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“I lean into his touch. He looks shy and almost as scared as I was just feeling. I burst out laughing. Never imagined we'd…

— Padma Venkatraman

“He left the room so quietly it was as if he was floating. I listened as carefully as I could for any sound of…

— Ashley L. Hunt

“What the hell are you doing?” I smiled, thinking how odd it was that he was the only person in the world I could…

— Josh Lanyon

“I'm afraid,' I finally confessed. 'I know.' His voice was quiet. 'I know, and it kills me that I put that fear into your…

— Chloe Neill

“I don't know what just happened. I'm shaking and I'm scared and confused. I do know that I used to feel safe with you…

— Heather Demetrios

“ I am beginning to like the way you talk to me and that is frightening. There was the faintest of smiles in his voice.”

— Christine Feehan

“He swallowed hard and looked deep into my eyes so intensely, I tried hard not to look away. I didn’t want him to see…

— Mercy Cortez

“I didn’t freak out. I immediately reached around my back, pulling the gun out of my waistband leveling it at the man’s face. Well,…

— Natalie Carlisle

“It's strange how fear works. It suddenly stands at your shoulder, and slides its arm around you. Its fist closes on your heart.”

— Anonymous

“Good.I need you to be scared.Very,very scared.And then you'll never be scared again.”

— Simon Holt

“Are you scared?” he said into my hair. “Yeah.” “What scares you?” I kept my eyes on the ceiling. “That this is too good.…

— Leah Raeder

“You have no reason to be scared. I would protect you with my soul." He cups my face. His hands are warm despite the…

— Allison van Diepen