The earl shook his head, exhibiting a degree of frosty offense that could only be achieved by an aristocrat whose wishes had just been gainsaid. “I’ve never heard of a man being so eager to confess to the parent of a girl he’s just ruined,” he said sourly.

It was often in small moments that significant things were revealed.

Only you could love such a vile, selfish peacock, Evie.

But sometimes normal just isn't happening. Sometimes crazy feels too good to resist.

I grasp reality, but sometimes I like to choke it into submission.

Dear Lord,” she said in a strangled whisper. “I can bear it for a while...but please don't let it hurt forever.

She had never experienced the pain of unsatisfied desire before. It hurt. It hurt like nothing she'd ever felt, and there seemed to be no remedy