Dawning and Resurgence (The Collective, #2)

by K.C. Mills

“When a man loves a woman, she’s both his strength and weakness. She holds his fate in her hands. Because she makes him weak, she has the power to destroy him. If she truly loves him, she never will. That’s a beautiful thing and I want that.”

“You’re already my weakness. I pray you can also be my strength,” he said before his mouth captured mine again while the weight of his words washed over me.

“What’s one thing in life you want more than anything, but you’ll never ask for, no matter what?” The answer was easy so I spoke it without hesitation. “You.” Her eyes narrowed. “Me?” I nodded slowly. “I’ll never ask for you to be with me, to love me, to appreciate me and what I have to offer. Everything I do will be for you. I will be unabashedly devoted to making you happy. The choice will always have to be yours. But if you continue to choose me? I promise to give you everything I am, everything I will ever be, everything you can even imagine. There will never be a moment of your life where you will ever question where I stand with you, how I feel, or whether I choose you. But I’ll never ask, Jhorie. I can’t. The choice will always have to be yours.”