Tears Of Tess Quotes
"My core clenched as thoughts flared with hot images—sexy, sinful visions of Brax blindfolding me, taking me roughly, completely at his mercy."
"I reminded myself for the three-hundredth time, that the sweet, wonderful relationship I had with this man was far more important than a bit of sexy play in the bedroom."
"Brax’s fingers squeezed my waist and he stepped away, ducking down to grab the suitcases again."
"I made up my mind, as Brax browsed the tax-free PlayStation games, that tonight would mark a new beginning for us."
"I smiled, letting anticipation and happiness dispel my angst."
"This trip would allow me to inspect who I truly was, to be honest, and find the real me."
"I was going to seduce my man. I’d packed a few naughty surprises to show Brax what turned me on."
"I loved this man, but missed him at the same time. How was that possible?"
"Brax owned the apartment we lived in, thanks to the life insurance pay out."
"Life wedged between us: the university course stole five days a week."
"You’re the best." I captured his chin, planting a kiss, not caring he was uncomfortable."
"I couldn’t tear myself from his crisp blue eyes. That was why I loved him."
"I needed Brax to be rough because I needed to be claimed."
"I’d never been inked before, never fell in love with an image enough to want it permanently on my skin, and I definitely didn’t want a barcode."
"I’d read enough horrible news to know the window of saving a smuggled woman was very short."
"I wanted to spit at him, but refrained. As degrading as it was to be treated like stock, I bit my lip and bore through it."
"I wouldn’t go down without a fight. I couldn’t give up so easily."
"I knew with horrible clarity—I was being trafficked."
"Already have, pretty girl." He came to the front of the desk, stopping in front of me. "What is your name?"
"You’re not worthy of my name," I snarled, trying to bite his fingers.
"I won’t allow you to dress me like an object. I refuse."
"I’m human, too. Not an object for you to play with."
"All because your sick boss likes to own women."
"Brax might be dead because of the men who kidnapped me."
"Don’t let the pain of your past stop you from being happy in this new life."
"I let my owners break me. Not because I couldn’t fight anymore, but because it was the easier way to live; you never truly break."
"The key is not to lie to yourself, even while you fake it."
"You can talk to me. I won’t betray your confidence."
"If you find connection with others, you’ll be able to withstand a lot more."
"Don’t do what I did, and pretend it all will go away."
"I refuse to speak English for long periods. It’s a boring language."
"I don’t want to hurt you. I don’t want to take from you."
"What do you expect? I was smuggled here. You bought me."
"You are mine. Through circumstances I will not discuss with you, you have come into my possession, and therefore must obey me in all things."
"You are not permitted to use the internet, phone, or any technology of any kind. You may not speak to the staff. You may not leave the house."
"You are no one’s but mine. Do you understand?"
"You are mine. I can do what I want with you."
"My role as your master is to debase you to the point of having no feelings, no emotion, no hopes or dreams."
"You have the wrong idea, esclave, and I’m not in the mood to set you straight."
"I want a master who buys me! Not accepts me because he has no other choice."
"I wanted everything from him. I wanted the domination. The anger. But I also wanted love."
"It is the end of the world. My world. My master's world. Your world. Everything is broken."
"You think you didn’t enjoy it… but your body bent to the whip. Listen to what it’s telling you. Let it be your master."
"You may not be mine, but I’m fast becoming yours."
"I finally found a place where my twistedness belonged."
"A human is adaptable. A human heart is not."
"I became addicted to raging songs, just like Q. The lyrics shared my pain, letting it unleash from festering inside."
"In my dreams, Q visited, and I woke to shooting stars and orgasms."
"Reality took over. I sat my final exams for uni. They let me take my tests late, due to circumstances, and I passed with flying colours."
"Smiling, laughing even, but everything was muted—covered by a filmy screen, never letting me see bright colours, or smell rich scents, or enjoy exquisite pleasure."
"I never stopped to consider the life Brax led while I played kinky slave with Q."
"I’m letting you go, Brax, and I wish you so much happiness and joy."
"I’ve seen how different you are, Tess. I sleep next to you. I see how you wake up hot and bothered and sexy as hell."
"I will move on, so help me. I would find and rescue women who suffered abuse and hardship."
"I promise to fight you every hour of every day."
"You’re everything I’ve been looking for and you scare me shitless."
"I’m offering you my pain. My blood. My pleasure."
"Nous sommes les uns des autres. We are each other’s."