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“I walked into the kitchen just in time to watch her rear back and slap Seb right across the face, a handprint forming almost instantly.”
― Dana Isaly, Scars

“He took the other one in his mouth as I came back down to earth. He bit it, hard, and I yelped and slapped him.”
― Dana Isaly, Scars

“I rubbed my hand over my full belly, letting it stick out and showing off my cute little bump. The satin dress stretched over it way too tightly. I made a note to myself to wear something with a little more give next time. He gave it a soft poke, and I groaned. I needed to get home and get this stupid dress off.”
― Dana Isaly, Scars

“Before you arrived here in this world, I had nothing to live for. I hunted. I existed. I did not look forward to anything. But now you are here, and you might be carrying my child even now.” His jaw flexes. “I know you are more than capable. The problem is not with you. It is with me. This world is dangerous, and I think of you, alone, out in the wild, and it is more than I can bear.” He stares at me for so long and so hard that I think his jaw is going to snap from grinding his teeth. “If I lose you,” he finally says gruffly, “I have nothing.”
― Ruby Dixon, Barbarian Alien