“ Alaric, go after her. Since Daniel forced the blood bond on her, Quinn has been different. Lost. She deserves better than for you to abandon her and, priest or no, you know it. Alyssa Day
“ So he was frustrated with her. Most people rolled their eyes when they got frustrated. Alaric made dolphins do ballet. Alyssa Day
“ You don’t always have to take it all on, either, you know. The weight of the world. The responsibility for everyone else’s problems. Sometimes it’s okay to let somebody else worry about you. Alyssa Day
“ Lucky for you, since you’re the most dangerous man I’ve ever met. Asane woman would run away from you, not toward you. Alyssa Day
“ Something in Alaric’s chest tightened painfully at the thought of Quinn, but he refused to allow it to overcome him. She would be fine. She had to be fine. If Quinn were to die, he would have no reaso… Alyssa Day
“ She’s alive, Alaric. She was wounded, but it was minor,” Alexios said, a rough compassion in his voice. A strange weakness raced through Alaric and he had to fight his own lungs to draw breath. Quinn… Alyssa Day
“ I don’t care about his quest for redemption. I don’t want him anywhere near Quinn,” Alaric snarled. “I will leave for St. Louis as soon as we adjourn this meeting. Alyssa Day
“ He shot across the dark and dank room and gently lowered her slight body, which seemed to weigh almost nothing, until she stood with her back to the wall, as he called a shield of water to block her f… Alyssa Day
“ Quinn,” Alaric said quietly. “His aim is to ignite your temper. Perhaps you might allow me the chance to assist you this one time?” “Fine, but you seem to be making a habit of it,” she shot back. “We… Alyssa Day
“ Always you, since the moment I first lay my hands on you to heal that bullet wound. SinceI fell inside your soul. Don’t you know that by now, Quinn? Alyssa Day
“ Yet where Denal had prayed to Poseidon for death, Alaric was praying to the same god for life. Alyssa Day
“ No. Merely a trick of the light. But I had the impression you were seeking something more formal than‘Okay, go for it,’ as Ven would say,” Alaric said, a hint of a smile surfacing. “Looked pretty impr… Alyssa Day
“ Except for Quinn, a dark voice whispered in his mind. A smile from her would be a gift beyond price. Alyssa Day
“ I’ve trusted human women before. Twice. The first died, and the second paid a terrible price and despises me. Never, ever again. Alyssa Day
