“While Dmitri, as the leader of Raphaels Seven, could not accept such a weakness, the mortal hed once been, the one who had loved a woman with a wide mouth and eyes of slanted brown . . . that man u...”

“In my time, he said, they believed in witches. Are you a witch, Honor, that you make me say these things to you? Causing him to rip open wounds that had stayed safely scabbed over for so long that,...”

“Someday, she said in a voice as serene as a high mountain lake, Im going to break your neck. Then Im going to saw it off with a hacksaw so I can take my time. Venoms grin creased his cheeks.I knew ...”

“Fine. But remember, little rabbit, not a word to anyone." He moved close enough that the dark heat of him lapped against her in a quiet threat that made her glad for the blade. "I'm not a nice man ...”

“You refused to fall in love with anyone else, Dmitri. A whisper with the impact of a gun-shot. So I had to come back for you . . . husband.”

“Flirt with him if you want, Honor, but you're mine.”

“Dreaming is what you do when your eyes are closed...living is what you do with that dream once you open your eyes!”

“It happens like this. "One day you meet someone and for some inexplicable reason, you feel more connected to this stranger than anyone else--closer to them than your closest family. Perhaps this pe...”

“When you totally commit yourself to a project and do your work quietly and well, unknown friends will find you and angels will surround you.”

“Fine. But remember, little rabbit, not a word to anyone." He moved close enough that the dark heat of him lapped against her in a quiet threat that made her glad for the blade. "I'm not a nice man ...”