He was strong. And his heart, it was breaking. by Nalini Singh

He was strong. And his heart, it was breaking.

Nalini Singh

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He didn't know what else to do, how to comfort her, so he simply held her, held the only person in the world who had ever cried for him

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No one has ever been able to pinpoint the trigger." "But?" "But it is legend that ambrosia only rises when-" She held her breath. "- an archangel loves true.

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Truth was a tool. It should never simply be said. No, it had to be bent, twisted, colored, until it became a weapon.

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Option 1: Attempt to back out. Probable result: Death after painful torture. Option 2: Do the job and hope. Probable result: Death but probably no torture (good)

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The fear is like metal on my tongue—I’ve known him but a fragment of time, and yet I’m certain if I accept his suit, it will destroy a part of me when he leaves.” Keir reached forward to tuck her hair behind her ear. “We’re all a little broken.” Quiet. Potent. “No one goes through life with a whole heart.

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Illium grinned, unrepentant. “Want to try again? I’ll move extra slow — you are both so much older, after all.” The last words were a conspiratorial whisper. Galen glanced at Raphael. “How has he survived this long?” “No one can catch him.

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An hour of your life is worth more than a thousand people to me. by Nalini Singh

An hour of your life is worth more than a thousand people to me.

hours life-is people

If this is death, Guild Hunter,he thought to his mortal as angelfire scored through his bones and touched his heart, then I will see you on the other side.

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It was a white-collar crime.” Illium gave her an odd look. “In the human world, such crimes are lightly punished, though they harm hundreds, leading some to choose death out of despair, while the man who beats a single person is considered the worse criminal.

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And if she fell, he'd fall with her. by Nalini Singh

And if she fell, he'd fall with her.

ifs fall

I will love you until the day they put me in the earth. by Nalini Singh

I will love you until the day they put me in the earth.

helen-of-troy earth love-you

Most of those men don’t want to sleep with you,” he said in blunt rebuttal. “I reserve the right to introduce my fist to the faces of the ones who do.

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Raphael lifted a finger, tracing it over her cheekbone. She flinched. Not because he was hurting her. The opposite. The places he touched ... it was as if he had a direct line to the hottest, most feminine part of her. A single stroke and she was embarrassingly damp. But she refused to pull away, refused to give in." (page 33 , Gollancz edition)

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Some wounds should be healed, no matter how much time has passed... by Nalini Singh

Some wounds should be healed, no matter how much time has passed or how much time is left.

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Jesus H. Christ. I have new respect for the female of the species... by Nalini Singh

Jesus H. Christ. I have new respect for the female of the species suddenly.

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I tell you I'm dangerous and you want to put knives near me?" - V... by Nalini Singh

I tell you I'm dangerous and you want to put knives near me?" - Vaughn to Faith

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She stepped out of reach. “Go put on a shirt and get your mind out of bed.” “Impossible with you around.” “Pretend I’m holding a rifle. In fact, pretend I have you in the crosshairs.” Janvier sighed, rubbing at a jaw shadowed by morning stubble. “I love it when you talk dirty.

mind morning dirty

I love you,” she whispered. He stroked his hand down her back. “Yep, you do.” “You’re supposed to say it back,” she said, pretending to be offended because the silliness kept the fear/hope at bay. “Why?” He scowled down at her. “You know you’re my heartbeat.

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Remember that,” he groaned. “And tell everyone you know. by Nalini Singh

Remember that,” he groaned. “And tell everyone you know.

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He leaned down until his lips brushed her ear. “I told you to stop flinching.” And then he bit her. A slow, painless nip but there were definitely teeth involved.

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