This was such a fantastic ending, xoxo

I do wish Talia wasn't alive and that Bane still harbored care

I hope you do a sequel where the winery neighbors meet each other.

I love how you'd reference Stella as "the journalist."

Such a great and sadly apt starting quote

I have a new appreciation for Abraham after this, I've also liked him as an ex-NFL player though, anytime football can be part of a story, especially my New England Patriots!

I love incorporating the film dialogue and the extra with her being pregnant, I still hate Talia and that she can bring a tear to Bane's eye, so effective that you state that the tear is for her.

Barsad as surgeon and assistant was fucking brilliant and so seamless and yes exactly like roles they've played for years

I love the push pull between Bane and Stella, how much happened from their heated ten days ago to the moment, I love him still being able to growl but weaker, paler but still being able to have the ability for fire to flash in his eyes

So great from start to finish. Your Talia was so cruel, I can't believe she's living and going to birth a Wayne baby

Talia is terrible, such a cold shell of a woman, I love that Bane said what he said

"Death or exile," was a start when Stella was standing in front of Crane

I think Talia conceived on purpose too, I love how she cycles through such erratic facets of her ago/narcissism/insecurities

You're generous to give Bruce more time

I love how he didn't frisk her, I'm looking forward to a return to their conversation

"I will endure," so powerful, perfect

I hate Talia's hold on him

I adored this chapter, your word choice was spectacular, so many demands and observation. I love how your Bane gives orders rather than asks, knows the answer to almost everything he asks, his power and self-control was titillating

Talia is such a snake

Such a sexy, beautifully written chapter, xoxo

I love the immediate jump into the prey/predator temperature

So great how offended Stella was at being compared to Delilah!

Oh good lord, I loved her throwing the pottery at him and his reaction was so sexy hot

Bane approves, that was genius

That was wicked sexy hot, I love how he knows how his body makes her feel, using them both to feel good

I love magazine cover, lol

I hope Barsad gets the divorce ASAP, I hate Cooper but love the thought of Natasha with Barsad, xoxo

I hate this Talia with all of my being, but you capture her expertly, your expression of his crushing pain and betrayal was so palpable, how casually she rips him open and walks away

How could you end like that, I love it, xoxo

A long winter's nap, so awesome

The whole lead up and Stella seeing his face was so beautifully written, I love, love, love her thumb on his lip, taking advantage of the moment.

I thought it was so critical that you pointed out that she expected a vulnerable figure but didn't find that.

Natasha remains my favorite

Holy Shit, I love how she kissed him and made him stir from the narcotic hold

I can't believe it ended like that!?

I love the "gates of paradise," and the worry about stamina that seems a common denominator for even men like Bane

I love that he's trying to get her to express her attraction and willing to make himself uncomfortable

It was so effective and painfully honest when he answered her question by just stating, "scars."

The voyeurism was so amazingly well written, I love that Bane held a flush too

I also keep forgetting to mention, I would love to see Natasha and Barsad together

Stella is playing with fire at the end and now I HAVE to read the next chapter

The statement, "I will handle you later," so sensual and haunting, I love where that can lead

So incredibly sexy and matter of fact how they end up living together

The wolf and the doe, I love that! you paint a great picture with that reference and the butterfly also

This was an intense chapter, I'm really curious why birth control chatter makes her so uncomfortable, but I do like Natasha making Bane aware how orders are causing assaults to rise

I love the way you described the mask functioning and how he hit the deck

I love how she keeps her hair back in a ponytail to avoid his hands

I don't like Talia, but your Talia is really great

Every rooftop scene gets better and better, I love his barely restrained control