“She was more frightened of the stallion than she was of the Baron.”
“One loves art more than life; it's better than life, don't you think, Ali? It doesn't disappoint so," she sighed. "It's not so frightening," she said, her eyes filled with terror.”
“Caballine likes me to be masterful. She calls me her stallion.”
“She was feeling more vulnerable and alone than she had felt in years. And incredibly frightened. For all her fiercely held independence, she still desperately craved solace. A secret desire to be held, protected. Loved? No, that was going to far. Love was a manipulation. A lie. Lust was more honest. Lust only messed with your body not your mind.”
“As frightening as we may think her, I believe she finds herself even more so.”
“It felt odd to realize she was frightened more by what he might know, and not of what he might be.”