" You don’t have to say it,” he murmured. “I already know.” “Know what?” “That you don’t want anyone to know about this soft side to you. So I’m just going to tell them that you came over, kicked me in the balls, and took my liver when I coughed it onto the floor. I had to follow you home or I wouldn’t be able to cleanse my own blood. "

― J.R. Ward , Blood Fury (Black Dagger Legacy, #3)