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Gentlemen of vice are especially nice, since their filthy tales contain an abundance of spice.
Be agreeable, pleasant, and beautiful, even if it drains the life from you.
If someone didn’t try to seduce my brain, they didn’t make it to my bedchamber.
Failure just means you’re trying and there’s no shame in that. Don’t let anyone tell you who you are. Believe in yourself. It’s your life and you’ve got to live how you see fit. To hells with everything else.
“Just to be clear, I didn’t so much as kiss any of the suitors tonight. I was too busy thinking of how distractingly beautiful you are in that gods-forsaken dress to indulge anyone else’s desires.”
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“Disowning someone based on the notion of blood and speaking about it so freely to a stranger is a sin I find far more appalling than a woman who speaks her mind.”
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“After you recognized me, you rode my fingers so hard my entire hand became drenched. Maybe hatred arouses you more than the thought of being watched.”
“Take the damned dress off, Adriana. Unless you secretly want to be cuddled up with me naked. Then by all means, keep the thing on. I’ll gladly nurse you back to health. You can even put the mask back on if you’d like.”
“I hate to break it to you.” I leaned in, dropping my voice to a low purr. “But I am your stranger. And you liked me just fine when I was on my knees, tasting every inch of you.”
“I’m offering you a choice of punishment for today’s little excursion. Choose to have me spank you. Or remain on your knees until dawn.”
“My dreams are the only time I get to worship you. Do you have any idea how many careful lies of omission I’ve told over the years? The role I’ve played this last decade. All to hide the truth of how deeply, wholly lost I am to you?”
“The truth is, sweet nemesis”—I lowered my mouth to her ear—“I have not fucked a soul since the All-Sinners Ball. But I have made love to you a thousand times in my dreams. And I have never once yearned for anyone else to visit my bed.”
“I want to give you my royal mark. Then spread your thighs and feast.”
“You won’t think that when you’re riding my face and shouting for all the gods to come to your rescue.”
