“Sophia, you’re the best thing that could have happened to Alistair. I’ve never seen him happier than he is now.”

“That night as they slept in each other's arms neither Alistair nor Sophia had any nightmares.”

“It was like the sun had appeared again in my life, Sophia, You. You changed everything when you stepped into that room. You have a freshness, a strength, an allure, I’ve never seen before. The way you walk, talk, hold yourself. The way you move your hands, these long red nails. You’ve become the light of my life.”

“Sophia is worth a change. I have to make the right choices from now on.”

“ Good things come…” Her head fell back, giving him total access to her throat “to those who wait.’ Patience is a virtue, Alistair.”

“Sophia is not my second chance. She is my heavenly gift.”

“I love your eyes, did you know that? I have never seen eyes as green as yours. They put the leaves of the Amazon Forest to shame. And your unbelievably long and dark lashes make them even more startling.”