Yet, it had been Dimitri’s gentleness and thoughtfulness mixed with that deadliness that made him so wonderful. The same hands that wielded stakes with such precision would carefully brush the hair out of my face....

His eyes were on his heart, completely caught up in his work. ‘Just something kicking around in my head. Reminds me of you. Fiery and sweet, all at the same time. A flame in the...

Piece of Heaven?” “No, that other place I’m going to go to for thinking what I’m thinking.

Sometimes you wake up from a dream. Sometimes you wake up in a dream. And sometimes, every once in a while, you wake up in someone else’s dream.

I certainly hadn’t expected to walk away from today’s trip with joint custody of a miniature dragon.

But all I could see was her. No skill of mine, no artist anywhere, could’ve immortalized how gorgeous she was. It was impossible to believe she’d ever had any doubts about her body. The firelight...

Dimka, not you too.

My God, Sage. Your eyes. How have I never noticed them?”That uncomfortable feeling was spreading over me again. “What about them?””The color,” he breathed. “When you stand in the light. They’re amazing… like molten gold....

Well he didn’t treat my mother very well. He did some horrible things.””Like…” I hesitated. “Blood-whore things?””Like beating-her-up kinds of things” he replied flatly.”Oh God,” I said “That’s horrible. And she…she just let it happen?””She...

I needed to protect her from this – and from herself.

I’m sorry.” “Be sorry you lied,” he said, pressing a kiss to my forehead. “Don’t be sorry you loved him. That’s part of you, part you have to let go, yeah, but still something that’s...

Why?” I asked softly. The word was carried away on the wind, but he heard.”Because I want you.”I gave him a sad smile, wondering if we’d meet again in the land of the dead. “Wrong...

I set off, off to kill the man I loved.

An image of Sydney’s face appeared in my mind’s eye, calm and lovely.I believe in you.My anxiety faded.I took a deep breath and met the gazes of all those watching me in the room.Who was...

Are they? I would hope your beliefs would be your beliefs.”I’d never thought about it that way before, but I suddenly hoped desperately that her words were true.

Those words, that voice, had more power over me than any phantom ever could.

Is it true?” She asked. “Do you have a date?””For the love of-you know it’s true! And you told Adrian didn’t you?

I don’twant to keep you from the mob of fansbeating down your door.

I was so grateful to see Lissa okay that I missed what Eddie had already noticed. “You guys, where are Victor and Robert?”Lissa’s face crumpled, and even Adrian looked grim. “Damn it,” I said, needing...

A real date.

Sydney: “You can be Jet if you want, but we are not posing as a couple again” Adrian: “Are you sure? Because I’ve got a lot more terms of endearment to use. Honey pie. Sugarplum....

You mean second sweetest, right?” I corrected.

I thought Alchemists avoided alcohol the same way they do primary colors.

I don’t care if you say we can’t be together. I don’t care if you think I’m the most evil, unnatural creature walking on earth. You can think whatever you want, go whatever you want....

You act young,” he said, “because you are young. But you know things, Roza. Things people older than you don’t even know. That day….” I knew instantly which day he referred to. The one up...

You might not believe this, but there is no one like her at this school.””Oh I believe it,” I said, thinking back to the time Angeline had forgotten her locker’s combination and tried to get...

Aubrey, crouching on a nearby counter, watched me with squinty eyes, apparently pondering why anyone would willingly immerse themselves in water ever, let alone for extended periods of time.

The rage that had expolded inside me diffused. I didn’t know where it had come from. I had a short temper and often acted impulsively,but this had been intense and ugly even for me. Weird.

Malicious or not, strong leaders always attract others.

I shook my head, smiling in spite of myself, and gave him a kiss on the cheek. Adrian. My husband. If anyone had told me a year ago that I’d be married, I would’ve said...

Is it really so terrible being around us?”I blushed. “No,” I said. “But . . . it’s complicated. I’ve been taught certain things my entire life. Those are hard to shake.””The greatest changes in history...

Adrian, is this some kind of joke?

The spell. Victor said you had to want me… to care about me… for it to work.” When he didn’t say anything, I tried to grip his shirt, but my fingers were too weak. “Did...

He smiled and tapped my nose. “Two thank-yous in as many days. I don’t suppose I’ll get to see any, uh, special gratitude?”I scoffed. “Nope. You’ll just have to imagine it.”He gave me a half-hug...

Bringing children into it was just low, I decided. At least heʹd left puppies out.

You and I have never liked each other, Rose. If I’ve got to kill someone, it might as well be you.

Sydney, this is the kind of shirt that says, ‘You’re never getting in here.

You don’t have to justify your private life to me. But you might want to consider how you can actually keep it private in the next fifteen minutes.

Where are you guys getting all of this?” I asked. “What does it matter if I – oh come on.”We’d reached the lobby and found Eddie and Micah sitting on a bench together. They at...

He shook his head in mock sympathy. “I tell you, Sage. Sometimes I think I am the one who needs to take out the restraining order on you.

My mind… It’s who I am. I think I’d rather suffer any other injury in the world than have my mind tampered with.

We’re pieces on a gameboard, Dr. March, and some of us are more powerful than others. You. Me. Her. We’re the ones the gods want. We’re the ones they’re fighting over.

What’s going on?’ he asked, looking from face to face. ‘I was having a good dream.”I need you,’ said Lissa.’I hear that from women a lot,’ said Adrian.Christian made a gagging sound, but the faintest...

Do you go see her?” “No,” I said, refusing to acknowledge that I’d just seen Lissa last night. “That’s not my life anymore.” “Right. Your life is all about dangerous vigilante missions.” “You wouldn’t understand...

Papá- dije en voz baja-, siempre he hecho que sea una regla en mi vida no buscar peleas con niños, animales tiernos o ancianos ignoranres. Sin embargo, haré una excepción por ti si alguna vez...

Can’t you get me some swank bachelor’s pad like Keith has downtown so I can party with all the rich vacationers? Drinking alone is sad and pathetic. I need people. Even human people.

Why are they all high-calorie foods?

From behind Lissa, I heard Christian say, “Worst. Timing. Ever.” Adrian studied Lissa and then looked at Christain sprawling on the bed on the far side of the suite. “Huh,” Adrian said, letting himself in....

Even now, despite Angeline’s watchfulness, she’d occasionally oscillate between random topics, like how shepherd’s pie wasn’t a pie at all and why it was pointless for her to take class in typing when technology would...

Hey Mason, wipe the drool off your face. If you’re going to think about me naked, do it on your own time.” […]”This is my time, Hathaway. I’m leading today’s session.” “Oh yeah?” I retorted....