“Pain always seemed to make her more beautiful.”

“Pain brings clarity.”

“Scare you?" he asked from where he walked beside her."No." Yes. Like he didn't know. "I hate that silent speed thing. Worst vampire ability ever.”

“She edged closer. “If this is your attempt to scare me away because you think I should be with a mortal man, it’s not going to work.” She rolled her eyes. “Been there, done that, have the divorce papers to prove it.”

“That movie we saw tonight really freaked me out."Her brows rose incredulously. "I'm a ghost, you're a shape-shifter, you live with a cursed vampire, and a zombie movie freaked you out. Honey, I love you, but that's a bold-faced lie. What gives?”

“What would the public do when Halloween had come and gone but the monsters still remained?”

“She'd come to believe that the only real crime was getting caught.”