““That’s okay—you know why? Because I could. And I’d do it again in a heartbeat if anything laid a hand on you, I swear to God I would.” It was a surprise, how fierce the words came out. Also a surprise—how hard he kissed her after she’d said it. In fact, it wasn’t a kiss at all. It came out much more like he’d decided to bury himself in her, immediately. As though he could just suffocate inside her body if he really tried hard enough.””
