" Rio crouched beside Nella’s left knee, leather stretching over his thighs. He rested his hand on her leg. “You don’t need to be afraid of us.” His hand was large and warm. A need to relax flowed through her, a need to trust, to put her fate in his so-strong hands.
“Yes, she does,” Rees said softly.
“Pay no attention to the man with the large hard-on,” Rio said. "

― Allyson James , Rio (Tales of the Shareem, #2)