I want to take my time with you - to learn … every inch of you. And this apartment has very, very thin walls. I don’t want to have an audience he added as he leaned down again, brushing his mouth over...
His laugh rumbled against me. Eyes closed, the wind roaring like a wild animal, I adjusted my position, gripping him tighter. My knuckles brushed one of his wings- smooth and cool like silk, but hard...
Don't tell me what I do and don't deserve. Don't tell me about tomorrow, or the future, or any of it.
Celaena? Sam asked into the dark. Should I worry about going to sleep?She blinked, then laughed under her breath. At least Sam took her threats somewhat seriously.
A half-wild beast, Nesta had once called me. It was an effort to not take his hand, to not reach out to him and tell him that I understood.
As you wish.
Who do you wish to be?
What's the point in having a mind if you don't use it to make judgements?
We need hope, or else we cannot endure.
Using the chair is not a punishment. It is not a prison,' he said softly. 'It never was. And I am as much of a man in that chair, or with that cane, as I am standing on my feet.' He brushed away the t...
There had once been a time when I'd dreaded the end of summer, had prayed it would hold out for as long as possible. Now the thought of endless warmth and sun made me . . . bored. Restless.
Saying those words made a sharp, quick panic rise up in her, an aching pain that had her throat closing. You left me, she repeated. Maybe it was only out of blind terror at the abyss opening up again...
Rowan stood with his queen in the rain, breathing in her scent, and let her steal his warmth for as long as she needed.
Rhysand yelled my name again - yelled it as though he cared. I blacked out, but she brought me back, ensuring that I felt everything ensuring that I screamed every time a bone broke.
It took me a long while to realize that Rhysand, whether he knew it or not, had effectively kept me from shattering completely.
I inclined my head slightly, and lowered my shield only long enough to say down the bond: A heartbeat later a sensual caress trailed along my mental shields—a polite request. I let it drop, let him in...
How much had I missed in these months of despair and numbness?
Gods, without his magic... Humans were remarkable. To be able to survive without leaning on magic... He had to give them credit.
Everyone wants to talk-talk-talk. Can't we eat-eat-eat, and then talk?
Each of us has a beast roaming beneath our skin, roaring to get out.