“Then, with sensation of plunging into an unknown sea, I moved to lay my lips on his, unurged, uninvited, kissing him for the first time entirely of my own will.” — Teresa Denys Copy Share Image
“Those fierce animal passions of his were his masters, not his slaves, and he was as much their victim as those he punished when he was in their grip. And despite what he had done to me tonight, I knew… — Teresa Denys Copy Share Image
“I will not have you hazard your life, Felicia. It is too precious to me." "And is yours less so to me? Domenico, whether… — Teresa Denys Copy Share Image
“In moments the whole assembly was rocking with jeering laughter as I stood ridiculously before them. My hands clenched uncontrollably; I had been prepared… — Teresa Denys Copy Share Image
“I knew that love would not turn the silver devil into an angel. He would remain what he was--subtle yet childish, unfeeling yet passionate,… — Teresa Denys Copy Share Image
“A great ruff brushed his firm jaw; his supple prowl had become a conscious elegance, as though he had put on majesty as a… — Teresa Denys Copy Share Image
“I forbid you to go." "I am not yours to forbid. Comfort your pride with your conquest!" "Felicia!" The raw anguish of it stopped… — Teresa Denys Copy Share Image
“Then, with sensation of plunging into an unknown sea, I moved to lay my lips on his, unurged, uninvited, kissing him for the first… — Teresa Denys Copy Share Image
“Now I had new fears; not of him but of myself and of the drugging rule my body could exert over my mind. ...I… — Teresa Denys Copy Share Image
“Those fierce animal passions of his were his masters, not his slaves, and he was as much their victim as those he punished when… — Teresa Denys Copy Share Image
“He held his hand out to me without speaking; and it was then, as I went to him like a falcon flying to his… — Teresa Denys Copy Share Image
“She stared at him breathlessly, seething. It was like hurling herself against a wall of granite, she thought disjointedly; fighting against him hurt her.… — Teresa Denys Copy Share Image
“I tell him of damnation, but I doubt he fears anything but the darkness in his own mind.” — Teresa Denys Copy Share Image
