Vicious Promise (The Promise Trilogy, #1)

by M. James

an illustrated copy of Grimm’s Fairy Tales, which my mother said was too dark for a twelve-year-old.

Girl I read this book at ge five get a grip

Every month, like clockwork, an embarrassing amount of money shows up in my bank account. I don’t know where it comes from or how, and I’ve tried every way that I can think of to dodge it. I’ve changed banks multiple times, but it always shows up again.

Why’s bestie complaining I’d LOVE that

And then there’s my tuition to Juilliard. Every semester, it’s paid in full, before I can even try to call and set up a payment plan of my own.

Why is she complaining

just brunette instead of blonde.

Didn’t she say she was blonde?

I look directly at her, bypassing her generous cleavage to gaze straight into her eyes. “Let me be clear, Karen.” “It’s Carmen, sir.” “I don’t care.”

At least he’s straight forward

I’ve also been told that she’s tried to evade the money a number of times, which seems irrationally stupid to me.

That’s what I’m saying

Not exactly the erotic picture that one would hope for when thinking of one’s future wife.

Because she was a child you fucking weirdo

Mafia wives know that their husbands aren’t faithful.

I hope he won’t end up being one of these husbands

“Because I’ve committed a great many sins in my life, Sofia, many of them mortal. But I’ve never forced myself on a woman. I’ve never taken one who didn’t want me.” He pushes himself away from my chair then, his jaw still clenched. “And I’m not about to start with my wife.”

Ryat would never

“No matter how many times I see you, Luca, it’s always startling not to see the little boy I remember.”

Bro sounds like my entire family

On the surface, almost nothing about the room has changed. The bed is neatly made, there’s no personal possessions scattered about—all of Sofia’s things are still back at her apartment. It’s all clean and tidy, but as I stand in the middle of the room, something about it feels different. When I breathe in, I can smell the scent of shampoo and detergent and cleaning products, the faint hint of whatever the stylist used on her hair still lingering, but there’s something else there too. I can smell her in the air, that soft powdery sweetness of her skin that I inhaled when I held her up against my front door, and I’m suddenly hard all over again.

Kinda wish the author didn’t say he’s hard because it ruins how sweet this paragraph is

Without him there to push my buttons or ignite the strange feelings that always seem to flood over me whenever he’s around, making me lose my temper or my better judgement, I’ve been able to actually think through my situation.

Interesting… Could this have something to do with a particular river in Egypt?

Giulia,

GUILA AAAAAA GIULIAAAAAA

Instead, I want to punch him for even mentioning that he’s looked at Sofia.

I’m actually in love with Luca Romano

light pink lace dress

The author ate with this sentence . It’s such a man description of a dress it’s actually perfect

“I want you willing.” He says it simply. “And if you’re not—then I don’t know what we do. I can’t live with myself if I force you, Sofia. I can do a great many things, but not that. But I don’t want to die slowly, either. So you see, I’m at an impasse.”

Ryat would never. And that’s why Luca is better than him

“I would never have taken your virginity against your will, Sofia. I am not a good man, but there are some things even I wouldn’t do.”

My bar is in hell. In fact whatever is lower than hell that might still be too high for my bar

“Do you want me to take my time? Do you want—” he breaks off, but I know what he’s offering. A night of pleasure, of him treating me the way he would any woman that he brought home to bed, a night of discovering all the delights that can be had with him. All of the mysteries of sex, unveiled to me in a single night.

Personally my suggestion would be, take it slow and see where that gets you and then either go kiss on the forehead and beddy byes or get ravaged

A sharp, gleaming hunter’s knife.

I thought this in my head

her pussy the tightest I’ve ever felt,

THATS NOT A GOOD THING

He should be dead, not Giulia.

I 100% second this. He deserves death