“ Michael rose to his feet and padded down the last few steps silently, came up behind Kim, and leaned over her to say, I vant to drink your blood in a heavy, fake-Dracula accent. She shrieked, flailed,… Rachel Caine
“ Promise me, Amelie, that you’ll crucify me with silver before you allow me to fall in love.I hardly think there’s any chance of that, Amelie said. I doubt you have the capacity. Rachel Caine
“ Bite me, Goth princess, Shane called from the back. Not literally or anything.Maybe you should say that to Michael.Not funny, Eve, Michael said.Eve raised her eyebrows and held her fingers up, measuri… Rachel Caine
“ Because you've got guy parts, you're automatically a better mechanic than me? I don't so, Eve said, and bailed out of the passenger side. Rachel Caine
“ You okay?Fine.Your heart's beating really fast.Gee, thanks. That's very comforting that you can hear it.He smiled, and it was the old Michael, the one she'd first met before all the vamp stuff.Yeah, I… Rachel Caine
“ I’m faster than the rest of you, if .. Because I’m a vampire, Michael said, and it was some kind of breakthrough for him to say that. If you get in trouble, I’ll be there.Nice, Shane said. I’m warming… Rachel Caine
“ Well, friend, I don’t know about your tastes, but I tend to like it very bloody, Myrnin said. He shifted position, dragging Claire along like a rag doll without any effort at all. Have we been introdu… Rachel Caine
“ Eve hugged her, hard. It’s beautiful, she said. What happened to the old frosting?Shane, sitting at the table, raised his hand. Took one for the team.Jesus, you ate it? All of it?Nah. He held up the b… Rachel Caine
“ Shane, in case we don’t … don’t come out of this, I wanted to say…He glanced over at her, and she felt her whole body warm from it. She remembered that look. It made her feel naked inside and out, but… Rachel Caine
“ Yeah, I get it; you're a vampire, she said. Creepy. And okay, a little hot, I admit. You don't mean that. Come on. I still like you, you know, even if you... crave plasma. Michael blinked and looked a… Rachel Caine
“ Welcome to Morganville.You'll never want to leave.And even if you do...well, you can't. Sorry about that. Rachel Caine
“ I think so, she [Claire] said. Just watch your back, okay? Nah, Michael’s got mine. He [Shane] looked straight into her eyes.I’ve got yours. Rachel Caine
“ Take the back door, she said. Claire, you and your strang friend-Eve, they both said simultaneously, and Eve held out her fst for a bump. Or, you could call me Eve the Great, Mistress of All She Surve… Rachel Caine
“ His smile was bright and sweet and hot enough to melt solid steel. Is this the part where I kiss you?If you like.Oh, he said, I like. Rachel Caine
“ Not nearly enough. Not recently, anyway. And she was sad about that.I know, he said, and kissed the back of her hand. We’ll fix it. Get some sleep.Night, she said, and watched him walk toward the door… Rachel Caine
“ Amelie said, I won’t be your servant in Morganville. Nor should you be mine. Equals. She offered her hand to him, and he looked down at it, clearly taken aback. But he took it. Now defend what is ours… Rachel Caine
“ I'm worried he's going to...do something crazy.He lives in a hole in the ground, dresses funny and occasionally eats his assistants, Eve said. Define .Claire closed her eyes. Okay. I think he wants to… Rachel Caine
