I didn't think there was any way to convince Jack that he wanted more …

Lisa Kleypas
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I didn't think there was any way to convince Jack that he wanted more than I had to give, that to people who'd been damaged the way I had been, fear and the will to survive would always be more powerful than attachment. I could only love in a limited way ✨ Lisa Kleypas (2009). Smooth Talking Stranger: A Novel, p.324, Macmillan
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