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21 " She felt her spine soften. His strong, gentle hand melted vertebrae made of ancient ice. But what a horror, for if he succeeded she could not stand at all. "
― Sarah E. Morin , Waking Beauty
22 " Was he in trouble? Women were so good at saying everything was fine while plotting punishment. "
23 " A smart person would have run and left her to face the consequences of her own stupidity. Not Arpien. He'd always fancied himself a rescuer.Which was how, after a respectable battle against five men, Arpien found himself tied to the other side of Brierly's tree. "
24 " When people fall off their pedestals, you have two options. Either you can hate them for letting you down, or you can look at them eye to eye and sympathize, you're just like me. "