“The woman glanced at Nina as if for support, but the vampire was stifling a laugh, badly.”

“Nina looked up, her eyes fixing on mine with such ferocity I could almost see the undead vampire in them. "There is something under here," she said, and I shivered."Yeah, we know, dirt nap," Jenks said."Rachel already told us.”

“Nina made a dramatic sigh. “She won’t give me one, either,” she lamented,”

“Nina sniffed, shifting her shoulders to look at the sky through the branches. "She's a sweet girl, but poor."Ire pricked through me, and the last of his charisma shredded. "Being poor is not an indication of potential or worth. It's a lack of resources.”

“Ms. Vampire Lady, you're all wet.”

“You weak-willed, jealous sack of vampire spit.”

“Double damn. I was a harlot. I was a freaking vampire hussy.”