" I could never outshine you.”

This dark, mysterious man had become my brightest light.

With a slight grin, I pulled back. “Besides, I’m not sure I could pull off all those growly screams you’re so famous for.”

Deep, seductive laughter rolled from him, and he hugged me closer, wrapping a single hand in my hair and murmuring low. “You scream just fine, baby. Just make sure what you’re screaming is my name. "

― A.L. Jackson , Drowning to Breathe (Bleeding Stars, #2)