“But there you are. Helpless. Unable to defend yourself. Vulnerable. Victim.”

“Everything you need to know about love is already inside of you...”

“You feel control drain away like sand falling from your fingertips. You can't hold onto it. It's gone. And so are you.”

“You have the poutiest lips I've ever seen.""Pouty?' I snorted. "Like I look bratty?""Like you look kissable.”

“I want to be the one protecting you.”

“You can't let your heart go places it's not supposed to go.”

“Danicka asked where you were. I told her you and Colin were taking a long lunch eating- something she and her friends might want to take up since -clearly- Colin is a man, and men like meat, dogs like bones.”