“No matter what historians claimed, BC really stood for "Before Coffee.”

“Coffee and chocolate—the inventor of mocha should be sainted.”

“When he sat up, she gave a sigh and relaxed against the lounge, the exquisite torture over. His eyes crinkled. “You might not have noticed,” he said as if having a conversation in a coffee shop or something, “but last time I looked, women possess two breasts.”

“So, so sorry. Really sorry. Master. Sir. Emperor of the world. God of the universe.”

“My cousin fell in love with a dom, so I checked into it to see if I needed to kill him before they got married.”

“She realised she was whimpering. Sir held her closer, his hard grip reassuring. This wasn't a dream; he really was here.”

“When something horrible happens, your brain doesn't process the memories right. It stores everything-- sounds, pain, smells, feelings-- all mixed up. It doesn't matter if you believed it or it made sense; it gets stored.”