Quote by S.U. Pacat

“He was not thinking about tactics. That man had laid hands on Laurent, and Damen was going to kill him.”

— C.S. Pacat

“Think he’ll kill him?’ another speculated. Damen knew the answer to that question. Laurent was not going to kill him. He was going to…

— C.S. Pacat

“Laurent stopped. Damen could see the moment when Laurent decided to continue. It was deliberate, his eyes meeting Damen's, his tone subtly changed. 'Damianos…

— S.U. Pacat

“That was the last thing he said, because Damen hit him. He drove his fist into Laurent’s jaw with all the force of his…

— C.S. Pacat

“Damen knew that he had to lie. It was beyond dangerous to talk about this with Laurent.”

— C.S. Pacat

“Laurent had tamped down the smothered emotion in his eyes, and would endure an alliance with his brother’s killer, though he felt nothing but…

— C.S. Pacat

“No. Wait. I . . . wait." Damen stopped, and turned. Laurent's gaze was edged with indecipherable emotion, and his jaw was set at…

— S.U. Pacat

“Is there no way forward for us?’ said Damen. It just came out. Beside him, he could feel Laurent holding himself very still. ‘You…

— C.S. Pacat

“He wasn't sure how it would be, but when Laurent saw who was beside him, he smiled, the expression a little shy but completely…

— S.U. Pacat

“And any hope Damen had that Laurent could control this scene ended as Laurent's face shuttered, as his eyes went cold, and with the…

— S.U. Pacat

“Deliberately, he stepped forward, and clasped Laurent’s right shoulder. Nothing, for a moment. Damen tightened his grip, and ground in with his thumb. Harder.…

— C.S. Pacat

“Damen's understanding of Laurent rearranged itself, in order that he might despise him more accurately.”

— S.U. Pacat