He'd always had his family, his brothers and sister, and they had formed a unit so strong, when he was younger, he hadn't thought he would ever need anyone else. Loneliness taught him otherwise.
He was set on having her for the rest of his life, no matter how long or little that was, but he could see, if she agreed, he was going to have his hands full.
He wanted Shylah to see past his physical appearance to 'him'. He needed her to care who he was.
He stayed right where he was, planted against the door, afraid to move. He'd walked into a room filled with enemies, never flinching, and would do it over and over, but this woman held the power to ru...
He radiated calm, his energy peaceful, surrounding her in a cocoon of tranquility. He made her feel safe, wrapped up in their world together, even though she knew neither of them was.
He liked that she gave the questions thought. That she actually saw the mysteries and worked at solving them.
Every moment I'm with you, bambina, I fall harder. It's difficult for mr to believe you're real. You aren't the only one a little terrified.
Draden was hers. The one. The only. She didn't know how she knew it, but she did know that nothing in her life was truer.
Draden didn't move, staying as still as any predator with his gaze fixed on his prey. No muscle moved.
Breezy had learned, practically from birth, to let things go. If they weren't big and didn't threaten to swallow her whole, she dismissed them from her mind. If she really needed to deal with somethin...
As she'd grown, she moved through life in silence, hoping not to be noticed, afraid of drawing attention to herself.
Already he knew she was the one he wanted, and it had nothing to do with their shadows coming together.
You're a good man, Vittorio. No matter what, you're a good man.
We're all family. Family takes care of family no matter how bad it is or what the cost to us personally is [...]That's what we do. We're Torpedo Ink and that IS Torpedo Ink.
The words, sliding into his mind, were vibrant with her emotions. Dripping with sensitivity. Weeping with her reaction. Intimate beyond measure. Because she murmured forgiveness into his mind, she gav...
That was the first time I realized that some people had something truly beautiful and it was called family. I wanted that for myself-and that tea set. It was elegant and beautiful, and it represented...
She had the beginnings of trust in him. He needed that from her. To gain the kind of absolute faith and trust he needed from her, he had to show in every way that he would always be there for her. Tha...
Of course I can do this. I'm pregnant, not brain-damaged. My condition doesn't change my personality.
It was dangerous to go back, at least for him, to even think of those days when he was too young and had no way to save the dying. He could only whisper to them, tell them not to be afraid, and that s...
It was as if the very shadows connected them and she could feel his emotions.