“Some minutes or hours or days later, when I lay boneless and well satisfied, Ethan raised his gaze to mine again. His eyes were silver, his fangs descended. "There is no going back," he said, "Not ...”

“You undo me, Merit. Wholly and completely. You don't take me at my word. You challenge me at every opportunity. And that means when I'm with you, I am less than the head of this House...and I am mo...”

“I am beginning to remember what it means to need things. Laughter. Companionship. Love. "He leant forward and pressed his forehead to mine. "And I need you, Merit.”

“A lady's imagination is very rapid; it jumps from admiration to love, from love to matrimony in a moment.”

“I've always said that idleness dulls the spirit. We have to keep the brain busy, or at least the hands if we don't have a brain.”

“If your workplace was somehow transplanted into the jungle and everyone was forced to survive at a very primitive level, it's safe to say that eventually your boss would rape you.”

“Some mornings, it's just not worth chewing through the leather straps.”

“I want to pick up a few other items at the house, Jules said as Katie stepped around the car. I still have my roller skates and yours in my closet.Katie opened the door and paused, staring at Jules...”

“There are details about your life I really do not want to know about. You told me he taught you how to fight with weapons, but I guess I never Put two and two together? Katie grinned. Thats not lik...”

“One day youre a college graduate, in love with Mr. Right and looking for a job. The next day, your Rambo.Your timeline is off. And can we lose the Rambo part?”