Semi

“I have existed for eons,” he declared with a soft rumble that reverberated through his chest, “but I never lived before this moment.”
― L. A. Holloway

“His eyes are huge. “Of all the stupid, idiotic, imbecilic, reckless—”

“I get it,” I moan.

“—things to do!” His fingers tighten painfully. “Don’t ever do something like that again!”

Anger makes me see red again. “Why not? If I want to save someone, I will! What good is the Kingmaker without a king!”
― Amanda Bouchet

“I was a dead man,” he whispered, “and you gave me life.”

“You saved my life,” she countered. “Does that make us even?”

“No. You belong to me now.” He grasped her wrist and kissed the back of her hand, a possessive gesture if there ever was one.

“And what are you to me?” Layla asked slyly, refusing to believe he meant that in a bad way. Enki’s fierce declaration of his claim over her simply had the effect of making her swoon.

“Your servant.”

Sweet fucking stars.

She was completely undone.”
― Anna Carven, Shattered Silence

“My whole lifetime will be nothing more than a moment to you,” she argued weakly.

“If we are only together for a moment, let it be the sweetest moment I have ever known.”
― L. A. Holloway