“They had stood against all adversity to be together, and now they would forge their own path to love. She would be Kais wife. She would be the Commonwealths empress. And she had every intention of ...”

“In preparing for this ceremony," Kai said, setting the bouquet on the mantel behind him, "I did some research and learned that the word Alpha has held many meanings across history. Alpha can refer ...”

“I think that when every person in this room looks at Zeev and Scarlet, they dont see a Lunar and an Earthen. We dont see an agenda, or two people trying to make a statement. I think we see two peop...”

“Of course, we know that the world sees this wedding as a historical event. The first recorded marriage union between a Lunar and an Earthen since the second era. And maybe that is important. Maybe ...”

“But was the woman's death the tragedy, or her life?”

“I think that when every person in this room looks at Ze’ev and Scarlet, they don’t see a Lunar and an Earthen. We don’t see an agenda, or two people trying to make a statement. I think we see two p...”

“You think Im perfect?He didnt look away. Didnt look bashful or even nervous. Just stared at her, like shed asked him if Luna orbited the Earth. Then he leaned over and brushed a kiss against her fo...”

“I know that you are my guard, and you are my best friend. I know you would die for me. And I know that should that ever happen, I would die immediately after.”

“Jacins fingers curled around his knife. It was torture. Jacin looked more afraid than when hes stood on trial. More afraid than when his torso had been stripped raw from the lashings. This was the ...”

“I did not dread the dark winter as people do when they have lost their youth and live alone in some great city.”

“I like cool jackets - a nice fall or winter coat. You can get a lot of use out of it, and you'll wear it frequently, so it can really set the tone of your uniform for the season.”

“Short boots are cool, in my humble opinion. They say, 'Hey! Winter is over, but summer hasn't yet arrived - so enjoy this halfway point!'”