“I'm Kieran. You must be a hell of a thief because you stole my heart from across the room,”

“How could I persuade the in-laws I was the right one for their daughter when, instead of focusing on small talk, all I could think about was not to kill them? I could only imagine what I'd say to t...”

“No idea how you figured out the riddle, but you scooped the first prize. Congratulations. You've just won a vacation to a big, relaxing place called a grave.”

“You freaking bit me," I said, my voice hoarse. "You're lucky I don't call animal control.”

“And then I got what she was saying. In the paranormal world, everyone was your enemy.”

“I laughed. " So, let me get this straight. You slayed the dragon, jumped over the moat, climbed the tower of the evil King's castle, saved the princes, and rode off with her into sunset aka Shadow ...”

“Well, Im not only a direct descendent of the Anunnaki, but Im one of the original hybrids. My royal blood is almost pure as I was begotten from the strongest and most ancient of our kind.”

“Can't you see, Amber? Losing you would be like a stake to my heart.”

“I thought she wanted out. We should've brought cuffs and a gag." Clare frowned. "What's wrong with you, Blake? This is a rescue mission, not a kidnapping.”

“Did you just mentally pistol whip that guy, with his own gun? Nice, Amber. I would have just killed him.”

“Getting up from the bed, Dominick approaches me at a slow predatory pace. Once again, I cannot move my feet.”

“Goddamn it, do it yourself. Youre five hundred years old and you cant use a telephone? Read the directions. What are you, an immortal idiot?”