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1 " Murder scene,” Melissa drawled. “But sure, you two go ahead and make out like that’s a normal thing that people do during times like this. Like I’m not standing right here and seeing a dozen red flags fly. "
― Cynthia Eden , Cross My Heart (Wilde Ways, #14)
2 " If you live that way, always letting the fear take over, I learned that you’re not really living at all. "
3 " His bigger body dwarfed hers, but he’d always been so careful when they touched. When they made love. His strength had always been in check. "
4 " Are you thinking with your head or your dick?” Izaak demanded. “Asking for a friend. Asking because you’re a dumbass and— "
5 " Elijah’s hand lifted, and he tucked a lock of hair behind her ear. His hand lingered at her cheek. A shiver slid over her. “Are you cold?” Not even a little bit. "
6 " Nice and easy,” he whispered. “The kiss doesn’t have to mean a thing.” Her lips parted. That’s the problem. He might be done with their relationship, but she wasn’t. Everything about him still meant something to her. She started to tell him just that— "
7 " Because this wasn’t the way that Elijah really kissed. He didn’t kiss like a gentleman. He kissed like a man possessed. A man desperate to have the woman he wanted. "
8 " Therefore, you are the one that I am going to protect. And letting you run into the spooky boat storage building? Sorry, but I saw that Scooby Doo episode. "
9 " You’re the one who is scared. Scared that if you’re not careful, you’ll actually let down that guard of yours, and maybe then it won’t just be about the best sex of our lives. Maybe it will be about something more. But I guess we won’t ever find out, will we? "
10 " They’ll know we fucked.” Her eyes widened. “Sex sells. Sex and murder? Sex and fire and a serial killer? Hell, the reporters will fight each other for coverage. In the past, no one knew about us. "