“Some women, Dahariel said in that same hard tone devoid of any hint of humanity, getunder a mans skin until digging them out makes you bleed.”

“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.”

“Only once in your life, I truly believe, you find someone who can completely turn your world around. You tell them things that youve never shared with another soul and they absorb everything you sa...”

“As he read, I fell in love the way you fall asleep: slowly, and then all at once.”

“I love you without knowing how, or when, or from where. I love you simply, without problems or pride: I love you in this way because I do not know any other way of loving but this, in which there i...”

“And you are?She fluttered her hand over her face andbrushed a wisp of light brown hair from her brow.The governor calls me Kitty. Itd probably be best if you did, too.What an alluring name? It make...”

“He look at you not because you are sexy, but because your perfect smile.”

“He looked at me with such raw need that my heart skipped a beat. He licked his lips and slowly lowered his head to mine. Does it even matter if he only wants me for my blood?”

“He circled around me, whispering in my ear. Im O positive. Im everyones type.”

“My libido was like a Golden Retriever puppy, ready to jump all over him and lick his face.Down, girl.”

“He circled around me, whispering in my ear. “I’m O positive. I’m everyone’s type.”