“Are you going to eat him?" Samantha asked... Warrick struggled for a moment, but had to tell her the truth. "Yes..." "Can I watch? Samantha added. Warrick laughed, and it echoed through the cavern....”

“He took a deep breath. "I'm a dragon, Samantha." "Oh, my God." His lips twitched. "Even when I look like a man." "A dragon," she repeated. "Yes.”

“She went on tiptoe and pecked his cheek with a kiss. Daring of her, she knew. His green eyes went dragon-gold and sharp, the bones of his forehead morphing slightly to suggest the crowned brow of t...”

“I'm glad you turned cartwheels here." Samantha heard the note of loneliness in his voice. "You did hear me say back tuck? Because that was my coolest move." His arm came around her shoulders, and t...”

“Two human families have died out on me in the past century alone." Warrick inclined his head. "It might help if you didn't eat members of your staff when you're displeased.”

“She'd survived Brandon. Just to die all over again. "Well, hell." He smiled wanly at her. "Indeed.”

“He took a deep breath. "I'm a dragon, Samantha." "Oh, my God." His lips twitched. "Even when I look like a man." "A dragon," she repeated. "Yes.”

“She went on tiptoe and pecked his cheek with a kiss. Daring of her, she knew. His green eyes went dragon-gold and sharp, the bones of his forehead morphing slightly to suggest the crowned brow of t...”

“I'm glad you turned cartwheels here." Samantha heard the note of loneliness in his voice. "You did hear me say back tuck? Because that was my coolest move." His arm came around her shoulders, and t...”

“History has been written, but it has not always been right or complete.”

“I want to kiss you again, Tess.Why?He chuckled, low under his breath. Why? Because youre beautiful, and because I want you. And I think you want me too.”

“With every breath I take, I will always love you.”