“So, the date was on. I’d tell Zayvion I had a chaperone. Maybe he could help me figure it out.”

“Brighid’s eyes flashed with a blue flame, and I wondered if she had learned to do that just so she could compete with the Morrigan’s red flashes. Maybe I should try to figure out how to make my eyes flash green so I could freak out the baristas at Starbucks. “No, you foolish mortal,” I’d say as my eyes glowed, “I ordered a nonfat latte.”

“Zayvion swore, and I mean he pulled out a raft of curses that made me rethink his upbringing.”

“I couldn’t help but smile. “If I wanted to take Finch out, I’d just tell him Prada went out of business, and he’d finish the job for me.”

“If I’d had any doubts about how Archer felt about me, they were eradicated when I saw the look on his face. I’d never had my spleen ripped out, but if I had, I figured I’d make the same face Archer wore now.”

“Someday you'll have to tell me the whole story behind you two.""Maybe. But first, I have to figure it out myself.”