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“I believe every person gets to decide what happens to them after they die. Take me, for example. I’m going to become a comet and shoot from universe to universe.”
It’s the mental, emotional comfort of feeling truly content. A hole in my soul that is no longer screaming.
Sow this tragedy and reap it into his downfall.’
Gray sweatpants, nonetheless. The male equivalent of lingerie.
“Do you want to hear my theory?” I ask. “I think you like when I fight you. Everyone else is scared of you, but I press back. And you like it. It turns you on. Doesn’t it, baby?”
“You got my son to fall in love with you. If you can do that, you can do anything.”
Seeing her that way, breathtakingly beautiful, swollen with my children inside her… It unearths this primal possessiveness inside me.
But hard won battles lead to the sweetest victories.”
a good father. The only thing I did right is choose the best mother for both of you. She has everything I lack. And already, I know she’s going to love you the way that every child deserves to be loved.” I sigh and correct myself. “The way every person deserves to be loved. She deserves that, too. A full life with a husband who can step up for her. Someone to be the protector she never had. To be the kind of husband that she always wanted. But I don’t have it in me to love her that way. Because if I lose her…”
It only occurs to me when I can finally breathe again that my wife knows exactly what she’s doing. For the first time, this is a war I might lose.
I made myself uncomfortable for him without even considering what I wanted. I’ll have to unlearn that.
I just have to hope I’m not a fool for daring to believe I can have it all.
“I’m sorry I made you feel like you were not worthy of me, kiska. I’m sorry I forced you into a loveless marriage. But I’m most sorry for making you think that I didn’t care. Because the truth is, I love you, Paige Orlov.” He brings my hands to his lips, pressing a kiss to my knuckle. “I’m sorry I took so long to say it.”
We hold that chaste, soft kiss between us, letting it change the fabric of our relationship. It’s not about power or control. It’s not about anger or submission. This kiss is the start of something new.
When you wake up next to a woman and realize that your sole purpose in life is to make her happy and keep her safe. That the quiet moments are the ones you’re living for.
“Forget perfect, Paige,” Rowan says with a sigh. “I’ll settle for peace.”
Anthony was just the calm before the storm. It was never going to last.” “Am I the storm?” Misha asks with amusement. I lean in and press my lips to his. “You are everything.”
even your own dogs can rip your throat out at a moment’s notice.
“Unhappiness is unhappiness. It doesn’t really matter if you live in a castle or a hole in the ground.”
“You know what they say in the Bratva, right?” I shake my head. “No.” She smiles. “It isn’t a party until someone starts bleeding.” I hope to God she’s only joking. But I’m too afraid to ask.
I can really feel it this time. Things changing. Shifting beneath our feet and reaching towards a new, fresh light overhead. Our love is a living thing. And the days ahead are starting to look like summer.
“Never apologize for letting yourself be vulnerable. It’s the best part of being human.”
“That’s the beauty of life, isn’t it?” she says gently. “We all get to decide what’s important to us. What’s worth fighting for and what we need to let go of.”
you love fiercely and you’re protective to the point of annoyance. Family is everything to you. Underneath all that strength and steel, you’re just a big softie.”
