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1 " If only I'd realized earlier that it never pays to fight evil with evil. But after watching my father die, I'd been consumed with bitterness and had allowed it to lead me astray from what was righteous and pleasing to God. "
― Jody Hedlund , A Daring Sacrifice (An Uncertain Choice, #2)
2 " Bulldog grunted. And I knew the matter was settled. My pulse thrummed with excitement. I was going to marry Juliana Wessex. "
3 " I have searched far and wide... he whispered, and have finally found the one my heart desires. "
4 " But even brave people are afraid on occasion. Sometimes fear can protect us from being too foolish or reckless. "
5 " Even so, I was growing more anxious to make my escape and fly like an arrow as far away as I could. But I'd made a deal with Collin, and I couldn't break it after just one day, could I? "
6 " I held myself still, hardly daring to breathe. What was happening to me? Now that I was dressed as a woman, was I beginning to feel like one too? Perhaps I'd acted the part of a man for so long that I'd forgotten what it was like to even be a woman. "
7 " Tell me what you want me to do, and I'll do it, he whispered again. I'll do anything for you.I closed my eyes at the comfort huh that came from his words. I'd had to be strong for so long. I'd had to fight and scrap and struggle to stay alive. Everyone else depended upon me. And it felt so good to lean on someone else for a change and to know I wasn't alone. "
8 " I suppose you'll not let me rest until I admit that I like your company?""You're getting to know me well...""Very well, I'll admit. You're slightly more than tolerable. "
9 " Time to chop off your thumbs. "
10 " I didn't know what about him drew me, except that he was kind and concerned about me in a way I hadn't experienced in a long time. Even Bulldog cared about me as fiercely as if I were his own daughter, he never hugged me. He expected me to be tough, like a man. And I always had been.But with Collin...He had a way about him-a tenderness-that seemed to break through the hard walls I'd built around myself. "
11 " What would it be like to stop fighting? To stop thieving? To stop living in the woods? What would it be like to return to a normal life, one where I wasn't hunting every day or being hunted by those who wanted me dead? "
12 " My chest swelled with strange satisfaction. I'd never had to make sacrifices before. Sure, I was finally giving something to my poor tenants and had instructed William to carry forth the delivery plans without me. But I hadn't suffered as a result. The giving hadn't really been much of a sacrifice due to my immense wealth.However, tonight, I'd given something that, simple as it was, had cost me. I'd go hungry as a result. For a reason I couldn't explain,I was more fulfilled than if I'd given away another diamond necklace. "
