Wendy Hodges

“Jesus, Ayda, don’t you get it? I want you. I want you safe. I want you happy. I want you to have what you deserve. I want you in a life where shit isn’t always so heavy. I want someone to treat you with the patience and the respect you deserve, but the thought of anyone else touching you makes me want to rip the throats of a hundred men out—men I don’t even know—just for the sake of being the brutal bastard that I am. I want you to not always give me that look that’s begging me to do the right thing when the wrong thing comes so easily to me. I want to never have to disappoint you. I want to give you the world. I want to not want all of these things because wanting them and wanting you means that no matter how much I try and stop myself from admitting that I love you…” My eyes flew open to meet hers. “I can’t, because I love you. I really fucking love you, Ayda.”
― Victoria L. James, Without Mercy

“Look. What do you see? Me? I see a beautiful woman any man would be lucky to have. The only thing you need to change is what's going on in your head. Your mind is crippling you from the best life you could have.”
― K.L. Shandwick, Dare You

“I realized I was indulging myself; objectifying her, fantasizing about her, and I had been biting and licking my dry lips. Her hooded, lust-filled eyes were fixed on my mouth. She was watching my mouth intently, her tongue sliding tantalizingly slowly across her dry lips.”
― K.L. Shandwick, Love with Every Beat

“Stay strong, beautiful. I’ll be right here waiting for you when you wake up. I love you so much. Forget everything else and concentrate on you and our baby. Don’t worry, we’ll work out the rest.”
― K.L. Shandwick, Another Life