Take (Temptation, #2)

by Ella Frank

Because around you, all I want to do is fall without thought.

it was okay to give in and hand the reins over to someone else. He even enjoyed it, not always being the one in control.

The lock that had kept his heart firmly shut away had finally found its key.

It was like a giant wave—if you got caught in its pull, it was best to just surrender and let it steer you where it would. All you could hope for was to keep your head above the water and remember to breathe.

He didn’t trust relationships. Not with family, and certainly not with lovers. It was better to just keep it easy, simple, and uncomplicated.

The complete and utter lack of tolerance from his parents had shown him one very important thing—love was not something that was simply there because you were born of the same blood, and it should never come with a fucking disclaimer.

It wasn’t that I didn’t want you,” Tate confessed. “It was because I wanted you so much. I needed space to be able to think. Because around you, all I want to do is fall without thought.”

Sometimes it was easier to say the hard things when you pretended no one was listening.

“You make me crazy and furious and out of my mind with need, but in the end, you make me so fucking happy. I can’t ever remember feeling this way. And no one is going to tell me it’s wrong. No one.”

“It’s easy to say words, but sometimes following them through is harder.