"Their faces were awfully close to each other, their noses almost touching. His breath was sensually hot, steaming Jenna's face until it gradually turned red."

"How could you be so cruel! Hansen gritted his teeth and asked, his eyes red-rimmed."

"Jenna was ashen. Hansen's red eyes and haggard face reminded her of that scene in the hospital that year. His lips were dry and cracked and he looked pale and listless. A soft, convulsing pain rippled in her heart. She could not control herself as she murmured, ""Hansen, Hansen."""

"Hansen stared into her eyes as though he was trying to look into her soul. The pain in the depth of...