“The ease of his manner freed me from painful restraint; the friendly frankness, as correct as cordial, with which he treated me, drew me to him”
“My brother," Will growled. "And your friend. You'd better not treat him the way you treat me.”
“The way his jeans hugged his cheeks drew me to him and made me feel warm.”
“Put it like this: show me a man who knows how to treat a woman like dirt, and I will faint with delight at his feet and allow him to treat me like the doormat he so clearly wants me to be.”
“My instincts are all against a woman being too frank and at her ease with me. It is no compliment to a man.”
“Dogs find me irresistible." He lowered his voice to a conspiring whisper, aiming to put her at ease. "It's an alpha thing." Which was true, but was totally outrageous for him to claim.”