i liked very much this book, it was crazy i liked it lmao i have no words, i'm just processing the book ryat agh what a men- - ""You've been asking about a chosen.""All you need to know is this."It means that what I did to you was just the beginning." "I'll own you, Blake." "And I think that's exactly what vou want." - "Why are vou back?" "I came back early for you," - "They say love is patient and kind. I'm not either one of those things when it comes to Blakely. I'm controlling, possessive, and madly jealous. Which can only mean one thing -I'm obsessed with her" - "Just know this, Blake. If you try to run from me, I will find you. And when I do, you will regret the day you left me." "You were mine yesterday, today, and tomorrow." "And you will continue to be mine forever." - "Ryat Archer is possessive, controlling, and extremely jealous. He's fucking toxic. But I can't lay all the blame on him. Maybe I'm the cause of his toxicity. Maybe it's my bad habits that bring out his worst. Hell, maybe I'm wrong, and they are his best qualities. I want his hands around my throat. I want his body pinning mine down, and I want him to crave me the same way I need him." - "Don't thank me, Blake," I tell her, my eyes falling to the marks on her neck. I'd go to war for my wife. One man was nothing. "I'll always show up for you." - "Earlier in the shower made me realize I've gone fucking soft on you, Blake. Know why?" "Because you cried. Because another man tried to hurt you. That's what I'm trying to protect you from. I should be your biggest threat. But instead, I'm falling in love with you." - "But Blake? I like that she wants to be a part of my world. Even though I'll never allow her to get too close. I can't risk her life, but I can share mine with her." - "The Lords have shown me that darkness exists. That you don't have to die in order to burn. And then you came along ..." "I can see you, touch you, and kiss you." "I can love you.""You, Blakely Rae Archer, are my heaven." "I made a vow to protect you, Blake, and I'lI show anyone who tries to hurt you my version of hell." I'd set the world on fire, including myself, if it meant saving her." - "Ryat Archer is a killer, and all I can think of is I wish I could prove my love for him the way he has for me. He deserves that much. Blood for blood. He's spilled so much for me. I'm not afraid to bleed for him." - 'I love you," "You are the only woman I've ever told that to. And it'll stay that way until the day I die. Your face will heal, your scars will fade, but my love for you isn't going to change." - "I've always been a selfish person, Blake. Willing to do whatever it takes to get where I want to be. And out of all the things I've done, you are by far the greatest reward for my selfishness." - "You might have started out as an assignment, but you are my life now." "You three are my life. And you guys will always come first. Do you understand me?" - "It took me a long time to realize just how much the Lords controlled my life. I dedicated everything to them long before initiation even started. But no matter what, I can never regret my decision to join because it led me to Blake." - "The once empty house is now filled with photos over the years we have spent together on vaca-tions, date nights, our kids succeeding in school and sports. It tells our life story. Of course, it hasn't always been pretty. I didn't expect it to be. Blake can be just as stubborn as me. We fought over the Lord's, my career, the kids. She once asked me if I believed in life after death. If there was anything better than this. Almost twenty years later and my answer hasn't changed. I was forced to pick her as my chosen, but she continues to choose me every day. And that is what I call heaven. Because life without her would be hell."