“She is an able negotiator and a strong ally." Pickering said, as his eyes caressed her lovely face. He noticed both her arms were wrapped tightly around Victor's, and that she looked up at him with such commitment that it made his cynical view of love soften. Reminding him bittersweetly of how he had felt once, a very long time ago.” LoveRelationshipsFriendshipEmotionsBetrayalResilienceHonourTormentHuman EmotionsHistorical Backdrop Book:Victor's Blessing Source: Victor's Blessing
“Victor's tortured eyes blazed down at her, and for a moment she was afraid. Then he leaned down and dissolved into tears in the arms of Celena who was only six.” PassionRelationshipsFriendshipEmotionsBetrayalHonourTormentTenseHuman EmotionsLiterary Novel Book:Victor's Blessing Source: Victor's Blessing
“He turned and smiled resolvedly at her. He knew no one else would ever understand that for Arvellen, sex only had to do with friendship and of pleasing one another, and nothing at all to do with what she considered to be the silly confines of love or marriage.” LovePassionFriendshipEmotionsBetrayalResilienceHonourTormentHuman EmotionsHistorical Backdrop Book:Victor's Blessing Source: Victor's Blessing