de74af6
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I believe there's a hand that guides us. It just isn't always a gentle one. Or one that seems fair at the time. But I dunno, I try to trust in it now. When I freak, I just try to... shit, I guess trust in it. Because at the end of the day, what else can you do? Choice only gets you so far. Reasoning and planning too. The rest... it's up to someone else. Where we end up, who we know, what happens to the people we love... we don't have a lot of control over any of it.
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jr-ward
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J.R. Ward |
81980b9
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"No, you've got it all wrong, John." Reading his emotions, she shook her head. "You're not half the male you could be because of what was done to you. You're twice what anyone else is because you survived."
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lover-mine
xhex
jr-ward
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J.R. Ward |
172f18d
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Life is such a glorious trauma, is it not?
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life
jr-ward
wrath
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J.R. Ward |
439bd21
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I have no words. Sixteen languages, but no words. -Vishous
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jr-ward
vishous
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J.R. Ward |
5a976c9
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"What brings you onto my property?" Rhev said, cradling his mug with both hands trying to absorb its warmth. Got a problem" I can't fix your personality, sorry"
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rhev
lover-enshrined
jr-ward
phury
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J. R. Ward |
42b989a
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You're the reason I get out of bed every night. And you're the reason I can't wait to come home every dawn. Not the war. Not the Brothers. Not even Butch. It's...you.
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jr-ward
vishous
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J.R. Ward |
07b7a1a
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"And second, I don't think there's much of a market for your particular brand of psychology." "So not true." "Butch, you and I just beat the crap out of each other." "You started it. And actually, it would be perfect for Spike TV. UFC meets Oprah. God, I'm brilliant." "Keep telling yourself that. -Butch and V"
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butch-vishous
jr-ward
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J.R. Ward |
dbaaa75
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"The male who'd just arrived laughed as he embraced Qhuinn. "You have a way with words, cousin. I would say...trucker meets sailor crossed with a twelve-year-old."
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lover-mine
saxton
blaylock
jr-ward
qhuinn
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J.R. Ward |
0eb146f
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"You are perfect for a female." "Not where I come from." "Then they're using the wrong standard."
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payne
jr-ward
manny
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J.R. Ward |
bbe5f99
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There was pain, and then there was PAIN. This was -Vishous
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pain
jr-ward
vishous
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J.R. Ward |
ee9cfb5
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"V, you know I love you like a brother, right?" "Yeah." "You feed her and I'll tear out your fucking throat out."
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v
jr-ward
lover-revealed
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J.R. Ward |
0b77f6e
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Closing his eyes, he sent up a prayer to anyone who was listening, asking please, for God's sake, stop sending him signals that they were right for each other. He'd read that book, seen the movie, bought the soundtrack, the DVD, the T-shirt, the mug, the bobble-head, and the insider's guide. He knew every reason they could have been lock and key. But just as he was aware of all that aligned them, he was even clearer on how they were damned to be ever apart.
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lover-mine
jr-ward
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J.R. Ward |
e2f1ea8
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"I want you to know...that you can trust me." John locked eyes with her and was instantly transported to a different plane of existence. Mighta been heaven again. Who the fuck knew or cared. All he knew was that there was only her and him together, the rest of the world drifting away into fog. Was it possible to fall in love with someone twice, he wondered dimly."
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lover-mine
xhex
jr-ward
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J.R. Ward |
89ca363
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She wanted to say something smart and kind, put together some combination of words to reach him where he'd reached her with his. But the thing was, there was more courage in these revelations of his than she had ever shown anyone, and in a world that was full of taking and cruelty, he was fucking breaking her heart with what he was giving her.
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lover-mine
xhex
jr-ward
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J.R. Ward |
06c432e
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"In a quiet voice, he said, "How long's this been going on for you? With her." John took out a small pad he'd brought with him and wrote: After Rehv read the scribble, he frowned. "She feel the same way?" John did not drop his eyes as he shook his head. No sense hiding shit. Not with a Rehv nodded once. "That's so like her. Goddamn it...okay, let's do this."
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rehv
lover-mine
rehvenge
jr-ward
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J.R. Ward |
b2c0385
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And it was because of their long history that he searched for something to say, something that would get them back to where they had been. All that came to him was...
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lover-mine
blaylock
jr-ward
qhuinn
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J.R. Ward |
95634d2
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"Those deep hazel eyes held his and didn't blink. "You'd be amazed what I would do to keep you alive." Abruptly, V's mouth opened, his breath growing tight. And as the two of them stood chest-to-chest, he knew every inch of his body, felt it all at once."
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butch-vishous
jr-ward
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J.R. Ward |
ebc0945
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"You know, Qhuinn's an interesting character." Saxton reached out with an elegant hand and picked up his port. "He's one of my favorite cousins, actually. His nonconformity is admirable and he's survived things that would crush a lesser male. Don't know that being in love with him would be easy, however." Blay didn't go near that one. "So do you come here often?" Saxton laughed, his pale eyes glinting, "Not for discussion, huh." --
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lover-mine
saxton
blaylock
jr-ward
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J.R. Ward |
e459cea
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"What are the rules," The cop said. "There are none." Vishous spread his stance and braced himself. "Do whatever you want...but you have to break me. You've got to tear me apart."
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jr-ward
vishous
butch
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J.R. Ward |
9cf97e5
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"It's all right Vishous" she said "It's going to be all right." "I do not crave this." But he needed it before he became a danger to himself and others. "I know. And I love you, too." " He pronounced in the Old Language. And then he bowed to her and turned away. -Marissa and Vishous"
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jr-ward
vishous
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J.R. Ward |
89d28fd
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"I think we're dating now" "Come on...I got you naked. You wore a damn corset. And don't get me started on the sponge bath afterward."
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butch-vishous
jr-ward
butch
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J.R. Ward |
6b56640
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There was both love and despair in his voice. He was truly handicapped when it came to emotions, and falling in love hadn't changed that...
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love
jr-ward
vishous
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J.R. Ward |
98c3bb6
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Her perfume or soap or whatever it was reminded him of sandalwood and something else. Oh, right...orgasms.
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jr-ward
manny
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J.R. Ward |
b7680ab
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"Saxton smelled really good and had a handshake that was firm. "You've grown up a lot." Blay found himself flushing as he took his hand back. "You're just the same." "Am I?" Those pearl eyes flashed. "Is that good or bad?" "Oh...good. I didn't mean---" "So tell me how you've been. Are you mated to some nice female your parents set you up with?" Blay's laugh was sharp and hard. "God, no. There's no one for me."
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lover-mine
saxton
blaylock
jr-ward
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J.R. Ward |
cd8700e
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The thread of will-they-or-won't-they was the real driver of every word and glance and shift of body. So...this was a date, Blay thought. A subtextual negotiation slipcovered in talk of books read and music enjoyed.
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lover-mine
saxton
blaylock
jr-ward
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J.R. Ward |
da3422c
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"Hey" V said into the darkness. "Hey" V went forward, rounding the foot of the bed, using the wall to navigate. Lowering his ass onto the mattress, he sat beside his best friend."
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jr-ward
vishous
butch
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J.R. Ward |
28d9063
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He went over to the leathers and picked them up. Nice Catholic boy like him didn't know much about BDSM, but it looked like he was going to learn firsthand. Taking out his cellphone, he hit V, but didn't expect an answer. He guessed GPS was going to have to come in handy once again.
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butch-vishous
jr-ward
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J.R. Ward |
9ecd7a6
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Okay, okay, okay ... go to your corners, boys. This is a nice Aubusson carpet you're standing on. You get blood on it and I'll have Fritz so far up my ass I'll be coughing on his hankie.
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ward
lover-mine
jr-ward
vampires
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J.R. Ward |
e37de7e
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"I do not crave this" But he needed it before he became a danger to himself and others."
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jr-ward
vishous
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J.R. Ward |
8c743d6
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The weight of the dead was heavier than the pounds of the body.
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jr-ward
black-dagger-brotherhood
lover-avenged
vampires
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J.R. Ward |
01981da
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V had been keeping his eye on the guy. After they'd spent hours alone together, they'd parted awkwardly and taken separate showers. Fortunately, though, the hot water had been a reset for them both, and when they'd met up again in the Pit's kitchen, it had been business as usual. And shit remained that way
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butch-vishous
jr-ward
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J.R. Ward |
4e38318
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"From out of nowhere, she had an image of some poor human in a FedEx Office branch getting an eyeful and a half of the mostly naked fallen angel. Without warning, she started to laugh so hard, tears came to her eyes. The good kind of tears, that was. And as she gave herself up to the angel's ridiculousness, Lass just say there on the couch, staring up at "Melrose Place", a sly, quiet smile on his beautiful, deranged face. What an angel he was, she thought to herself. A total angel."
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funny
bloodkiss
jr-ward
lassiter
marissa
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J.R. Ward |
91c1a18
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A gust of wind went Nike across the flat landscape
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jr-ward
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J.R. Ward |
8b5d3fb
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(Butch Thinking) Those claws wre like daggers. they made Freddie Krueger's set of fun and games look like pipe cleaners.
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jr-ward
rhage
lover-eternal
butch
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J.R. Ward |