“You are such a sleazeball, Rhodes—walking, talking proof of why siblings shouldn’t marry.”

“He smiled. A sub shouldn’t be terrified, but a little anxiety was good.”

“A little insecurity in a submissive wasn’t a bad thing, but her doubts shouldn’t be whether the Dominant cared.”

“You little subs make me nervous. Being around you is too much like walking into a room filled with tiny kittens and trying not to step on one.”

“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.”

“You don’t speak again, unless to use your safe word or yellow to indicate you’re frightened.”“I was at yellow the minute I walked in the door.”

“You’re so damn big,” she whispered.“Why, thank you cariño,” he said.”