I'm going to own your body, Lila, because you f*King own mine.

— Stephanie Witter

I'm not going to toy with you tonight. A kiss was more than I bargained for, but, little wife, that f*King kiss is just the beginning. Tomorrow is a brand-new day.

— Stephanie Witter

I’m the guy who knows how you can hurt so much that your insides feel like they’re cut and bleeding.

— Stephanie Witter

I said nothing in my texts. You came up with your own conclusions, and you were mad thinking about me being with someone else…’’ “Stop,’’ he said, his jaw tightening. “Touching another man…’’ “Stop it.’’ “Sleeping…’’ He ran to me and grabbed my shoulders, shaking me once, not hard, but enough to make me stop. “Quit it,’’ he whispered, his voice deep and dark.

— Stephanie Witter

It only wakes up the burning desire I always feel whenever I'm close to this man and the shadows of my fears back away. — Skye

— Stephanie Witter

It’s a matter of when I’ll stop fighting. — Duke

— Stephanie Witter

It's fine, but don't ask me to strip again, or I'm going to wonder what your intentions really are.

— Stephanie Witter

I want him and even if it's frightening, even if I may not be completely ready for a relationship, I want him. Now... And tomorrow, and all the following days.

— Stephanie Witter

I was falling back again and fast, or maybe I’d never stopped feeling something for him. And it was still hopeless, but at least, I could touch him a little bit.

— Stephanie Witter

Maybe Duke was just the kind of person you don’t keep in your life, but the kind of person that changes your life forever.

— Stephanie Witter