Jasper Vale Quotes

“The thunder to his lightning. We were a storm. Two souls lost in the pouring rain.”
― Devney Perry, Jasper Vale

“The next time you talk about any other man inside this body, I’ll spank your ass so red you won’t sit for a week.”
― Devney Perry, Jasper Vale

“Eloise Eden was mine.
And I was hers.
Until the end.”
― Devney Perry, Jasper Vale

“Don’t run away from me. Don’t pretend that you don’t know what it feels like when I’m fucking you.”
― Devney Perry, Jasper Vale

“I’d missed her.
I wasn’t supposed to miss her.
Fuck, but I was tired. Tired of holding up my hand, keeping her at a distance. Tired of pretending that sex between us was our only connection.”
― Devney Perry, Jasper Vale

“You’re yelling at my wife.”
― Devney Perry, Jasper Vale

“I haven’t been able to stop thinking about this pussy.” His finger eased out, shifting to my clit. “What have you done to me?”
― Devney Perry, Jasper Vale

“A cuddler. Of course I’d marry a woman who cuddled. I loathed cuddling.”
― Devney Perry, Jasper Vale

“This woman.
She really didn't understand, did she?
This imaginary lock to my heart? I didn't have the key. I'd handed it to her weeks ago.”
― Devney Perry, Jasper Vale

“This is a private conversation."
"You're yelling at my wife.”
― Devney Perry, Jasper Vale

“I like perfect,” I murmured. “I like imperfect too. I like wild and reckless moments that you never forget.”
― Devney Perry, Jasper Vale

“It was a kiss between two people who hadn’t memorized each other’s mouths yet but were cramming in every detail, like there’d be a test tomorrow and we were hellbent on a crash course.”
― Devney Perry, Jasper Vale

“We can’t get married.” “Why not?” the guy asked, still walking, his arms raised. “Yeah,” Jasper said. “Why not?”
― Devney Perry, Jasper Vale

“I could stare at this naked man for days and not get enough.”
― Devney Perry, Jasper Vale

“The Clover Chapel.”
― Devney Perry, Jasper Vale

“But that was another part of Vegas’s appeal. This city welcomed all shapes and sizes. A couple could get married by Elvis beneath the glow of neon lights at a chapel that offered ninety-nine-dollar weekday specials. Or they could come here.”
― Devney Perry, Jasper Vale

“My parents stopped by. We need to go to the ranch for dinner tomorrow.” I braced, just like I had at the hotel. Shoulders pinned. Breath held.
That muscle – the angry muscle – feathered Jasper’s jaw. “I’m not one for family functions.”
“And I’m not one for anal play but I still let you shove your finger up my ass last night.”
― Devney Perry, Jasper Vale

“You married a stranger. In secret. And you hid it from us. I’m going to fucking yell.” “Griff—” A strong arm wrapped around my shoulders, stopping another lame apology. Jasper hauled me backward, flush against his chest. “That’s enough.” Griffin’s gaze leveled on Jasper. “This is a private conversation.” “You’re yelling at my wife.”
― Devney Perry, Jasper Vale

“Last night was the ultimate example of Vegas’s poison. Eloise, a pure, beautiful woman, had been corrupted by Sin City. Tainted by a man whose demons had come out to play.”
― Devney Perry, Jasper Vale

“I was too selfish and too territorial to share.”
― Devney Perry, Jasper Vale

“We didn’t need a gown or a tux. Our love story wasn’t typical. It certainly wasn’t what I’d imagined as a little girl. But it was ours.”
― Devney Perry, Jasper Vale

“I own a hotel.” He chuckled. “You own a hotel.” “Oh my God, I own a hotel. My hotel.” Jasper tucked a lock of hair behind my ear. “Dream come true?” Only because he was here. “And then some.”
― Devney Perry, Jasper Vale

“After the shooting, I’d considered it. Especially those first few days back at work when I’d hated every second, forcing smiles and pretending like the world was only sunshine and rainbows. When I’d had to stare at the spot where a kid had died. The kid who would have murdered me because I’d fired him from a part-time job.”
― Devney Perry, Jasper Vale

“If our sex life had been invigorating before, now that we weren’t faking anything, we were insatiable. He teased that since he was here at the hotel instead of working out with Foster, it was my job to make sure he stayed in shape.”
― Devney Perry, Jasper Vale

“But day by day, it was getting easier. Therapy had helped. That, and Jasper hadn’t left my side.”
― Devney Perry, Jasper Vale

“But as I looked to Eloise, as I saw the kids, the growing family, I wouldn’t want anything else for her. For whatever family we might have one day.”
― Devney Perry, Jasper Vale

“The house was insanity. Seven different conversations were happening at once. It had been like this the first time I’d come out here too, the noise shocking, but to everyone else, it just seemed . . . normal.”
― Devney Perry, Jasper Vale

“It was the hundredth time he’d thanked me in the past two weeks. I suspected it wouldn’t be the last either. But for his daughter, for my wife, I’d take every bullet in the world.”
― Devney Perry, Jasper Vale

“The Edens waded through thick and thin together, didn’t they? I liked that.”
― Devney Perry, Jasper Vale

“We hadn’t talked much about the shooting either. Another conversation shelved for later. But when we were ready, we’d need help. I wouldn’t let this fester. I wouldn’t let this trauma come between us.”
― Devney Perry, Jasper Vale