It was the wife, John thought. And she was giving this tough guy a tongue-lashing. And the man was taking it. "Okay. I love you. Bye." Tohrment flipped the phone closed and put it in his pocket. When he focused on John again, he clearly respected his wife enough not to roll his eyes and make some macho, shithead comment about pesky women.
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nothing
his peace he loses it to his wife
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So it is just as his wife fears, and she was PHILIPPA GREGORY While this is all very amusing, the kiss that will free the girl is the kiss that she most desires,�... CASSANDRA CLARE She tilted her head, looking back down at Del’s notes as she absently tore the crust off her pizza... PRISCILLA GLENN it was weird. Would you believe it if some supermodel called you up and told you she was your sister... ROBERT GALBRAITH Give me your heart,” I said. He tilted his head, leaned forward, watching my eyes the entire ... BRODI ASHTON Cam was sitting on the bed, still clothed. His head was lowered, hands braced on his knees in the po... LISA KLEYPAS If a man found his dream wife, it was because he was wide awake. MATSHONA DHLIWAYO (On WWI:) A man of importance had been shot at a place I could not pronounce in Swahili o... BERYL MARKHAM . She was beautiful, and her temperament seemed much better than his first wife did. Arman stopped i... GRACE WILLOWS Hunter woke suddenly. A noise. 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His heart skipped ... J.R. WARD We stood there for a minute or two, with John swaying gently against my arm. 'I'm feeling better,' h... GEORGE MARTIN His face was gaunt, scraped and bloody, his hair dusted with cobwebs, but when he locked eyes with h... RICK RIORDAN He closed his eyes and just swung. He got the good part of the bat on it, and it was a deep shot. LAYTON ALIVIADO There was a guy telling his friend that he and his wife had a serious argument the night before. "Bu... UNKNOWN I paused to pat the truck’s hood gently in apology when someone put his hand on my shoulder. ... PATRICIA BRIGGS She was no longer theirs. She was his. And he was hers. And this w... MICHAEL GRANT And she was snarling, snarling like some kind of animal as she snapped for his neck. He reared back,... SARAH J. MAAS I love you," he said. She looked up at him, her eyes shiny and black, then looked away. "... RAINBOW ROWELL This is what it's all been about with you," he said in an even tone. "All the fear, all the run... KRESLEY COLE LITTLE DOGS RHAPSODY IN THE NIGHT (PERCY THREE) He puts his cheek against mine ... MARY OLIVER Smeagol,' said Gollum suddenly and clearly, opening his eyes wide and staring at Frodo with a strang... J.R.R. TOLKIEN Stop fighting me!" he said, trying to pull on the arm he held. He was in a precarious pos... RICHELLE MEAD He's a clever little thing, isn't he?" She leaned in to drop a kiss on the kitten's soft head, ... MICHELLE ZINK I just had a cart here and was taking groceries off here and loading them into a cart and looked up ... ADAM SIMPKINS I love you," he said, holding her close and running his fingers through her tangled hair as if he co... DEBORAH BLAKE Thorne shuffled his feet. “You know, if it was a bad kiss, you can just say so.” She stiffe... MARISSA MEYER He thought proudly that many people in his position could not have adjusted, would have gone mad. THOMAS M DISCH I doubt your Argonaut kin would approve of that,” she managed. “They didn’t much like me being... ELISABETH NAUGHTON ...when I came back, I found Mom sobbing at the kitchen table...Then I asked her what had happened.<... SUSAN BETH PFEFFER
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With her long blond hair and her ... J.R. WARD Rehvenge, I’m talking to you more than I speak with my mahmen.” “I thought your mother wa... J.R. WARD Quick question. Does this magical skill with gray matter come with a total lack of compunction for y... J.R. WARD True enough. I say this all the time. Trez looked at his hands. “I didn’t ask for thi... J.R. WARD It's a date, isn't it," she realized. "Praise to the Virgin Scribe, I have a date!" Trez laughe... J.R. WARD Forever..." he murmured against her. " I'll hold you down..." ~ Trez 'The Shadows' Page ... J.R. WARD Never met Ahhh, don't know him, don't care how big he is-if he's standing in our way? I'ma murder th... J.R. WARD And I left the aspirin next to the phone with a tall glass of water. Figured you weren’t going to ... J.R. WARD You have cable?” He nodded toward her TV. She tossed him the clicker. “Sure do. And if I r... J.R. WARD The guy stroked his goatee. "What do you call twenty guys watching the world series?" "The New ... J.R. WARD What the—Have you been crying?" Tohrment demanded. "Are you all right? Dear God, is it the baby?"<... J.R. WARD W:"At least I'm not pussy-whipped!" T:"Nice. Fucking. Suit." --Wrath to Tohr J.R. WARD There was a loud scraping noise as five chairs slid backward. The men rose as a unit. And started co... J.R. WARD The half-human was the hottest thing he'd ever gotten anywhere near. And he'd cozied up to a lightni... J.R. WARD If sex were food, Rhage would haven been morbidly obese. J.R. WARD Tell me something,boys. Do you wear that leather to turn each other on? I mean, is it a dick thing w... J.R. WARD Man, he wasn't going to need a stress test anytime soon. If his heart could get through a kiss from ... J.R. WARD You don't know this yet. But you are Mine - Wrath J.R. WARD ...Bringing the very heavens close enough to touch. It was Zsadist. His eyes closed, his h... J.R. WARD Holy shit." 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WARD All I see are ankles and wrists--and FYI, you're pulling a Mileyfrickin'-Cyrus with that belly flash... J.R. WARD I think we're dating now" "Come on...I got you naked. You wore a damn corset. And don't get me start... J.R. WARD Darkness will never take me... because I have you. Light of my life, Marissa. That's what you are."<... J.R. WARD What are the rules," The cop said. "There are none." Vishous spread his stance and braced himse... J.R. WARD Because my patient just sat herself up--and I'm not talking about her raising her torso off the damn... J.R. WARD Listen to me. You have the fashion sense of a park bench and the interpersonal skills of a meat clea... J.R. WARD What’s next? The size of my cock?” “Hey, even pencils can get the job done—I’v... J.R. WARD V, you know I love you like a brother, right?" "Yeah." "You feed her and I'll tear out you... J.R. WARD Butch: -I hear ya. No one's biz but yours. One question though Vishous: -What Butch: -When... J.R. WARD Word of advice. These have a kick, so don’t suck too hard—” Holy hypoxia, Batman. J.R. WARD He nodded and curled over his paper, writing quickly. As his words took form on the white page, she ... J.R. WARD