“You can't leave, Zach," Corinne said through gritted teeth.He walked right past her. "Watch me.”

“why can't you just get out of here and leave me alone?"i bellowed."i can't!" dylan shouted back,his face twisted with an anger i'd never seen from him."you can,"i said through gritted teeth."just point your wings that way and flap!”

“You should dress her better, you know." "I'm not interested in putting clothes on her," Adrian called as he steered me away. "Watch it," I warned through gritted teeth, "or you might be the one with the wineglass in your face." "I'm playing a part, little dhampir. One that's going to make sure you stay out of trouble." Adrian gave me a head-to-toe assessment. "That guy was right about the clothes, though.”

“I am not exuding anything," said Holly through gritted teeth.Orion tapped her shoulder. "I beg to differ. You're exuding right now, a wonderful aura. It's pastel blue with little dolphins.”

“You can't leave me. I'm your captive," she said. "What good's a captive without her captor?”

“Not watching the path where his legs took him, he walked on because he knew he had to walk ahead, leaving his past behind.”