“Books... I can’t live without books. To me, a book is better than any movie. All I need is a good book, my imagination, and I am set free. I’m in literature heaven.”
― Belle Aurora, quote from Willing Captive
“Can't help who you fall in love with, princess.”
― Belle Aurora, quote from Willing Captive
“That one person everyone looks for. They search and search, and some die trying to find ‘em. And when you finally meet them, something inside of you says “Oh, there you are. I’ve been looking for you. And I didn’t even know it.”
― Belle Aurora, quote from Willing Captive
“You remember what you said this morning? About it being totally stupid to fall in love with me?"
At that, my eyes open. He adds quietly, "Then you should start calling me a fuckin' moron.”
― Belle Aurora, quote from Willing Captive
“You know how when a guy and girl really like each other in a book, they talk about a spark between them? With Nox there is no spark. No. He bypassed the spark. When Nox touches me, there’s nothing less than the whistling, shrieking explosions of fireworks. Big ones. The ones they save till the end of the show.”
― Belle Aurora, quote from Willing Captive
“Most content People don't have the best of everything. They just make the best of everything they've got.”
― Belle Aurora, quote from Willing Captive
“Standing face to face with a still pissed Nox, I find myself getting pissed, too. Nox just has that effect on me. I swear this guy must’ve been conceived through back door action. There’s no way being that much of an asshole is natural.”
― Belle Aurora, quote from Willing Captive
“Don’t push me, little girl. You don’t wanna see my bad side.”
I blink a second before my eyes widen and i lean back from him as I whisper hiss, “This is your good side?”
― Belle Aurora, quote from Willing Captive
“Owe ye everything, son. Ye need or want anything, ye just ask."
Nox earns a point in my dad's book when he utters, "I'm quite partial to your daughter, actually. I was kinda hoping I could keep her.”
― Belle Aurora, quote from Willing Captive
“Well, that’s that. Goodbye cruel world. Be sure to fuck thyself on the way out, you mean-assed son of a whore.”
― Belle Aurora, quote from Willing Captive
“Badass with a hint of lady.”
― Belle Aurora, quote from Willing Captive
“I never realized how much I hate my life. Not until he showed me beautiful.”
― Belle Aurora, quote from Willing Captive
“Do you love me?”
Without hesitation, he answers, “More than anything in my life.”
― Belle Aurora, quote from Willing Captive
“I don’t utter a word of complaint, because let’s face it, Nox doesn’t seem like a giver of fucks.”
― Belle Aurora, quote from Willing Captive
“Words hold power. They can bring you from the lowest low to an ultimate high in a matter of moments, and just the opposite, too”
― Belle Aurora, quote from Willing Captive
“I swear this guy must've been conceived through backdoor action. There's no way being that much of an asshole is natural.”
― Belle Aurora, quote from Willing Captive
“His arms cinch around my waist and he buries his face into my neck. He says a muffled, “Don’t wanna let you go.”
My heart swells, I whisper back, “Then don’t.”
― Belle Aurora, quote from Willing Captive
“I know it’s highly unusual for people to get this excited over books. But if you’re a reader, you get me . I don’t need movies. I don’t need TV. But books I can’t live without books. To
me, a book is better than any movie. All I need is a good book, my imagination, and I am set free. I’m in literature heaven. And thank God, this may be the only thing that keeps me sane while we’re here.”
― Belle Aurora, quote from Willing Captive
“Wrapping her arm around my waist, she squeezes tightly and hisses out a breath. "Dammit, that hurts!"
And I can't help but chuckle.
I think she said the same thing the first time we made love.”
― Belle Aurora, quote from Willing Captive
“When he said he'd met a girl... I knew he'd met her. That one person everyone looks for. They search and search, and some die trying to find'em. And when you finally meet them, something inside of you says 'Oh, there you are. I've been looking for you. And I didn't even know it.”
― Belle Aurora, quote from Willing Captive
“I read somewhere that if you’re going through Hell, keep going. It’s the only way past it.”
― Belle Aurora, quote from Willing Captive
“Death ends a life. Not a relationship.”
― Belle Aurora, quote from Willing Captive
“He always has a joke to tell or is doing something so seriously ridiculous that you can’t help but laugh at him. Last night, he tried to dry his socks in the microwave.
Yeah.
Then Boo yelled at him. She told him the oven works better.”
― Belle Aurora, quote from Willing Captive
“Now that I’m a little more awake, I realize someone is breathing into my neck and wriggling closer to me. Deeper into my butt.
When I near Nox whine in his sleep, my eyes widen. I ask my brain, “Is that what I think it is?”
My drooling brain replies, “It’s early, we have a hard-on pressed against our ass, and a delicious man in our bed. I’m out.” Then it disconnects.”
― Belle Aurora, quote from Willing Captive
“We've been chatting about our men and wedding stuff. Terah says, "God, sometimes I look at Jon and think 'how the Hell did I manage to get you?' We're so lucky."
Mom adds, "They are very handsome."
Terah and I scoff. Shaking my head, I say, "Handsome is something. And Nox is handsome most times. But, by God, he is hot. Hotter than Hell, Mom. I never thought I could love someone so much. I can hardly keep my hands off him."
Mom chastises on a gasp, "Lily! That's inappropriate! You're a lady and ladies do not speak that way."
Terah chuckles, "Screw being a lady. I love my special cuddle time with Jon."
Mom covers her ears, but barks out an embarrassed laugh, "I cannot hear this! You girls can clean the rest up while I powder my nose."
Terah and I chuckle, watching her leave.”
― Belle Aurora, quote from Willing Captive
“Doesn’t matter where you are, baby. I’ll come for you.” She lifts her watery eyes to mine and I state confidently, “I’ll come for you.”
― Belle Aurora, quote from Willing Captive
“It takes everything I have not to karate chop him for asking such a dumb question.”
― Belle Aurora, quote from Willing Captive
“Body odor mixed with deodorant must make chloroform.”
― Belle Aurora, quote from Willing Captive
“It’s been a long fucking day and I need that mouth.”
― Belle Aurora, quote from Willing Captive
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