Suzanne Wright

Taryn only smiled. “Is there no way you could just pull your bottom lip over your head and swallow?”

“She’s mine. No one takes her.”

“You’re not listening to anything I’m saying, baby. I’m not giving you up. Even if we don’t imprint I’m not giving you up, I can’t. If another man touches you I’ll kill him. I will. I’ll rip his fucking throat out and I won’t even care. You’re mine, Taryn, and you’re not going anywhere.

“You think you love me,” he practically whispered. He hated that he couldn’t say it back, knowing it would hurt her. Stroking her hair again he said, “I don’t know what that is, baby.”

“Love is giving someone the power to completely destroy you, and hoping that they won’t.”

“You just don’t get it, do you? You have no idea how important you are to me. I need you to be okay, Taryn. I can’t be without you, you have to be here and okay or I won’t be able to fucking function.”

“I mean it, Taryn. I won’t ever let you leave. I’ll never give you up. I’ll never let anyone take you from me.”

“I love you, baby.”

she whispered into his ear, “And I love you.”

She actually rolled her eyes at him. Rolled. Her. Eyes.