We were together because we were addicted to each other. I was never as intoxicated as I was when we were happy together, and I knew it was the same for him. We were putting ourselves through the wringer for those moments of perfection between us, but they were so tenuous that only our stubbornness, determination and love kept us fighting for them.

The Crossfire Series Books 1-3 by Sylvia Day (ed. Penguin, 2013) - ISBN: 9780698142923