The Favor Quotes

“A person should always be self-aware if they wish to succeed in life. Knowing your strengths and blind spots is important.”
― Suzanne Wright, The Favor

“Not yours,” Dane finished. “They’re my rings on her finger. It’s my name she’s taken. It’s my bed she shares. She is mine. So whether you care for her or not isn’t fucking relevant.”
― Suzanne Wright, The Favor

“This is my Vienna,” said Dane, his voice loaded with possession.”
― Suzanne Wright, The Favor

“Owen swallowed. “She was mine first.” “And you should have held tight to her. You didn’t. You let her go. That was your mistake.”
― Suzanne Wright, The Favor

“Because when you looked beyond the surface of a bully, you saw them for what they were—a goddamn twisted coward who needed to slap down others just to feel good, and that was plain pathetic.”
― Suzanne Wright, The Favor

“The more I told myself it wasn’t that funny, the harder I wanted to laugh.”
― Suzanne Wright, The Favor

“You should have known better than to think I’d so easily let you go,” he whispered, the words so low and soft I barely caught them.”
― Suzanne Wright, The Favor

“People don’t own cats, Dane. Cats own us. And this one has decided you’re hers.”
― Suzanne Wright, The Favor

“He’d gotten me a cat. A cat.”
― Suzanne Wright, The Favor

“I like to pretend the storks deliver the babies. Ooh, I see flamingos.”
― Suzanne Wright, The Favor

“Let me know when you’re ready to have lunch. I’ve got calls to make.” “And I’ve got books to read so, yeah, see you in a few hours.”
― Suzanne Wright, The Favor

“Yeah,” he agreed, his eyes on the picture. “Her name’s Vienna. I named her after the sweetest, strongest girl I ever met.” Maybe I should have felt touched or humbled. Instead, a cold anger fluttered through me. This fucker had dumped me, disappeared from my life, shit all over a friendship I’d cherished … and he’d named his kid after me? What in the everloving fuck had gone through his head?”
― Suzanne Wright, The Favor

“You’re not a vamp, are you? Because it would explain your predatory nature, aversion to garlic, why you never seem to get sick, how you seem to be able to read my mind, and why you keep biting me during sex. Not that I’m complaining about the latter. It’s hot.” Dane sighed, but his eyes lit with a faint glimmer of amusement. He gently flicked the diamond on my engagement ring. “You have a drop of milk on your chin.” I frowned. “You usually don’t complain when I don’t swallow properly. I don’t know where I am with you.” He fisted my hair and tugged my head back. “Behave.” He pressed a soft kiss to my mouth. “You’re going to pay for that later.” He released my hair. “Eat your cereal.”
― Suzanne Wright, The Favor

“You just gonna stare at it all night? Because it’s not going to come by itself.”
― Suzanne Wright, The Favor

“If you’re going to have the balls to call my fiancée in the middle of the fucking night, you can at least tell me who you are.”
― Suzanne Wright, The Favor

“He tilted his head. “You hold a lot inside, don’t you?” “So do you.” “Yes, we’re more similar than I ever would have thought.”
― Suzanne Wright, The Favor

“He sighed and shook his head, but his eyes were dancing. “Only you, Vienna. Only you.”
― Suzanne Wright, The Favor

“Other hand, Vienna. I want to see your rings while your fingers are curled around my dick.”
― Suzanne Wright, The Favor

“You … you’ve booked an appointment to have your vasectomy reversed?” “You want kids, don’t you?”
― Suzanne Wright, The Favor

“I don’t want a divorce. Not now. Not ever. What I want is for you to stay with me. I made that pretty clear.”
― Suzanne Wright, The Favor

“Of course I want her. I’m just shocked. I mean, you don’t really like animals.” “But you do. And you wanted a cat. Now you’ve got one.”
― Suzanne Wright, The Favor

“Taking another sip of his coffee, he held up the car key to the Audi that was parked further along the garage. I snatched the key out of his hand with a snarl. He gave a satisfied nod. “Good girl.”
― Suzanne Wright, The Favor

“He’d said I’d have a bed, a closet, a set of drawers, and a workstation. He hadn’t mentioned the antique dressing table, the cozy fireplace, the private bathroom, the reading nook with the lush recliner, or that the bed was a luxurious queen-sized, French-style antique.”
― Suzanne Wright, The Favor

“It wasn’t until he showed me the two-floored library with its walls of books and winding staircase that I felt a case of true envy. God, I’d love this room. I’d happily sleep in it. Live in it.”
― Suzanne Wright, The Favor

“Pulling back, he brushed my bangs away from my face. “Love you, baby girl,” he said, his voice low and soft. “You told me you don’t need the words, but you deserve to hear them. I don’t want you to ever be unsure of what I feel for you. I need you to know deep down to your bones that you’re the most important thing in my world. I need you to know I could never love anything or anyone the way I love you.”
― Suzanne Wright, The Favor

“I lowered my voice to a whisper as I asked, “If I’d said no to marrying you, what would you have done? Asked one of your other employees?” “No. I’d have hounded you until you said yes.” I blinked. “You’re not serious.” “When do I ever joke?” “Never, but—” “Vienna, I’m a man who gets what he wants. Always. No exceptions. I never stop or back down until I have it.”
― Suzanne Wright, The Favor

“This is my Vienna,” said Dane, his voice loaded with possession. And, yep, several sets of eyebrows lifted high. Cliff blinked. “Your Vienna? Like that, is it?” “Wouldn’t you claim such a stunning creature if you could?”
― Suzanne Wright, The Favor

“Owen clenched his fists. “I do care for her, she’s—” “Not yours,” Dane finished. “They’re my rings on her finger. It’s my name she’s taken. It’s my bed she shares. She is mine. So whether you care for her or not isn’t fucking relevant.”
― Suzanne Wright, The Favor

“Looking up from my e-reader the next evening, I sighed at the cat sitting in front of me on the bed. She was staring at me, twitching her tail. “He’ll be here when he’s done in his office,” I told her.”
― Suzanne Wright, The Favor

“She’s just a possession to you,” Owen insisted. “My most prized possession, as it happens,” said Dane. “And I have every intention of keeping her. Deal with it. Accept it. Leave her alone. Get rid of this dream you have of winning her back. It won’t happen.”
― Suzanne Wright, The Favor