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The Bride and the Beast (Once Upon a Time, #2) QUOTES

The Bride and the Beast (Once Upon a Time, #2) QUOTES

1 " Then you're a bigger fool than I thought. Since when has any man ever been worthy of the woman he loved? It's only by God's grace that they love us in spite of ourselves. "

― Teresa Medeiros , The Bride and the Beast (Once Upon a Time, #2)

2 " They were old, their covers cracked and their bindings frayed, but as far as Gwendolyn was concerned that only made the words cocooned between their musty pages more precious. "

― Teresa Medeiros , The Bride and the Beast (Once Upon a Time, #2)

3 " No thanks, I've already eaten. "

― Teresa Medeiros , The Bride and the Beast (Once Upon a Time, #2)

4 " Gwendolyn had been seeking to atone for her father’s sins, but instead she found herself exalted by this potent combination of power and vulnerability, both Bernard’s and hers. She was no longer his captive, but a willing supplicant on the altar of his pleasure. Her absolution was sweeter than anything she had anticipated, but not nearly as sweet as the moment when Bernard dropped to his knees and pressed her cheek to his thundering heart. "

― Teresa Medeiros , The Bride and the Beast (Once Upon a Time, #2)

5 " How could I have let you do any of those things when I've never even seen your face? When I don't even know your name?"

"That may be true," he said quietly, "but for just a moment there, I would have sworn you knew my heart. "

― Teresa Medeiros , The Bride and the Beast (Once Upon a Time, #2)