Stephanie Witter

“No." I pulled away just enough to lock my eyes with his. His crooked smile sent shivers down my spine. His eyes were a deep blue darkening more as the minutes passing between us were getting hotter. "I will be the one using you, and you'll love every second, every breath, every stroke and every fucking inch of me," he said, his lips ghosting above mine.”

“I’m the guy who knows how you can hurt so much that your insides feel like they’re cut and bleeding.”

“Maybe I shouldn't trust him after all, just like he doesn't seem to trust me fully. Shit, is it always so hard to get close to someone?”

“Will you be able to touch me again without thinking about Sean? I don't want you to be disgusted by me.”

“I want him and even if it's frightening, even if I may not be completely ready for a relationship, I want him. Now... And tomorrow, and all the following days.”

“He tilted my head up with his index finger. Tingles spread on my skin. "Pain, obstacles, betrayal and all shitty things that happen in life shape everyone, just as much as good things do. Don't regret anything if in the end you can say you're an amazing woman.”

“It only wakes up the burning desire I always feel whenever I'm close to this man and the shadows of my fears back away. — Skye”

“Take a table and I’ll join you in a second.’’When he walked away I did something I couldn’t be scolded for doing.I checked out his ass in his jeans and…that looked good.”

“My mouth dropped open, because even if it wasn't my best friend, I knew the guy who was presently rubbing the short stubble on his chin. The only new thing about him was the little scar on his left eyebrow. It was Gabriel Green, known to me as Gabe the douche bag. Great!”

“Believe me, I knew you enjoyed it without voicing it that way. It was like your body screamed for me to take you." All too true, but I didn't like it to be told aloud. I arched an eyebrow, something I couldn't do when sober. "I'm pretty sure if I put a hand on your crotch, you're sporting a boner. It works both ways.”

“Sex or sleep? What will it be, Lila?”

“I love you, Skye. You’re in my heart, in my head, under my skin. You’re my present and my future.”

“There’s only so much a man can survive and as fucking weak as it sounds, I reached my limits when Skye disappeared. —Duke”

“Maybe Duke was just the kind of person you don’t keep in your life, but the kind of person that changes your life forever.”

“At this very moment with my girl in my arms, I feel like there’s nothing I can’t do for her, for us. — Duke”

“Therapy can’t erase scars, it only makes it easier to live with them. — Duke”

“I closed my eyes and immediately I pictured Brooklyn’s full lips parted on a moan, her eyes glassy and her pupils dilated, her cheeks flushed and her body…her smoking body bared only for me.”

“He smiled wickedly, and my body warmed. "Girls dig bad boys." "Unfortunately, that's true." "Is there a message, Bridge?" "In your dreams," I replied with a roll of my eyes, but it was all an act because there was a message there. I wanted him. I was screwed ― Uh, bad choice of words.”

“What happened tonight won't change a thing.""You're mistaken, Lila. Everything started changing the moment we met.”

“You know she needs you. Think for a minute instead of playing the wounded ego card.’’ — Derek”