It kept him alive, he was certain; even more, it kept his darkest of his demons at bay.

I’ll admit it to you now, and to anyone, anytime. I need you, Elise. I love you. You are mine. My woman, my mate, my beloved. My everything.

You are pure flame. I touch you and I ignite. I kiss you and I burn to have more. You consume me… like no other woman before you, and, I am certain, like no other ever could again.

She wanted to feel him pound away her fears, a hammer to smash through all her guilt and pain and emptiness.

Female, I give you fair warning: you are playing with fire" - Tegan to Elise (Midnight Awakening

Maybe she should cut the guy a little slack, [...] Maybe Thorne had been a no-show because something bad happened to him on the job. What if he'd been injured in the line of duty and didn't come by as promised because he was incapacitated in some way? Maybe he hadn't called to apologize or to explain his absence because he physically couldn't. Right. And maybe she had checked her brain into her panties from the second she first laid eyes on the man.

Barely awake and already starting in with the questions.You were alot easier to take when you were sleeping." - Rio to Dylan