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He preferred the companionship of books above all others.
She looked like a model ready to be painted by one of the greatest of the Renaissance,
I find that I have instead been led to you, and I find you to be far more interesting than any book this store contains.”
“A beautiful woman with a love for old books which rivals my own? Why wouldn’t I be looking at you?”
Collecting books is a very different passion from actually reading them.”
She practically glowed in front of him, particularly when speaking about a book,
I would prefer the sound of your voice to any meal they could place before me.”
expertise. Please, I beg of you, tell me more about yourself, and do not hold back. I wish to know every detail.”
“You, Rosamund, are a wonder,” he complimented once more,
He could gift her every book in his possession, could build and expand his shelves,
“So you understand me, then,” he whispered, his voice dropping low. “You understand...”
The amount of books, amount of learning, the possibilities, all of it endless.
“A book can take you somewhere,”
“A bookshelf can take you anywhere. A library can take you everywhere.”
I mean, you could write a book on how to change tires, and I would probably read it.”
But, you can tell a lot about a person by their bookshelf and their book collection,
She was... magnificent.
It would be the greatest loss of his life, if he could not keep her.
Magnificent, divine creature. And she was soon going to be all his.
“I’m beginning to think you only want me for my library,”
We fit together, you and I, in a way I never imagined possible.”
My jaw will be quite the throne for you.
Anything. Everything. The entire world. Forever. All she had to do was ask...
“One more. You’re going to give me one more,”
It was almost as though her body was made for him, made for this... She kind of suspected it actually was.
Fuck, her teeth hurt so bad. It was worse than when she had braces in high school.
He was her strong point, her steadiness. He was keeping her upright, keeping her safe.
“Look at how beautiful you are,” Declan murmured from behind her.
“I’ll give you all the libraries in the world,”
He was... entranced. Besotted. Enamored.
Yes, I can gain us access to libraries around the world. The only question is, where do you want to start?”