“The day stared back an empty gray, with not a speck of white to give character to the lifeless sky.”

“When he whispered my name, that's when I knew- this was how death felt.”

“Love, really? We're vampires, not teenagers. Lust is for the weak.”

“Vampires were myths, childhood stories– as were werewolves, mermaids and dragons. I believed none of it.”

“you’ll alwaysknow that I’m gray.”

“The cherry poppin’ conversation in your living room was the topic of conversation for days. Mace taped it and played it for the whole team.” I was back to staring at him with my mouth open and I think my heart stopped beating. “Look at this as your way of getting even,” he finished.“That’s it!” I declared. “No cooked for Mace. I don’t care if he did beat someone up for me.”

“I'm sorry?" I shouted over the noise from the snowmobile Max was sitting astridde."Climb on!" he shouted back and I stared at the snowmobile."Can't we walk?" I asked loudly."No.""Drive?""No."I took a step back. "Maybe...""Duchess, get...the fuck...on.”