There were no more choices, no more options, no more clever ways out of a tough situation. And the rush, I realized in a brutal wash of despair, is a false god Iโve chased my entire life. One that cost me everything in the blind search for sensation. My entire existence amounted to nothing.
Kim HarrisonA slow smile curved over my face, and I leaned down over him. "No," I said. "Wishes are lies. Tell me you're going to leave. Tell me you're not going to stay. Tell me that it's only for a while so I can enjoy today," I whispered in his ear, as if saying it louder would break me. "And when you go, don't think me cold when I don't cry. I can't cry anymore, Pierce. It hurts too much.
Kim HarrisonI thought it odd that the woman was over a thousand years old but thought the microwave was primitive.
Kim HarrisonYou had this all planned, didnโt you?' I accused. 'Thought you could come in here and seduce me like you do everyone else?' It wasnโt as if I could be angry, lying atop him as I was, but I tried.
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