Secrets for Seducing a Royal Bodyguard Quotes

“Aden St. George managed to avoid having to kill the guard stationed outside his quarry’s crypt-like cell, although the thug outside the caves hadn’t been so lucky. Still, that bastard had tried to knife him in the gut so Aden could hardly be faulted for returning the favor. And knowing what he did about the men who’d kidnapped Lady Vivien Shaw, he wouldn’t waste his fitful conscience on that brutal but necessary act. Killing was not a favorite pastime, but only rarely did it disturb his sleep.

Tonight’s rescue mission carried no inconvenient opportunities for remorse since a woman’s life and innocence hung in the balance. True, the gossips whispered that Lady Vivien’s innocence was an open question, but what would happen to her if Aden failed wasn’t. Without his intervention she would disappear into a nightmarish life, forever beyond the protection of her family and friends.”
― Vanessa Kelly, Secrets for Seducing a Royal Bodyguard

“Vivien liked men. She liked looking at the handsome ones and talking to the intelligent ones. But they did little to spark her romantic sensibilities, and she’d always found that rather depressing.”
― Vanessa Kelly, Secrets for Seducing a Royal Bodyguard

“I never should have left her.”

“Exactly right.”

Opening his eyes, he sprang to his feet. “I can’t waste another moment.”

Dominic nodded. “Go.”

Aden grabbed his coat and hat, cursing under his breath. “I am an idiot. A complete, sodding idiot.”

Dominic’s sardonic laugh followed him out the door. “Of course you are. You’re a man in love.”
― Vanessa Kelly, Secrets for Seducing a Royal Bodyguard

“I doubt you’ve been idle these last twenty-four hours, so tell me what I need to know and who I might have to kill to protect her.”
― Vanessa Kelly, Secrets for Seducing a Royal Bodyguard