If I let myself love you, I won't throw myself in front of her. I'll throw myself in front of you.

It was the most convulted, ridiculous piece of logic I'd heard in awhile... It was something I would have come up with.

Propriety's never been Adrian's strong suit.

I know I’m not supposed to say this, but I love you.

That memory made a lump form in my throat as I remembered his face, serious and gorgeous, those brown eyes intense and passionate as he spoke up for me and convinced the others of my value.

Sometimes it's worth lingering on the journey for a while before getting to the destination.

I’m not a violent person, Sydney. Not at all. I’ll make love over war any day. But I swear, if they’d hurt you—” “They didn’t,” I said firmly. I refused to let him know how scared I’d been because I was afraid he might go after them. “I’m fine. You came to the rescue.” A smile played at his lips. “Something tells me you would’ve rescued yourself.” And like that, the smile vanished. “But spirit would’ve been a lot more effective than a branch.” “Your treejitsu was very effective.