Yearning For Her

by Tiffany Roberts

Something inside her deflated, and she dropped her gaze to the sidewalk. He’d brushed aside something she wanted to do, and that hurt, but it was more than that.

She’d encountered so many men who’d had no qualms about putting a woman down and making her feel ashamed of herself, her appearance, her preferences. So many men who’d talked down to her or treated her like she was dumb. And many of those men had considered themselves nice guys.

“That taste of you has turned all else to ash upon my tongue. I haven’t been able to feed since that night, Willow. Haven’t been able to think of anyone but you.”

want love. The kind of love that doesn’t die. That keeps burning, on and on, and is so much bigger and brighter than any flame. The kind of love that only happens when two souls see each other and know they can’t exist without one another.”

Eli’s interest in the contents of her bookcase had only gone as far as him making the occasional dismissive comment about her preferred reading material.

I want the love of someone who will be there for me when I feel like the world is breaking apart around me. Someone who will share not just joy and laughter, but sorrow and pain. Someone who will fight with me but love me all the more for it.”

“Reality is even stranger than your books, isn’t it?” “Not unless half-spider, half-humanoid creatures exist too.”

Everyone has those secret desires they keep buried deep. Those wants they are too ashamed or afraid to admit. On some level, everyone wants a little…wickedness from time to time.”

But if you don’t take the chance, you could miss out on something truly amazing. Love doesn’t come without pain. Sometimes, they really are one in the same. But you have to take that leap,

“I feel beautiful when you look at me.” He hooked a finger under her chin. “You should feel it all the time. Your radiance has nothing to do with me.”