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1 " Do you have a boyfriend?" he asked."Huh?" Why would he ask her that?"A big, mean-as-fuck, jealous guy who will break my neck with his bare hands if he knew I touched you?"Toni shook her head."A raging case of herpes?""Of course not!""You're not making this any easier on me. "
― Olivia Cunning , Insider (Exodus End, #1)
2 " He nipped her skin, and her entire body jerked. “Oh!” she gasped."Got yourself a vampire fetish?” he asked with a chuckle. “What? No, of course not. Vampires aren’t real.”“But I’m all about bringing your fantasies to life, babe. If you want to be banged by a sparkling dick, I’ll go get the glitter. "
3 " You’re crazy,” she said with a laugh. And thank God for that.“When it comes to you, I don’t know how to be sane. "
4 " She wrapped her arms around his head and hugged him to her abdomen. “Why are you so nice to me?” His chuckle was muffled against her belly. “I have ulterior motives.”“Such as?” “Making you mine.” Shit. Why had he said that? He was showing his cards much too soon. She slapped his shoulder. “Don’t say it if you don’t mean it.” He wished he could say he didn’t mean it. He didn’t particularly want to be so far gone. Ah, what the fuck—he liked her. A lot. She was just going to have to learn to live with it. If he could admit it, surely she could accept it. “I mean it, Toni.” He untangled his head from her grasp so he could look up at her. “I really do like you. And it isn’t just lust.” For once in his dick-led life. “I can’t stop thinking about you. Even when you’re not in my bed, you’re in my head. It’s driving me crazy. I’m not sure how to handle it.” She smiled, and he saw her feelings displayed clearly in her eyes. “You’re going to break my heart someday.” She released a sigh and stared over his head as she spoke. “I really like you too, Logan. But maybe it’s best if we pretend the only thing between us is lust. If I fall for you . . .” She shook her head and closed her eyes. “You don’t trust me with your heart.” “Should I?” He wanted to say she should, wanted to say that he’d never hurt her, but he, more than anyone, was aware of his track record with women. “That’s something you’ll have to decide on your own. "
5 " Get your hands off of her,” Logan growled.“Or you’ll do what?” Steve asked.“Introduce your face to the bottom of my shoe.”Dare sighed and shook his head. “We get it, Logan. She’s yours. You don’t have to lift your leg and piss on her. "
6 " I don’t want to break your heart, Toni.” He lifted her hand and pressed it into the center of his chest. His heart thudded against the back of her hand. “Not when seeing you upset breaks mine. "
7 " No quiero a otro hombre. Ya he tenido al mejor, ¿por qué conformarme con el resto? "
8 " When the world believes you are the persona you display to the public, that perception allows you a certain layer of protection. So you feel like the criticism and hate isn’t directed at you—not the real you—it’s directed at the man they all think you are, who isn’t really you at all. Otherwise . . "