If you want some advice—which I’m sure you don’t—you guys should lay off on the magic. Christian still thinks you’re moving in on Lissa.””What?” he asked in mock astonishment. “Doesn’t he know my heart belongs...

You know,” he said, “under normal circumstances, you inviting me to the bedroom would be the highlight of my day.”I crossed my arms and sat on the bed. I did so out of simple fatigue,...

When he finished, he drank from the cup. Everyone else did too, so I followed suit.And nearly choked to death.It was like fire in liquid form. It took every ounce of strength I had to...

Longing surged up within me. I wanted it. Oh God, I wanted it. I didn’t want to hear Jerome chastise me for my “all lowlifes, all the time” seduction policy. I wanted to come home...

Your… Your aura. It’s… amazing. It’s shining. I mean, it always shines, but today… Well I’ve never seen anything like it. I didn’t expect that after everything that happened.’I shifted around uncomfortably. If I lit...

Staring into the mirror, I was surprised to see a haunted look in my brown eyes. There was pain there, pain and loss that even the nicest dress and makeup couldn’t hide.

What’s your name?””What?” I asked, squinting at the light.”Your name.” I recognized Dr. Olendzki peering over me.”You know my name.””I want you to tell me.””Rose. Rose Hathaway.””Do you know your birthday?””Of course I do. Why...

All we can go on is what we think, how we see the world. If you can’t trust your own mind what can you trust?

If you don’t have anything useful to offer, then get out of here and let us wait until hunger weakens Sonya.” And by get out of here, I meant: foolishly think you’re going to leave...

Do you really want him to get over you?

She probably gave up and started playing Minesweeper.”[…]We reached the cafe and found Sydney bent over her laptop, with a barely eaten Danish and what was probably her fourth cup of coffee. We slid into...

A pale, slightly luminescent form materialized in front of us. Mason. He looked the same as ever-or did he? The usual sadness was there, but I could see something else, something else I couldn’t quite...

I was taken down by a bench. -Rose Hathaway

Ivashkov,” she repeated, her face the picture of serenity. “My name is Sydney Ivashkov.

I did it because he wasn’t fair to you. Because you deserve credit for what you’ve done. Because he needs to realize you aren’t the person he’s always thought you were. He needs to see...

Grenades, camo vests . . . those are his usual gifts of choice.

,Qué voy a hacer con un abrigo de lana? -pregunté-. Especialmente en Palm Springs. -Dormir con él- sugirió-. Pensar en mi.

Sorry, Ms. Terwilliger. I’m flattered that you think I’m such an upstanding person, but I’m already caught up in one epic battle of good versus evil. I don’t need another.

Throughout history, people with new ideas—who think differently and try to change things—have always been called troublemakers.

Speaking of hot, Ilike that uniform.”This time, I did roll my eyes.

Rose and Dimitri moved almost as one entity, like a matched pair of wolfes or lions, both wary and deadly as they studied their surroundings, taking no detail or person for granted.

I don’t know about that. That chart’s the kind of thing she’d do in her free time for fun. Anyway. She and I don’t agree on everything, but you not being involved with our sex...

Couldn’t Lissa have healed that black eye away?””Its a badge of honor. Makes me seem manly.

Don’t take the high ground and assume you already know what you’ll do. The truth is, when it comes to someone you love, you’ll find there isn’t anything you won’t do.

Takes a lot of tries before you hit perfection.” He paused to reconsider that. “Well, except for my parents. They got it on the first try.” (Adrian)

Why on earth would you buy a car like this if you can’t drive a stick? There are dozens of cars–new cars–that have automatic transmission. It’d be a million times easier.” Adrian shrugged. “I like...

For every bad thing in life, there are more good things to tip the balance.

The greatest and most powerful revolutions often start very quietly, hidden in the shadows. Remember that.

Well, you’ve finally got a license to kill. It’s about time.

History is important because it teaches us about past. And by learning about the past, ypu come to understand the present, so that you may make educated decisions about the future.

I stared. “Canadian Satanists? You’re sending me to a group of Canadian Satanists?

Damn it. I should have banished you the first time I saw you. I don’t have time for this, not with everything else. You should be in the Underworld by now. Kiyo isn’t going to...

Okay, but if you try to get me to pray with you, I walk.

How come all the harmless people were so lame? Maybe that was the definition of safe.

It was the same Dimitri from long ago, the fierce one who was willing to risk his life for what was right. I almost wished he’d go back to being annoying, distant Dimitri, the one...

Adrian gave me a look that said I was wasting his time. “Because Jet sounds badass.

But I’m just going to be out there having a tea party with her cats or whatever it is she has in mind.”Adrian

Angeline’s been hanging out with that dhampir. I just saw them walking off together. Is something going on with them?””Which dhampir?” I asked.”The one with the fake British accent.””I don’t think it’s fake.””Well, whatever.” Even...

But we still have it easy. You’re the strength, the pillars . . . our defenders, our children’s defenders.

Look, Sage. I don’t know much about chemistry or computer hacking or photosynthery, but this is something I’ve got a lot of experience with.” I think he mean photosynthesis, but I didn’t correct him. “Use...

Not much could have distracted me from coffee, but hearing Julius Caesar quoted at Spencer’s certainly did.

Who is he?””An idiot, said Adrian. “Makes me look like an upstanding member of society.

Besides, when not hard at work with this research, I’m actually conducting a side experiment on how cigarettes and gin increase charisma. As you might guess, the results are looking very promising.

Adrian, we hashed this out! Everything’s gone perfectly until now. Why would you even think about deviating from the plan?”Um, because that’s how we roll?

Nothing will get you anywhere with me,” I exclaimed. “I don’t know about that.” He put on an introspective look that was both unexpected and intriguing. “You’re not as much of a lost cause as...

How do you know if a demon is lying? His lips are moving.

I realized I’m in love. It’s always been right in front of me.

You were wrong. She really is the new general in town.”I smiled back, hoping he wasn’t aware of my body’s reaction to us standing so close. “Maybe. But, it’s okay. You can still be colonel.”He...

Adrian tipped my face up toward his and kissed me. Like always, the world around me stopped moving. No, the world became Adrian, only Adrian. Kissing him was as mind-blowing as ever, full of that...

What do you think Dimitri? Is this a good idea, Dimitri? Please give us your blessing so that we can fall down and worship you, Dimitri.