Annie

“If I’d done that today, you would have lost control. The only reason why you didn’t was because I treated you like my husband, not a monster.”
― Cora Reilly, Bound by Honor

“He held me against his body and his upper arm was close to my face, so I turned and bit him. He was so startled he actually released me and I tried to jab him with the knife, but he gripped my wrist.

“Did you bite me?” he asked as he stared at my teeth marks on his bicep.

“Not hard enough. There isn’t even blood,” I said. Luca’s shoulders twitched once, then again. He was fighting laughter. Not the effect I’d intended when I bit him but I had to admit I loved the sound of his deep chuckle.

“I think you’ve done enough damage for one day,” he said.”
― Cora Reilly, Bound by Honor

“Make him be good to you. Make him love you if you can. It’s the only way to get through this.”
― Cora Reilly, Bound by Honor

“Maybe love is a risk, but it’s a risk I’m willing to take and as you said, it’s not a choice. I never thought I would, never thought I could love someone like that but I fell in love with you. I fought it. It’s the first battle I didn’t mind losing.”
― Cora Reilly, Bound by Honor