“Darkness lingered in those blue eyes, like ghosts haunted him despite only the two of them standing in this cabin.”

“A lazy smile reached his lips. The mere sight of me shirtless takes your mind there? Good to know. Id rather a solid fuck than getting my kumbayas out.”

“They surrounded him here, but beyond, flames licked the cabins, the incendiary glow striking a similar spark inside him from the injustice theyd faced tonight.”

“Three things lit her match without failabusive assholes, idiots who didnt use their turn signals, and unannounced shifters moving in on her territory.”

“Took long enough, she called out, not wanting to admit how the sight of him made her throat hitch, how the man was so gorgeous she lost her mind. I thought you drowned in the mirror from staring in...”

“Feeling a little calmer? she asked, leaning against the desk again.Dax snorted. Mellow as anything. Im ready to curl up and take a nap now. Dont mind if I purr.”

“Um, thanks, Jackson told her. And your name is?Im Margaret, Margaret Van Der Graaf, she answered with another eerie smile. Her teeth were so white that they looked bleached.Van Der Graaf? Jackson r...”

“Oh, Major, you do so love to annoy, don't you?""It is the stuff of living, my lady.”

“Hero, said Machaon to his sister who was still muttering to her gods. Please stop. Surely the gods would have heard you by now lets try not to annoy them.”

“Is not general incivility the very essence of love?”

“Jace perched on the windowsill and looked down at him. "You really don't get this bodyguard thing, do you?""I didn't even think you liked me all that much," said Simon. "Is this one of those keep-y...”

“Jace's eyes sparkled, but he said calmly, "Not at all. the Silent Brothers can help her retrieve her memories.""You hate the Silent Brothers," protested Isabelle."I don't hate them," said Jace cand...”

“Commitment is Circumstances”

“We gradually accepted each other with our strengths and weaknesses. And now, I think, we have started to enjoy our differences more”

“We know The wheel of time moves on New bonds, new ties ignite Moments fleet, memories drift, shadows glide There is always a hope At the horizon we seek.”