--- title: "21 Gaze Quotes By Maya Banks" description: "21 Gaze quotes by Maya Banks. Plus more from Maya Banks and more Gaze sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aa9/maya-banks-617_gaze_he-walked-hesitantly-toward-her-and-then_60982.jpg" --- > [“He walked hesitantly toward her and then wrapped his arms around her in a gentle hug. “You just looked like you needed…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maya-banks/he-walked-hesitantly-toward-her-and-then-wrapped-his-arms-around-her/) [Maya Banks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maya-banks/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aa9/maya-banks-617_gaze_he-walked-hesitantly-toward-her-and-then_60982.jpg) > [“You’re under my skin. Can’t get rid of you. Sometimes when I sleep . . . I can smell you,” he admitted.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maya-banks/you-re-under-my-skin-can-t-get-rid-of-you-sometimes-when-i-sleep-i/) [Maya Banks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maya-banks/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5ab/maya-banks-617_ur-eyes_you-re-under-my-skin-can-t-get-rid-of-yo_1921204.jpg) > [“He wrapped one arm around her waist, and cupped her nape with his other hand. This time when he kissed her there…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maya-banks/he-wrapped-one-arm-around-her-waist-and-cupped-her-nape-with-his/) [Maya Banks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maya-banks/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/803/maya-banks-617_gaze_he-wrapped-one-arm-around-her-waist-and_529374.jpg) > [“Tell me, Serena. Do you want me?” he asked softly. “Do you ache for me? Do you want my possession? Do you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maya-banks/tell-me-serena-do-you-want-me-he-asked-softly-do-you-ache-for-me-do/) [Maya Banks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maya-banks/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f83/maya-banks-617_awake-at-night_tell-me-serena-do-you-want-me-he-asked-s_3085873.jpg) > [“She sat down on the bed next to Crispen, and he snuggled into the crook of her arm. “I’m getting you dirty,”…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maya-banks/she-sat-down-on-the-bed-next-to-crispen-and-he-snuggled-into-the/) [Maya Banks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maya-banks/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/824/maya-banks-617_quote_she-sat-down-on-the-bed-next-to-crispen_1814765.jpg) > [His gaze narrowed and she could see his hands twitching again like he’d love nothing more than to throttle her. She was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maya-banks/his-gaze-narrowed-and-she-could-see-his-hands-twitching-again-like-he/) [Maya Banks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maya-banks/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cb4/maya-banks-617_affliction_his-gaze-narrowed-and-she-could-see-his_2052225.jpg) > [“Her eyes widened and a strangled sound escaped her throat as she sought to process the sudden wash of conflicting sensations that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maya-banks/her-eyes-widened-and-a-strangled-sound-escaped-her-throat-as-she/) [Maya Banks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maya-banks/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8c9/maya-banks-617_quote_her-eyes-widened-and-a-strangled-sound-e_1009583.jpg) > [Impulsively, she leaned across the truck and kissed him on the cheek. He glanced over in surprise when she pulled away, but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maya-banks/impulsively-she-leaned-across-the-truck-and-kissed-him-on-the-cheek/) [Maya Banks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maya-banks/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/25e/maya-banks-617_eye_impulsively-she-leaned-across-the-truck_2117242.jpg) > [He inhaled her scent, uncaring of the blood and dirt and grime that permeated her hair and clothing. He was holding her.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maya-banks/he-inhaled-her-scent-uncaring-of-the-blood-and-dirt-and-grime-that/) [Maya Banks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maya-banks/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4f7/maya-banks-617_blood_he-inhaled-her-scent-uncaring-of-the-blo_2196098.jpg) > [She laid her head against his collarbone, and he kissed her temple. To her shock, she felt a shudder roll through his…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maya-banks/she-laid-her-head-against-his-collarbone-and-he-kissed-her-temple-to/) [Maya Banks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maya-banks/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6db/maya-banks-617_baby_she-laid-her-head-against-his-collarbone_1711606.jpg) > [“Instead of answering her, he moved over her in a powerful rush. He took her mouth roughly, devouring her lips as his…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maya-banks/instead-of-answering-her-he-moved-over-her-in-a-powerful-rush-he-took/) [Maya Banks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maya-banks/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c57/maya-banks-617_gaze_instead-of-answering-her-he-moved-over-h_2919005.jpg) > [“He unraveled at light speed, his release sharp, bewildering and beautiful. His hips were still convulsively moving against her body as he…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maya-banks/he-unraveled-at-light-speed-his-release-sharp-bewildering-and/) [Maya Banks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maya-banks/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d0d/maya-banks-617_quote_he-unraveled-at-light-speed-his-release_1522701.jpg) > [What are the two of you whispering about?” Alaric demanded irritably. She glanced over to see the warrior watching her, his eyes…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maya-banks/what-are-the-two-of-you-whispering-about-alaric-demanded-irritably/) [Maya Banks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maya-banks/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1a8/maya-banks-617_annoying_what-are-the-two-of-you-whispering-about_2152759.jpg) > [“I’m listening now, Kelly,” he forced out. “Tell me what happened. I’ll believe you. I swear.” But he knew. He already knew.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maya-banks/i-m-listening-now-kelly-he-forced-out-tell-me-what-happened-i-ll/) [Maya Banks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maya-banks/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6a4/maya-banks-617_beautiful-eyes_i-m-listening-now-kelly-he-forced-out-te_2789090.jpg) > [“This is better than a romance novel." P.J. said with a wistful sigh. "You read that stuff?" Cole demanded. "Why the hell…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maya-banks/this-is-better-than-a-romance-novel-p-j-said-with-a-wistful-sigh-you/) [Maya Banks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maya-banks/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2d6/maya-banks-617_books_this-is-better-than-a-romance-novel-p-j_2911083.jpg) > [“Thirty minutes later, Chrysander escorted her out to the helipad, and as soon as the helicopter lifted off, he turned and strode…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maya-banks/thirty-minutes-later-chrysander-escorted-her-out-to-the-helipad-and/) [Maya Banks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maya-banks/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fd9/maya-banks-617_quote_thirty-minutes-later-chrysander-escorted_1935983.jpg) > [“You can’t mean to marry her!” Roslyn’s shrill voice rose. “Do you forget how she stole from you? That she tried to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maya-banks/you-can-t-mean-to-marry-her-roslyn-s-shrill-voice-rose-do-you-forget/) [Maya Banks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maya-banks/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d2f/maya-banks-617_every-moment_you-can-t-mean-to-marry-her-roslyn-s-shr_200435.jpg) > [“She stared earnestly at him, her eyes pleading. “Tell me, Chrysander. I need to know. What were we like before? How did…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maya-banks/she-stared-earnestly-at-him-her-eyes-pleading-tell-me-chrysander-i/) [Maya Banks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maya-banks/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1a8/maya-banks-617_quote_she-stared-earnestly-at-him-her-eyes-ple_184094.jpg) > [“When he reached the doorman, he stopped. “Did you see Miss Christian come in a few minutes ago?” The doorman nodded. “Yes,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maya-banks/when-he-reached-the-doorman-he-stopped-did-you-see-miss-christian/) [Maya Banks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maya-banks/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/941/maya-banks-617_deserve-better_when-he-reached-the-doorman-he-stopped-d_517095.jpg) > [“Would you like to take a walk with me?” she asked. “I always walk on the beach in the mornings when you’re…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maya-banks/would-you-like-to-take-a-walk-with-me-she-asked-i-always-walk-on-the/) [Maya Banks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maya-banks/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fd7/maya-banks-617_end-time_would-you-like-to-take-a-walk-with-me-sh_2594693.jpg) > [“Kissing her was something he'd never grow tired of. It was like drinking warm sunshine or licking the sugary sweetness of honey…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maya-banks/kissing-her-was-something-he-d-never-grow-tired-of-it-was-like/) [Maya Banks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maya-banks/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cee/maya-banks-617_quote_kissing-her-was-something-he-d-never-gro_1364995.jpg) ## Other authors on Gaze ## More by Maya Banks > [“I'll call you mine.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maya-banks/i-ll-call-you-mine/) [Maya Banks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maya-banks/) > [You need to worry less about what everyone else thinks and focus on what makes you happy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maya-banks/you-need-to-worry-less-about-what-everyone-else-thinks-and-focus-on/) [Maya Banks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maya-banks/) > [“I want you. God, I want you. But only if it's real.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maya-banks/i-want-you-god-i-want-you-but-only-if-it-s-real/) [Maya Banks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maya-banks/) > [“Alaric grunted. “Someone should tell her that. I’m telling you, Ewan, she said nothing. She stared at me like I was some kind of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maya-banks/alaric-grunted-someone-should-tell-her-that-i-m-telling-you-ewan-she/) [Maya Banks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maya-banks/) > [“You know what? Fuck you man. Cant believe you’d come in here like this, especially after all we had to say in the office…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maya-banks/you-know-what-fuck-you-man-cant-believe-you-d-come-in-here-like-this/) [Maya Banks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maya-banks/) > [“Tell me again. Tell me you'll marry me.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maya-banks/tell-me-again-tell-me-you-ll-marry-me/) [Maya Banks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maya-banks/) > [“She figured if people were dumb enough to believe that crap, they didn’t deserve the truth. They probably wouldn’t believe it anyway”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maya-banks/she-figured-if-people-were-dumb-enough-to-believe-that-crap-they-didn/) [Maya Banks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maya-banks/) > [“He walked hesitantly toward her and then wrapped his arms around her in a gentle hug. “You just looked like you needed one,” he…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maya-banks/he-walked-hesitantly-toward-her-and-then-wrapped-his-arms-around-her/) [Maya Banks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maya-banks/) > [I cannot allow another man to take what I already consider mine.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maya-banks/i-cannot-allow-another-man-to-take-what-i-already-consider-mine/) [Maya Banks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maya-banks/) > [“And that makes Mia sad. But it's okay. She'll have Bethany. And me.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maya-banks/and-that-makes-mia-sad-but-it-s-okay-she-ll-have-bethany-and-me/) [Maya Banks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maya-banks/) > [“Wait just a goddamn minute, Josie. We're not finished. No way in fuck I'm giving up that easy. You're worth fighting for.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maya-banks/wait-just-a-goddamn-minute-josie-we-re-not-finished-no-way-in-fuck-i/) [Maya Banks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maya-banks/) > [Fantasies were safe. It was a break from reality. A chance to act on desires for a short period of time.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maya-banks/fantasies-were-safe-it-was-a-break-from-reality-a-chance-to-act-on/) [Maya Banks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maya-banks/) > [“I’ll take that as my cue to mind my own business”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maya-banks/i-ll-take-that-as-my-cue-to-mind-my-own-business/) [Maya Banks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maya-banks/) > [“You're mine, Lyric.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maya-banks/you-re-mine-lyric/) [Maya Banks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maya-banks/) > [“My lady, I don’t simply care for her. I love her. She is my entire life. Without her, I am nothing. I have nothing.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maya-banks/my-lady-i-don-t-simply-care-for-her-i-love-her-she-is-my-entire-life/) [Maya Banks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maya-banks/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/gaze/maya-banks/#itemlist", "name": "21 Gaze Quotes By Maya Banks", "numberOfItems": 21, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“He walked hesitantly toward her and then wrapped his arms around her in a gentle hug. “You just looked like you needed one,” he said.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Maya Banks" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maya-banks/he-walked-hesitantly-toward-her-and-then-wrapped-his-arms-around-her/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aa9/maya-banks-617_gaze_he-walked-hesitantly-toward-her-and-then_60982.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aa9/maya-banks-617_gaze_he-walked-hesitantly-toward-her-and-then_60982.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aa9/maya-banks-617_gaze_he-walked-hesitantly-toward-her-and-then_60982.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“He walked hesitantly toward her and then wrapped his arms around her in a gentle hug. “You just looked like…” — Maya Banks", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“You’re under my skin. 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He was deep. Impossibly deep. She surrounded him. He surrounded her. Their hips were flush against each other. His body covered hers possessively. 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He glanced over in surprise when she pulled away, but pleasure glowed in his eyes. \"What was that for?\" \"Just seemed like the thing to do,\" she said. \"Well, feel free to do it more often,\" he encouraged. \"I assure you I won't mind.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Maya Banks" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maya-banks/impulsively-she-leaned-across-the-truck-and-kissed-him-on-the-cheek/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/25e/maya-banks-617_eye_impulsively-she-leaned-across-the-truck_2117242.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/25e/maya-banks-617_eye_impulsively-she-leaned-across-the-truck_2117242.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/25e/maya-banks-617_eye_impulsively-she-leaned-across-the-truck_2117242.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Impulsively, she leaned across the truck and kissed him on the cheek. 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Just let me hold you.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Maya Banks" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maya-banks/she-laid-her-head-against-his-collarbone-and-he-kissed-her-temple-to/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6db/maya-banks-617_baby_she-laid-her-head-against-his-collarbone_1711606.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6db/maya-banks-617_baby_she-laid-her-head-against-his-collarbone_1711606.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6db/maya-banks-617_baby_she-laid-her-head-against-his-collarbone_1711606.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“She laid her head against his collarbone, and he kissed her temple. 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Hot.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Maya Banks" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maya-banks/instead-of-answering-her-he-moved-over-her-in-a-powerful-rush-he-took/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c57/maya-banks-617_gaze_instead-of-answering-her-he-moved-over-h_2919005.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c57/maya-banks-617_gaze_instead-of-answering-her-he-moved-over-h_2919005.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c57/maya-banks-617_gaze_instead-of-answering-her-he-moved-over-h_2919005.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Instead of answering her, he moved over her in a powerful rush. 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She was his.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Maya Banks" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maya-banks/he-unraveled-at-light-speed-his-release-sharp-bewildering-and/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d0d/maya-banks-617_quote_he-unraveled-at-light-speed-his-release_1522701.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d0d/maya-banks-617_quote_he-unraveled-at-light-speed-his-release_1522701.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d0d/maya-banks-617_quote_he-unraveled-at-light-speed-his-release_1522701.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“He unraveled at light speed, his release sharp, bewildering and beautiful. 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He raised one eyebrow. “Who says I confess anything?", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Maya Banks" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maya-banks/what-are-the-two-of-you-whispering-about-alaric-demanded-irritably/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1a8/maya-banks-617_annoying_what-are-the-two-of-you-whispering-about_2152759.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1a8/maya-banks-617_annoying_what-are-the-two-of-you-whispering-about_2152759.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1a8/maya-banks-617_annoying_what-are-the-two-of-you-whispering-about_2152759.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“What are the two of you whispering about?” Alaric demanded irritably. 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And when I fought him off and told him that I would tell you what he’d done, he told me he’d make sure you never believed a word of any of it. “And you know what the funny thing is? I told him he was wrong. I told him that you l-loved me and that you would make him pay for hurting me.” She broke off as another sob racked her. Oh God. Oh God. What had he done?”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Maya Banks" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maya-banks/i-m-listening-now-kelly-he-forced-out-tell-me-what-happened-i-ll/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6a4/maya-banks-617_beautiful-eyes_i-m-listening-now-kelly-he-forced-out-te_2789090.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6a4/maya-banks-617_beautiful-eyes_i-m-listening-now-kelly-he-forced-out-te_2789090.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6a4/maya-banks-617_beautiful-eyes_i-m-listening-now-kelly-he-forced-out-te_2789090.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I’m listening now, Kelly,” he forced out. “Tell me what happened. I’ll believe you. I swear.” But he knew…” — Maya Banks", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 15, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“This is better than a romance novel.\" P.J. said with a wistful sigh. \"You read that stuff?\" Cole demanded. \"Why the hell do you ask the question like that?\" P.J. said, annoyance evident in her tone and expression. \"You just didn't seem the type,\" Cole mumbled. She flipped him the bird, and Shea had to bite her lip to keep from laughing. P.J. was easily half Cole's size but she also looked like she had the confidence to take on the much larger man. She might even kick his ass. The idea intrigued Shea greatly. \"I'm tempted to shove one of my romance novels up your ass.\" P.J. said sharply. \"But I love my books too much to desecrate them like that, I'll settle for my boot.\" Cole held up his hands in surrender. \"I won't say another word. Romance novels are great. I love romance novels. I think everyone should read them.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Maya Banks" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maya-banks/this-is-better-than-a-romance-novel-p-j-said-with-a-wistful-sigh-you/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2d6/maya-banks-617_books_this-is-better-than-a-romance-novel-p-j_2911083.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2d6/maya-banks-617_books_this-is-better-than-a-romance-novel-p-j_2911083.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2d6/maya-banks-617_books_this-is-better-than-a-romance-novel-p-j_2911083.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“This is better than a romance novel.\" P.J. said with a wistful sigh. \"You read that stuff?\" Cole demanded…” — Maya Banks", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 16, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Thirty minutes later, Chrysander escorted her out to the helipad, and as soon as the helicopter lifted off, he turned and strode back into the house. His anger and uncertainty evaporated when he entered the bedroom and found Marley sitting on the bed, wrapped only in a towel, her expression sad and distant. He knelt in front of her and touched her cheek. “What is it, agape mou? Are you all right?” She smiled, though it didn’t reach her eyes. Her beautiful blue eyes that had sparkled just a short time ago with laughter. He wanted them to sparkle again. He wanted that stolen moment at the pool back. Before Roslyn had arrived and given him news that could very well change everything between him and Marley. Again. “I’m in an impossible situation,” she confessed. His brow wrinkled in confusion. He didn’t like the sadness in her tone. The resignation. “What do you mean?” he asked softly as he trailed a finger down the silken curve of her cheek. She looked into his eyes. “I don’t like the way she has free rein in our lives. This is our home. We should be able to make love, have fun together, without fear of being caught in a compromising situation by a stranger. But if I voice this, if I say I don’t like her and I don’t want her here, it makes me a catty bitch. There is no way for me to come out the winner and every way for me to be the loser in this.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Maya Banks" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maya-banks/thirty-minutes-later-chrysander-escorted-her-out-to-the-helipad-and/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fd9/maya-banks-617_quote_thirty-minutes-later-chrysander-escorted_1935983.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fd9/maya-banks-617_quote_thirty-minutes-later-chrysander-escorted_1935983.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fd9/maya-banks-617_quote_thirty-minutes-later-chrysander-escorted_1935983.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Thirty minutes later, Chrysander escorted her out to the helipad, and as soon as the helicopter lifted off…” — Maya Banks", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 17, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“You can’t mean to marry her!” Roslyn’s shrill voice rose. “Do you forget how she stole from you? That she tried to ruin your company? If you need any reminders, just look at the new hotels going up in Paris and Rome. Your hotels, Chrysander. Only they’re going up under your competitor’s name.” A haze blew through Marley’s mind. Red hot. Like a swarm of angry bees, tidbits of information began buzzing in her head. And suddenly it was as if a dam broke. The locked door in her mind that she’d tried so hard to budge simply opened, and the past came roaring through with vicious velocity. She swayed and gripped the door frame tighter. Nausea boiled in her stomach as each and every moment flashed like a movie in fast-forward. Chrysander’s angry accusation of thievery. His ordering her from their apartment, his life. Her abduction and the months she’d spent in hopeless fear, waiting for Chrysander to answer the ransom demands. Demands he’d ignored. Oh God, she was going to be sick. He’d left her. Discarded her like a piece of rubbish. The half million dollars, a paltry sum to a man of Chrysander’s means, was an amount he’d been unwilling to part with to ensure her return. Everything had been a lie. He’d lied to her nonstop since she’d awoken in the hospital. He didn’t love her or want her. He despised her. She hadn’t been worth half a million dollars to him. Pain splintered through her chest as she shattered. As everything she’d known as true suddenly turned black. Her heart withered and cracked, falling in pieces around her. He hadn’t tried to save her. The tortured cry that ripped from her mouth echoed through the room. She clamped a hand over her lips, but it was too late. Everyone looked her way. Theron flinched, and an odd discomfort settled over Piers’s face. She met Chrysander’s gaze, and she could see the truth in his eyes as he realized that she remembered.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Maya Banks" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maya-banks/you-can-t-mean-to-marry-her-roslyn-s-shrill-voice-rose-do-you-forget/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d2f/maya-banks-617_every-moment_you-can-t-mean-to-marry-her-roslyn-s-shr_200435.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d2f/maya-banks-617_every-moment_you-can-t-mean-to-marry-her-roslyn-s-shr_200435.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d2f/maya-banks-617_every-moment_you-can-t-mean-to-marry-her-roslyn-s-shr_200435.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“You can’t mean to marry her!” Roslyn’s shrill voice rose. “Do you forget how she stole from you? That she…” — Maya Banks", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 18, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“She stared earnestly at him, her eyes pleading. “Tell me, Chrysander. I need to know. What were we like before? How did we meet? Were we very in love?” He turned toward the water and shoved his hands back into his pockets. “You worked for me,” he said gruffly. She moved beside him, not touching him. But she was close enough that he could feel the soft hiccups of her breaths. “I did? At your hotel?” He shook his head. “In the corporate offices. You were my assistant.” She looked at him in shock. “But Roslyn is your assistant, and she seems awfully comfortable in that role. Like she’s been there for years.” He offered a small smile. “You weren’t my assistant for long. I was too intent on having you in my bed. I convinced you to quit and move in with me. You were too much of a distraction for me at work.” She didn’t look pleased by his statement. A worried frown worked over her face, and her lips turned down into a dissatisfied moue. “So you’ve made it a practice to put me where it’s most convenient for you,” she murmured. He cursed softly under his breath, but again, he couldn’t very well deny that he’d been intent on having his way when it came to her. “And I allowed this?” she asked. “I just quit my job and moved in with you?” He shrugged. “You seemed as happy to be with me as I was with you.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Maya Banks" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maya-banks/she-stared-earnestly-at-him-her-eyes-pleading-tell-me-chrysander-i/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1a8/maya-banks-617_quote_she-stared-earnestly-at-him-her-eyes-ple_184094.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1a8/maya-banks-617_quote_she-stared-earnestly-at-him-her-eyes-ple_184094.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1a8/maya-banks-617_quote_she-stared-earnestly-at-him-her-eyes-ple_184094.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“She stared earnestly at him, her eyes pleading. “Tell me, Chrysander. I need to know. What were we like…” — Maya Banks", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 19, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“When he reached the doorman, he stopped. “Did you see Miss Christian come in a few minutes ago?” The doorman nodded. “Yes, sir. She got here just before you arrived.” Relief staggered him. He bolted for the elevator. A few moments later, he strode into the apartment. “Kelly? Kelly, honey, where are you?” Not waiting for an answer, he hurried into the bedroom to see her sitting on the edge of the bed, her face pale and drawn in pain. When she heard him, she looked up and he winced at the dullness in her eyes. She’d been crying. “I thought I could do it,” she said in a raw voice, before he could beg her forgiveness. “I thought I could just go on and forget and that I could accept others thinking the worst of me as long as you and I were okay again. I did myself a huge disservice.” “Kelly…” Something in her look silenced him and he stood several feet away, a feeling of helplessness gripping him as he watched her try to compose herself. “I sat there tonight while your friends and your mother looked at me in disgust, while they looked at you with a mixture of pity and disbelief in their eyes. All because you took me back. The tramp who betrayed you in the worst possible manner. And I thought to myself I don’t deserve this. I’ve never deserved it. I deserve better.” She raised her eyes to his and he flinched at the horrible pain he saw reflected there. Then she laughed. A raw, terrible sound that grated across his ears. “And earlier tonight you forgave me. You stood there and told me it no longer mattered what happened in the past because you forgave me and you wanted to move forward.” She curled her fingers into tight balls and rage flared in her eyes. She stood and stared him down even as tears ran in endless streams down her cheeks. “Well, I don’t forgive you. Nor can I forget that you betrayed me in the worst way a man can betray the woman he’s supposed to love and be sworn to protect.” He took a step back, reeling from the fury in her voice. His eyes narrowed. “You don’t forgive me?” “I told you the truth that day,” she said hoarsely, her voice cracking under the weight of her tears. “I begged you to believe me. I got down on my knees and begged you. And what did you do? You wrote me a damn check and told me to get out.” He took another step back, his hand going to his hair. Something was wrong, terribly wrong. So much of that day was a blur. He remembered her on her knees, her tear-stained face, how she put her hand on his leg and whispered, “Please don’t do this.” It made him sick. He never wanted to go back to the way he felt that day, but somehow this was worse because there was something terribly wrong in her eyes and in her voice. “Your brother assaulted me. He forced himself on me. I didn’t invite his attentions. I wore the bruises from his attack for two weeks. Two weeks. I was so stunned by what he’d done that all I could think about was getting to you. I knew you’d fix it. You’d protect me. You’d take care of me. I knew you’d make it right. All I could think about was running to you. And, oh God, I did and you looked right through me.” The sick knot in his stomach grew and his chest tightened so much he couldn’t breathe. “You wouldn’t listen,” she said tearfully. “You wouldn’t listen to anything I had to say. You’d already made your mind up.” He swallowed and closed the distance between them, worried that she’d fall if he didn’t make her sit. But she shook him off and turned her back, her shoulders heaving as her quiet sobs fell over the room. “I’m listening now, Kelly,” he forced out. “Tell me what happened. I’ll believe you. I swear.” But he knew. He already knew. So much of that day was replaying over and over in his head and suddenly he was able to see so clearly what he’d refused to see before. And it was killing him. His brother had lied to him after all. 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That is, if you aren’t too busy?” He caught her hand and brought it to his lips. “I’m not too busy for you and our child. But should you be resting?” An exasperated shriek left her lips, startling him with her ferocity. She yanked her hand from him and parked both of her fists on her hips. “Do I look like I need to be resting?” Anger and disappointment burned in her eyes. “Look, Chrysander, if you don’t want to spend time with me, just say so, but stop throwing out your pat ‘You need to be resting’ line.” She turned and stalked farther down the beach, leaving him there feeling like she’d punched him in the stomach. He ran a hand through his hair as he watched her hurry away, and then he strode after her, his feet kicking up sand as he closed the distance between them. “Marley! Marley, wait,” he called as he caught her elbow. When he turned her around, he was gutted by the tears streaking down her cheeks. She turned her face away and swiped blindly at her eyes with her other hand. “Please, just go away,” she choked out. “Go do whatever it is you do with your time. I’ll wait for my appointment with you in the afternoon.” It came out bitter and full of hurt, and he realized that he hadn’t fooled her at all with the distance he put between them. He reached for her chin and gently tugged until she faced him. With his thumb, he wiped at a tear that slipped over her cheekbone. “You aren’t an appointment, Marley.” “No?” She yanked away from his touch and retreated a few feet until there was a respectable distance between them. “I’ve tried to be patient and understanding even though I don’t understand any of it. Us. You or even me. I can’t figure you out, Chrysander, and I’m tired of trying. I’ve tried to be strong and undemanding, but I can’t do it anymore. I’m scared to death. I don’t know who I am. I wake up one day to find myself pregnant, and there’s a stranger by my bed who says he’s my fiancé and the father of my child. One would think this would tell me that at least I was loved and cherished, but nothing you’ve done has made me feel anything but confusion. You run hot and cold, and I never know which one to expect. I can’t do this.” Coldness wrapped around Chrysander’s chest, squeezing until he couldn’t draw a breath. “What are you saying?” he demanded.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Maya Banks" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maya-banks/would-you-like-to-take-a-walk-with-me-she-asked-i-always-walk-on-the/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fd7/maya-banks-617_end-time_would-you-like-to-take-a-walk-with-me-sh_2594693.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fd7/maya-banks-617_end-time_would-you-like-to-take-a-walk-with-me-sh_2594693.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fd7/maya-banks-617_end-time_would-you-like-to-take-a-walk-with-me-sh_2594693.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Would you like to take a walk with me?” she asked. “I always walk on the beach in the mornings when you’re…” — Maya Banks", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 21, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Kissing her was something he'd never grow tired of. 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