S.T. Gibson

“I am firm, my lady, and I understand leverage. The people only call me cruel because it is easier to think of a woman as cruel than competent. Surely, you can understand that.”

“You must never overthink any good and pleasurable thing,”

“We should never deny ourselves any pleasure in this life.”

I wanted the moment to last forever: just her and I trapped in a small, perfect eternity of pleasure.
Laying with her made me feel so vibrantly alive. It was almost enough to make me forget that I was already dead.

It was never my intention to murder you.
Not in the beginning, anyway.

And God, how I adored you. It went beyond love, beyond devotion.

I never knew the meaning of the word enthralled before you.

How can I blame you for wanting her, my lord, when I wanted her so badly myself?

You’ve got to dunk the octopus in boiling water a few times before butchering it; that’s the secret to keeping the meat sweet.

I tried to be generous with you my love... but the seeds of doubt, once planted, put down deep and stubborn roots.