Hardy's either done the wrong thing for the wrong reason . . . " Another big swallow. "Or the wrong thing for the right reason.

“She had never experienced the pain of unsatisfied desire before. It hurt. It hu…”

“What you should really be sorry for," he continued, "is that for the rest of my…”

“I was a new person in the same world, which was a lot more difficult than being…”

“A weak but steady throb lay beneath Kev's searching fingertips. Win's heartbeat…”