“I knew I was in bad shape because, despite how my gut clenched with hunger, my fangs didn't lengthen. Erectile dysfunction. I had vampire ED, on top of everything else.”

“Birds of a feather flock together?”

“All I saw was Ben, and I knew that all he saw was me. The whole world didn't - it was there, but it didn't matter.”

“Ben kissed me like he could kiss me forever, like he had to kiss me forever and he wanted to, he wanted me, and when he felt my surprise at that, I could feel again how beautiful I was to him, how I was beautiful beyond words.”

“I know what it's like to lose everything you had, to lose your whole life.”

“I remembered screaming then, screaming until my voice stopped.”

“You're in my head, you're in my heart, and I've lost so much already. I can't lose you too.”