“Nikolai had expected to have to fight the urge to torture the progeny of his fathers murderer, but he had never anticipated fighting the urge to fuck her.”

“For the first time in his centuries of life, doing the right thing didnt seem like the right thing to do.”

“She needed him. More than just his blood or the pleasure he offered with his playground of a body, she needed himand that was far more terrifying than becoming a blood sucking monster.”

“For the first time in his centuries of life, doing the right thing didn’t seem like the right thing to do.”

“We are humanity, the banner read. Wrong. Were pale reflections of it, weak shadows, distant echoes.”

“We all know interspecies romance is weird.”

“Depression isn't a war you win. It's a battle you fight every day. You never stop, never get to rest. It's one bloody fray after another.”

“I hate going through this when we just found...," his voice trailed off."Found what?""Each other," he finished, half-smiling.”

“The Elven people believe that preservation of the land and all that lives and grows upon it, plant and animal alike, is a moral responsibility. They have always held this belief foremost in their c...”

“Whatever hypnotizing charms I may have over boys, did not in fact work on three hundred pound girl elves. Not that I would ever try it again.”

“You are the only thing I've ever needed. The only treasure that matters.- Seamus Tierney”

“Gods, the love that saturated the room was so potent that Arabella couldn't breathe.This was what she wanted. Someone who wouldn't let go, someone who would love her so much he'd wait decades to be...”

“That was a really shitty move Liam! How would you like it if I turned into an animal when we were arguing?”