“It’s like King Arthur, but Lancelot is a butcher and Guinevere is knocked up.”

“You look like shit." Honesty is important in any relationship.”

“This coming from the god who zinged Guinevere and Lancelot while King Arthur was away slaying dragons.”

“For a while I thought I had lost her for good, but in our own fucked up way we hadswallowed our pride and reached out to one another. We both knew it would never be easy, butwe were willing to try. I knew that Kate wasn't universally loved by the Pack, but they owed me.I bled for them, I fixed their petty squabbles. I had given them everything, they would give methis one thing. Or I would break it all apart.”

“Derek was telling her something about a hand in a box. It was a dead hand. Why the hell did he have to bring it to me right this second? Was it going anywhere?”

“He’s going to come for her. He always does.Then we will fight him.”

“The knocking persisted. It wasn't Derek. His knock would be careful, almost apologetic. This bastard knocked like he was doing me a favor.”