Joy

“My body wanted him. I pressed myself against him, taunting, tempting, and when he lowered his face to mine and bit my lower lip, I gasped into his mouth and threw my arms around him, deepening the kiss. It was unlike anything I’d ever experienced.”
― Claire Contreras, The Sinful King

“I hate you," he whispered.
"I hate everything about you. Your eyes. Your lips. Your smile." His words grazed her skin when he said, softly, "I find your presence insufferable.”
― Tahereh Mafi, These Infinite Threads

“A date,” he repeated, his eyes assessing me closer now, as if he was trying to figure out who would ask me on a date. It was the moment I realized I could definitely grow to hate Prince Elias. How had I ever slept with this man? How could I have given him my virginity? I was disgusted with myself. “Yes, a date.”
― Claire Contreras, The Sinful King

“Men ruin all of women’s best laid plans.”
― Raven Kennedy, Gleam