Buckled (Trails of Sin, #2)

by Pam Godwin

A man cannot be good unless he possesses the capacity to be evil. Decency is a choice. It’s being tempted by hatred and following a different path no matter how difficult. It’s looking inward with a magnifying glass and acknowledging the flaws and weaknesses in one’s character.

I want what Jake had with Conor. I fucking crave it. He and I might be different in many ways, but we share one thing in common. We don’t just love. We love hard, with every bone, sinew, and breath in our bodies.

her fight is beautiful, but her surrender is goddamn exquisite.

With you, I want marriage and kids and all of it. You’re it for me. Today, tomorrow, and all the tomorrows after.”

“You belong to me.” He prowls closer. “I’ll piss a circle around you if I have to. I’ll move mountains and rearrange my entire existence. I’m not giving you up.”

The feelings I harbor for her will never end. Not when my body ceases to function. Not when my soul releases for whatever comes next. Even in death, I won’t let her go. She’s my serenity and my fire, my first and last breath. Lying beside her is my favorite place, and for the rest of my life and into the next, she’s all mine.