog. "I'm not kidding," he said. Sure enough, in another minute they pulled up in front of an elegant country house, complete with a small, unobtrusive sign in front reading, MY COTTAGE
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