"I didn't like being alone. Being alone was slightly better than having to deal with people, that's all. Or so I'd convinced myself."

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Iain didn't go back to sleep for a long while. He continued to think about all the logical reasons he would never allow himself to be turned into a lovesick weakling like Patrick, and when he finally fell asleep, he had convinced himself that he would distance his heart from his mind. He dreamed about her.

— Julie Garwood