No sooner had she spoken, Perry Reed had already pulled her into his arms.
It seemed as if he was exerting all his strength, a strength so immense it was near suffocating. Flossie Wright's eyebrows furrowed as she tried to break free, but his grip was a vise-like, unshakeable no matter how hard she pushed.
"You're very rational, Flossie, but," Perry Reed spoke softly in her ear, his voice heavy, tinged with dangerous elements, "reason has no control over emotions. The only reason you can remain rational is due to your profound emotions."
"So what?" Flossie Wright gave up struggling.
Moving closer to her ear, the corner of his lips rose, his voice low and seductive: "I will never give up on you."
Having lost and regained her, he could never let go.
Erina Taylor is a contradiction.
Indeed, she wouldn't let her rationality be swayed by emotions, but no one could surpass her loyalty and regard for feelings.
She was not someone unaffected by persuasion.
