Home > Work > No Good Duke Goes Unpunished (The Rules of Scoundrels, #3)
1 " She told herself that she was happy to meet her executioner. "
― Sarah MacLean , No Good Duke Goes Unpunished (The Rules of Scoundrels, #3)
2 " You want me.”“Want does not begin to describe the way I feel about you,” his low voice promised. “Want is nothing compared with the level of desire I have. With the desperation I feel. With the way I long for you. "
3 " We were discussing the fine puppetry of fate. "
4 " Hope was a fool’s emotion. "
5 " Sometimes love is not enough. "
6 " Aren't we all victims of fate? "
7 " I love your laugh. I want to hear it every day. I want to be through all this darkness and devastation. I want happiness now. I want our due. I want what we’ve deserved from the beginning.” He paused and stared deep into her eyes, willing her to understand how much he loved her. “I want you. "
8 " We don’t like it when women get uppity.” “Well,” she said, “that is a bit of a problem, as I am feeling quite uppity. "
9 " She steeled her spine. “Like Boleyn to the chopping block.” Anna smirked. “Queen of England, are we?” Mara shrugged. “Something to aspire to. "
10 " What did you do to her?” There were a thousand things he’d done. I didn’t believe her. I didn’t trust her. I didn’t show her how much I loved her. I didn’t protect her. He settled on: “I made a mistake. "
11 " He’d made her laugh and smile. He’d made her feel beautiful.For the first time in her life.For the only time in her life. "
12 " What do I win?” she whispered in his ear.He grinned. “What would you like?”“You.” So simple. So perfect.“I am yours,” he said, kissing her. “As you are mine.”She laughed. “Always.”And it was the truth. "
13 " His unashamed, avenging queen. "
14 " I notice more than you could imagine. "
15 " Don’t you see, Mara.” He leaned in and whispered, “You’re mine, now. "
16 " Without the past, there would be no present. No future. I don’t regret a moment of it. It all brought us here. To this place. To this moment. To this love. "
17 " We cannot marry,' she said softly.He kissed the top of her head. 'Sleep with me tonight, and let me convince you tomorrow why it is the best of all my ideas. "
18 " She closed her eyes and willed him to lose the power of speech. Immediately and irreversibly. “Obviously, I didn’t mean—” “Well. Thank you.” In the entire history of time, had willing ever worked? "
19 " There were moments that changed one’s life. And paths that came without a fork in the road. "
20 " West pressed on. “Why do you care if she stays or goes?”He met West’s gaze. “One day, the woman you love will slip through your fingers, and I shall ask you the same question.” He exited the room, leaving West to consider the implications of the statement. "
