Lilly Atlas Quotes

Through darkness comes light, through fear comes love, and through pain comes triumph.

It would be so easy to fall into him, let him hold her, pleasure her, comfort her. But when it was over, she’d still be alone, and a little weaker for having let him shoulder some of her burdens. Then the next time she needed to be tough and stand on her own, she’d remember what it felt like to have Hook, and it would be just a bit harder to go on alone.

She smiled at him and the steel doors around his heart flew up. She was so beautiful, so brave, and so trusting. How was it this one woman made him question two decades of thinking?

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Each of the many sides to this man fascinated her. He was a criminal, a badass biker that intimidated people pretty much for a living, yet he was also a protector, a serious flirt, and now apparently he was angling to be her confidant.

He was claiming her, mating with her, letting her know she belonged to him now. Without

Kind of a naughty secret. I’m the only one here tonight who gets to see the real you beneath the tux. To everyone in the ballroom you look like a polished businessman, but I get to reap the benefits of this bad boy

gave up when he ignored her instructions and

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She wanted to know what made him tick, what he wanted for his future, and if she had a chance to be a part of it.

What he saw before him was a man who understood pain, knew the darker side of life, and hadn’t quite found what he needed to heal.

Everyone had a story. Some were luckier than others, but he hadn’t met a single soul who’d made it through life unscathed. “I’ve learned that damage you can’t see can be much more caustic than bruises or blood. And money and privilege can’t always save you. Especially when it doesn’t sound as though it was ever yours.

range at least once a week. His skills

An outlaw biker with more ink than a Bic factory, enough metal to be a lightning rod, and a panty-dropping smile was so far from what she needed.