Greed Quotes

“Griffin came up behind Lilo and placed his taped hands on her shoulders. He nuzzled into her neck and inhaled deeply then tensed behind her. From the way he breathed deeply, she knew he was assimilating to the stimulation of her scent and touch. She patiently let him hold her, locked in his embrace until he worked through his visceral feelings. It made her weak at the knees and warm in the heart to know she was helping him with his sensitivity response. She knew him better than anyone else, and this was a way she could protect him—let him use her body to adjust to everything around him. She rotated and slipped her arms around his waist, looking up at him fondly. “You mean that?” she asked quietly. “That you’re happy?”
― Lana Pecherczyk, Greed

“Hi.” His voice was deliciously low in the morning.”
― Lana Pecherczyk, Greed

“I want you to love me, he’d said. Well, buddy, she had news for him… she did.”
― Lana Pecherczyk, Greed

“You feel everything intensely, don’t you?” “It’s a curse and a blessing,” he laughed painfully. “First time sex is the hardest. The next is easier. Better.” “The next?” she grinned wickedly. She liked he was thinking the same things. “Already imagining more?” “Absolutely.” Eyes like lava pinned her and melted everything inside.”
― Lana Pecherczyk, Greed

“What if you’re in control?” She smiled. He was determined all right. “That’s a big sacrifice for you to make.” “You could take the lead,” he insisted. “I trust you. I want you to trust me too.”
― Lana Pecherczyk, Greed

“With only her hand on his neck, her cheek against his, and her soft body leaning quietly against his front… she undid him.”
― Lana Pecherczyk, Greed

“Yes. I want to know everything about you. I want to understand you.”
― Lana Pecherczyk, Greed

“Give her a compliment. Buy her flowers. Ask her to dance, or buy her a drink. Look after her. Treat her like there’s no one more important to you than her. She comes first, and by that, I don’t mean you go all caveman and protect her like she’s your fucking precious. I mean, ask her what she wants, and listen to her.”
― Lana Pecherczyk, Greed

“He flinched. The entire family assumed because he’d triggered his bond, that being in a relationship with her was the natural progression.”
― Lana Pecherczyk, Greed

“You look good too.” “Stop it.” She waved him down and batted her eyelashes. Griffin had learned that when women said one thing, they often meant another. And this felt like such an occasion, so he offered a second compliment. “Your lips are very red.” She laughed. “Oh, Griff. Still not with it on the lady-talk, are you?” He wasn’t? He thought he did rather well.”
― Lana Pecherczyk, Greed

“Would you like to go to Hell with me this weekend?” “Pardon?” “That didn’t come out right. I meant the nightclub Hell. For the grand opening. Not the real hell.”
― Lana Pecherczyk, Greed

“Doppenger had forced himself on her? And she thought it was because she wanted it. And Griffin almost did the same thing. Fuck. Shit. He hit himself in the head. What was wrong with him? There were signs. She’d asked, plenty of times. Let me touch you. Grace had told him. She had been in an abusive relationship. But he’d ignored it because he wanted to get ahead of his biology. He wanted to be in control, but he wasn’t, was he? All this time he thought he managed his habits with an iron fist. He thought he was better than his siblings. He thought losing control was like how he was back when he’d killed those men in his past, but the truth was, he’d been out of control for a long time. And she still stood there with her beanie over her eyes, waiting for permission.”
― Lana Pecherczyk, Greed

“Tell me to stop if you don’t want this,” he”
― Lana Pecherczyk, Greed

“he knew with all certainty that a life without Lilo wasn’t something he dreamed of.”
― Lana Pecherczyk, Greed

“Lilo knew as well as any abusive relationship refugee that sometimes the abuse wasn’t obvious. Sometimes it silently wore you down until one day you found yourself in a situation you couldn’t escape”
― Lana Pecherczyk, Greed

“Griffin did something unexpected. He took hold of her free hand and squeezed, despite the sudden contact sending ripples of sensation up his arm. Immediately her shoulders relaxed, and she sent him a grateful smile. Seeing her tension leave because of him made his chest swell. It was uncomfortable, and he didn’t like it. Made his clothes feel tighter. Made him feel hot again, and the sense of greed had dissipated, meaning he could no longer feel out what the man wanted from Lilo. Griffin glanced at their connected hands, then turned his gaze back to Nathanial and gave him a once over.”
― Lana Pecherczyk, Greed

“tempting him to reach out and touch, to see what she felt like. Would he be irritated by the contact, like he was most other times he was touched? Or would it be as she said, and he liked what she offered?”
― Lana Pecherczyk, Greed

“Only one reason a man became nervous around a woman. Sex. The idea that Griffin actually desired her gave her the courage to say in a sultry tone, “That’s a shame. You might have liked what I had to offer.”
― Lana Pecherczyk, Greed

“She was a beautiful distraction he couldn’t afford. Loss of control was the first step to chaos.”
― Lana Pecherczyk, Greed

“Fact: Being near her screwed with his equilibrium. He didn’t care if his tattoo said he was balanced. He knew how he felt, and his emotions were in turmoil. How could that be good? Fact: He couldn’t afford weakness—just touching her blocked out all sense of greed in the building. Fact: She distracted him, and that was dangerous. When she had her hands on him, he couldn’t breathe from the intensity of his irrational desire for her. It was illogical”
― Lana Pecherczyk, Greed

“She liked touching. A lot.”
― Lana Pecherczyk, Greed

“You said ‘Golly gosh, you’re magnificent’.”
― Lana Pecherczyk, Greed