That’s not true, Eena. I can always listen.

You didn’t get to bring a date because the type of girl you’d pick would want to liven things up with a group orgy before cutting the cake,” I pointed out.His smile was shameless. ‘Exactly.

Ian was a good man—honest, trustworthy, loyal, and of honorable character. His desire to keep his promise to Angelle and to be a respectable servant of Harrowbeth would always take president over any personal feelings,...

Damn, Ian was already there. I braced myself as he came out from behind the RV. He sniffed, his nose wrinkling. Then he looked over me and my blonde captive, grinning.”Managed to squeeze in a...

They went back to scooping up breakfast, licking the mess off their fingers. Soon the pile of berry mush was gone and their tongues were dyed a nice midnight blue. Ian seemed in a good...

Oh, yes, that feels so good,” I moaned, and instead of punching Ian, pulled him closer.Breath tickled my neck as he laughed. “I know. I’m truly gifted.

Despair is not for the living but for those unable to rise and continue; they are the only souls with a right to it. It is an end where breath and strength and will have...

Of course not, Ian. It’s just that normally at this hour, Bones and I are fucking like rabbits, so I get twitchy when I have to wait for him to climb aboard.

Só a quero porque não a posso ter.Como um rapaz imberbe

Of course Derian will believe you. When does anything ever happen to you that isn’t unreal?”Knowing he was right, she shoved him off the log anyway.

You’re right. I was aroused anyway.

Never regret trusting someone. It proves you have a heart. But if he turns out to be a lying worm … I’m not going to waste my time crying. Because I am way too fabulous...

She can’t do that, she’s a girl.”The soldier smiled wryly, a shrug communicating his indifference.Eena laughed in her mind.(I don’t know what you think’s so funny. You’re the one who’s gotta pee.)Oddly enough, that fact...

All right, you got that out of your system. Can I get back in the boat without you striking me again? Or should I stay out here enjoying the marine life?””Why don’t you swim around...

Losing Sarah and my boy was the hardest thing I’ve ever lived through. But even then, you see, I knew that Eleanor was with me. If not here, then at least in the world, where...

Eena, when you’re ready to talk about it, I’ll be here. That’s what best friends are for.”She let the tears fall. He’d never know they were for him. He’d think they were because of Derian....

Charles, mate, you fret too much. I’m a grown man, I am, and I can blood my handle.””Handle your blood?” Bones offered dryly.Ian grinned. “Exactly.

That bowl was special because of the blue. It exactly matched your eyes.

Derian is playing?” She groaned internally, knowing she should’ve guessed as much. This was starting to look like another setup.

Before you go,mate,turn on the telly. Something raunchy too. Think I’ll rub off one before I go to sleep

Anything for Byron’s least favorite apprentice. It’s the least I can do since you took over my torch.

Love grows and wanes, but honor, duty, and commitment, those things are constant and stable. They define who you are.

Of course. My second-favorite thing to do in bed.

So how did you do it? What makes the cold-hearted princeling mortal like the rest of us?

Hopeful,” Ian whispered in her ear. This word caught her off guard. At present, hope was probably all any of them could cling to.

Can we move this along?” a bored voice stated. “I have places to be and people to shag.””Ian, I’m not going to hug you,” I stated as I approached him. “I know you like this...

You’ll have to give me a minute here. Gravity’s a real bitch this morning.Ian to Kori

You do that, and I take back every nasty thing I’ve ever said about you.”He grinned, his mood changing from serious to wicked in an instant. “Why? I’m all those things and more.