A kiss unlike any other kiss. There was no denying that.

What? Don't you want a girl who can talk dirty to you?'His look only hardens. 'No, Lucy. I'm serious. I won't tolerate that from you.' He doesn't look away and I feel that heat in the pit of my stomach, spreading down again. 'Well...I've heard you curse before...' I swallow loudly, but keep his gaze.'I'm a man.

God must think her a badass because he’d handed her this moment, and he didn’t dole out shit she couldn’t handle. That was a fact taught long ago by that miserable bitch called life.

Nothing is as deadly as the love of a powerful man.

What are you? The pregnant MacGyver?” “Best compliment I’ve had in a while.

There was a moment of tenderness between them, and for a moment he experienced the most rare, ridiculous emotion- hope.

Rui bit out something raw and primitive. He raised his head and she saw his animal in his eyes, a rich, wild gold, and then the room spun and she was on the mattress, his big body covering hers...

Whatever you guys call it. Man up. Get your panties out of a wad. Put on your big boy shorts. Grow a set.

Oh for Christ sakes. Ay carrumba, chimichanga. I have no idea what you’re saying, but shut your pretty pie hole.

I'm silenced by his right hand cupping my chin and ear, his left hand flattening against my ribs as he gently pushes me back against the wall. I can feel the brick pressing into my naked upper back, cold and rough. His kiss is slow, tender...Firm. His lips are warm, tongue smooth and flat, filling my mouth...I can't even feel my own tongue...Taking my breath away with his.