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Becoming the Dark Prince (Stalking Jack the Ripper, #3.5) QUOTES

Becoming the Dark Prince (Stalking Jack the Ripper, #3.5) QUOTES

1 " Of all the complex puzzles the world offered, who would have guessed my emotions would be the greatest challenge of my life? "

― Kerri Maniscalco , Becoming the Dark Prince (Stalking Jack the Ripper, #3.5)

2 " Dear Daci,

I wish to ask for Audrey Rose’s hand and fear putting a foot in my mouth instead. The taste of leather soles doesn’t suit me. You know what I think of fools, and I’m the worst sort. Please help.

Your massively intelligent yet moronic brother,
Thomas "

― Kerri Maniscalco , Becoming the Dark Prince (Stalking Jack the Ripper, #3.5)

3 " Dear Lord Wadsworth, esteemed Baron of Somerset,

I write to you under great duress. I cannot seem to properly ask to formally court your daughter and ought to be put out of my misery at once. Please send a vicious brood of vampire bats to dispatch me at your earliest convenience. It would clearly be an improvement over this letter…

Your daughter’s hopeful yet stupid suitor,
Thomas "

― Kerri Maniscalco , Becoming the Dark Prince (Stalking Jack the Ripper, #3.5)

4 " Winning is an archaic way or looking at romance. Her heart isn't like a cheap round of cards. Love isn't a game. It's a choice. "

― Kerri Maniscalco , Becoming the Dark Prince (Stalking Jack the Ripper, #3.5)

5 " I want you. I want to give you pleasure, both mentally and physically all day and every night for the rest of our lives. I want to be the reason you smile.” I watched as a slight flush crept up her neck, pleased. She longed for that too, it seemed. “I want to spend hours and years of my life figuring out ways of making you happy. I want you to feel the same way about me. Not because I’ve demanded it of you, but because every piece of you longs for me. I want our passion to ignite the world around us, making even the stars jealous. "

― Kerri Maniscalco , Becoming the Dark Prince (Stalking Jack the Ripper, #3.5)

6 " I want our passion to ignite the stars around us, making even the stars jealous. "

― Kerri Maniscalco , Becoming the Dark Prince (Stalking Jack the Ripper, #3.5)

7 " She moved with me, a huntress sighting her prey. The trouble was I wanted to be caught more than I wished to run. "

― Kerri Maniscalco , Becoming the Dark Prince (Stalking Jack the Ripper, #3.5)

8 " (…) But I have never known jealousy until I was introduced to it aboard the Etruria. I want to deny it, to pretend I’m some perfect, unfeeling machine who didn’t care, but that’s a vicious lie. I cared. I cared so much I wanted to punch a wall, as senseless and idiotic as that would be. I considered shoving that pompous ass of a ringmaster right off the deck, knowing I’d rejoice in his drowning. It gave me unparalleled pleasure just imagining his demise. You have no idea the strength it takes, shoving that beast inside, remembering that’s not the kind of person I want to be. Not now, or ever. I will not become a monster for you. The kind of love I crave isn’t cruel or possessive. Do not expect me to act either way. I will never beg or use subversive tactics to win your heart. I will earn it because you choose to give it to me of your own free will, or I won’t have it at all. I will never manipulate you. No one should. And if they do? They aren’t worth your time. "

― Kerri Maniscalco , Becoming the Dark Prince (Stalking Jack the Ripper, #3.5)

9 " And she hardly requires a knight to save her. She’s more likely to ride in and save you and then smack you for being an idiot, "

― Kerri Maniscalco , Becoming the Dark Prince (Stalking Jack the Ripper, #3.5)

10 " Telling Wadsworth how much I loved her wasn’t selfish at all. Quite the opposite. "

― Kerri Maniscalco , Becoming the Dark Prince (Stalking Jack the Ripper, #3.5)

11 " I needed air. If the clouds parted, perhaps I’d get lucky and see the stars. I desired a nice visit with two of my favorite constellations—Ursa Minor and Cygnus. "

― Kerri Maniscalco , Becoming the Dark Prince (Stalking Jack the Ripper, #3.5)

12 " It was more than lust. More than a physical need. I adored every part of her. If she asked me to, I’d unleash every one of my desires, pleasuring her in a way that would let her know precisely how much I cherished her. "

― Kerri Maniscalco , Becoming the Dark Prince (Stalking Jack the Ripper, #3.5)

13 " I hate that there’s a chance you might care for someone else. I’ve never despised something more in my whole existence, but I refuse to become the monster my father believes I am. I will never force myself upon you, even if some untamed, wild beast thrashes inside me, begging for a chance to destroy anyone or anything that might steal you away. "

― Kerri Maniscalco , Becoming the Dark Prince (Stalking Jack the Ripper, #3.5)

14 " (…) And I do want you in all the ways you want me, you bloody fool. I want you so much it drives me to utter…” her attention fastened on my lips, her mind seemingly at a loss while she fought the longing I saw in her gaze, “… distraction. "

― Kerri Maniscalco , Becoming the Dark Prince (Stalking Jack the Ripper, #3.5)

15 " My pulse roared like a raging river in response, but I held back. I slipped my hand into her hair, angling her face toward mine, savoring each hitch in her breath, each jump of my heart. It seemed like we’d waited a millennium to get here. And I languished in the slight teasing before our kiss. I brushed my lips against hers, once, twice. Each pass gaining the slightest bit of pressure. I moved before our mouths made that final contact, kissing the corner of her lips, her cheek, along the underside of her jaw.
I drew slow circles down the side of her bodice and she arched into my touch, urging me lower. I wanted to slide my fingers along the silkiness of her stockings, feel the layers of her full skirts brush over my skin as I explored her body the way she seemed to beg me to. I brought my mouth back to hers and kissed her, slow and languorously, savoring the feel of her. "

― Kerri Maniscalco , Becoming the Dark Prince (Stalking Jack the Ripper, #3.5)

16 " I didn’t expect anyone to be out so early—or so late depending on the circumstances—especially with the threat of another storm approaching. I should have known better than to apply that rule to Audrey Rose. Nothing as pedestrian as the weather would keep her caged when she had a goal to achieve and a young woman’s murder to solve. "

― Kerri Maniscalco , Becoming the Dark Prince (Stalking Jack the Ripper, #3.5)

17 " I wanted her to choose me without being influenced by my own feelings. "

― Kerri Maniscalco , Becoming the Dark Prince (Stalking Jack the Ripper, #3.5)

18 " The price of love doesn’t come cheaply,” she said. “But the cost is worth it.”
(…)
Love should never, ever cost someone something. It should be a free exchange. What happened—she almost destroyed herself for me. I was not worth all that. "

― Kerri Maniscalco , Becoming the Dark Prince (Stalking Jack the Ripper, #3.5)

19 " You stay here with me, Wadsworth.” I clutched her hand. “I will follow you beyond death and drag you back if I must. "

― Kerri Maniscalco , Becoming the Dark Prince (Stalking Jack the Ripper, #3.5)

20 " Quiero que nuestra pasión encienda el mundo que nos rodea, haciendo que incluso las estrellas se pongan celosas. "

― Kerri Maniscalco , Becoming the Dark Prince (Stalking Jack the Ripper, #3.5)