“The little kitten has claws", Dorian said intrigued. "I like that."~Dorian Vlakhos”

“Dorian panted, dropping his head to her shoulder, hewhispered, his voice gruff, “Will you be mine for all eternity?”

“He explained to me that the reason he put his hand overmy heart,” he pressed his palm to his chest, “was to keep my soulsafe. A vampire is more powerful when he still possesses his giftfrom God.” He sucked in a painfully sharp breath. “I've never toldanyone that.”~Dorian”

“Reaching back, he gripped the thick, wooden headboard, stretching himself out before her, leaving himself vulnerable.”

“Your blood. It calls to me, beckons me to have a taste."~Dimitri”

“Bite," he rasped, "bite me."~Dimitri”

“It's Dorian, by the way. Not 'Your Highness'.""Very Well.""Say it.""Say what?""Say my name. Say, 'Very well, Dorian'."She rolled her eyes. "If it pleases Your Magnanimous Holiness, I shall call you by your first name.""Magnanimous Holiness? Oh, I like that one.”