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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 |
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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 |
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51d9841
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"I catch you without your again, I'm turning you in." Qhuinn cursed. "Yeah, and then I'll get fired. Which means V'll Donald trump my ass with a dagger. You're welcome."
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lover-mine
john-matthew
qhuinn
zsadist
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j.r. ward |
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379910e
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...the only thing that had tethered her to the earth had been him and it was strange, but she felt welded to him on some core level now. He had seen her at her absolute worst, at her weakest and most insane, and he hadn't looked away. He hadn't judged and he hadn't been burned. It was as if in the heat of her meltdown they had melted together. This was more than emotion. It was a matter of soul.
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lover-mine
john-matthew
xhex
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J.R. Ward |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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b746c6e
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As his ears rang and his heart broke for her, he stayed strong against the gale force she let loose. After all, there was a reason why and were seperated by so little and sounded one like the other. Bearing witness to her, he heard her and was there for her because that was all you could do during a fall apart. But God, it pained him to see how she suffered.
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lover-mine
john-matthew
xhex
john
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J.R. Ward |
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3df61b2
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He nodded and curled over his paper, writing quickly. As his words took form on the white page, she got to watch him...and realized she never wanted him to go. She wanted him here beside her forever.
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lover-mine
john-matthew
xhex
john
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J.R. Ward |
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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 |
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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 |
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dbfb1b5
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When you were the son of evil, there was little you couldn't do, own, or kill, and yet her mortal self was an elusive trophy he could touch, but not put on his shelf. This made her rare. This made her precious. This made him...love her.
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lover-mine
lash
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J.R. Ward |
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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 |
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9a609d3
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The deadweight of his body,coupled with the aches, made him remember back to a time when he'd gotten colds or flus. Same feeling. Was it possible he was getting sick? Made him wonder if anyone had come up with a product like Dead-quil or some shit. Probably not.
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lover-mine
lash
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J.R. Ward |
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3ba6fed
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"Tohr: "Doesn't have to be easy to be right." John: "In that case, we're meant for each other."
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lover-mine
xhex
tohr
tohrment
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J.R. Ward |
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d2e2d0d
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Amazing, John thought as he stood behind Xhex. If you looked down at your cock and balls and told them that if they behaved badly you would slice them up and bury them in the back yard, they actually listened to you.
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lover-mine
xhex
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J.R. Ward |
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9c7feb2
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It was hard to explain. But what was between them went further than a mating ceremony or a back carving or a witnessed exchange of commitment. He couldn't put his finger on the why of it...but she was his missing puzzle piece, the twelfth in his dozen, the first and last pages of his book.
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lover-mine
xhex
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J.R.Ward |