Tender Thorns Quotes

“When I’m done with you, little flower, you won’t run from anyone.”
― Albany Walker, Tender Thorns

“I will be her silent protector, her personal shadow.”
― Albany Walker, Tender Thorns

“I want to be lost where only he can find me.”
― Albany Walker, Tender Thorns

“Courting is for those who lack the will to possess, and you seized me the moment you took a breath in my presence. What I will do is worship you, protect you, and train you so I know I will never lose you.”
― Albany Walker, Tender Thorns

“I want to sink my face into the space behind her ear, inhale her scent, and listen to her breath catch from my touch. I want to run my lips and teeth along the inside of her thigh and drown in her. I have to shut my eyes and gather strength so I do not wrap my arms around her and pull her back into my body.”
― Albany Walker, Tender Thorns

“My voice is low and filled with need. I’d rather pluck out my own fingernails than release her, but I pry my fingertips off her one by one until she pulls away from me and rubs the side of her temple like she has a headache.”
― Albany Walker, Tender Thorns

“I hate that anyone has this type of power over me, yet I wouldn’t give her up even if the world depended on it, which brings me full circle. It’s too much and not enough.”
― Albany Walker, Tender Thorns

“I lower her to the bed and pretend I wasn’t just breathing her in like a man starved for air.”
― Albany Walker, Tender Thorns

“Knowing she’s within inches of me and having her scent surround me make it impossible to ignore the demands of my body.”
― Albany Walker, Tender Thorns

“He inches forward slowly until his thumb swipes under my bottom lip, then he pulls away. My tongue makes a natural path along the same one he took before I start to use my sleeve to clean my face better, but I stop in my tracks when he sucks the same thumb he used into his mouth. My belly flops again,”
― Albany Walker, Tender Thorns

“You would share, even though you’re clearly starving?” His head is tilted again. “Considering I wouldn’t have it if you didn’t give it to me…”
― Albany Walker, Tender Thorns

“My guts feel like someone just shoved a corkscrew down my throat and gave them a mix. I don’t know if I want to throw up or peel my skin off. The one thing I know is that I want to see her again, and I’m not sure how long I’ll be able to fight the urge.”
― Albany Walker, Tender Thorns