“Riley : "Do you want to claw at me, kitty-cat? Come on."Mercy: "Sorry, I don't beat defenseless puppies.”

“Be gentle with him, Mercy. He's got a heart as big as Texas he'll die for you without blinking. But he doesn't expect anyone to do the same for him.”

“I don't need a mate, she muttered, staring up at the bright circle of the early autumn moon. But can't you send me a nice, sexy, strongmale to dance with? Pretty please? She hadn't had a lover for ...”

“I have something for you.Yeah? What? Is it shiny?They both waited until Indigo had jogged away before resuming their conversation. So, Riley asked, what have you got for me? Taking his hand, she pl...”

“Mercy laughed. You have to excuse themboys suffer from an incurable disability. What? Testosterone.”

“Don't pull any shit because you want to show off. Wait a second. She looked down then back up. Nope, I haven't grown a cock in the last few minutes. I have no need to prove whose is bigger.”

“...Nature has its unexpected and unappreciated mercies.”

“Night is a time of rigor, but also of mercy. There are truths which one can see only when its dark”

“She kissed their knife marred bodies, for every act of war has, at its heart, an act of mercy.”