If I had learned anything in my life about love, it was that they were tenous things that could end at any moment. Caution was essential-but not at the cost of risking your life

That's ridiculous." Especially the part about Christian being manly.

The problem with having so many people call me by nicknames was that when someone called me by my actual name, it usually meant something serious was happening.

I nodded. "Yup. What I did was tantamount to treason in their eyes." "I don't know what 'tantamount' means, but it sounds pretty serious.

I felt the need to clarify we were there for the self defense class, in case he also taught about dog breeding or riding the high seas.

And I told you, I'm not going to pursue another man's girlfriend. You want to talk honor. There it is in its purest form

Then it's settled," I said. "We'll do a dream conference call." That love and rapture faltered. "Wait. How is it settled? How did we go from me declaring my love for you to me being okay with a dream?" "It's Adrian Ivashkov logic. Don't try to understand it. Just roll with it.