“Some truce," Daniel said, "Eighteen days of others trying to kill her.”

“Will Daniel win or lose?" Luce asked, knowing the answer before the words had even left her lips."I can see how the idea of Daniel decapitating you does not maybe scream out romance," Bill said, "but really, what's the difference between his killing you by fire and by the sword?""Daniel wouldn't do that."Bill hovered in the air in front of Luce. "Wouldn't he?”

“After such an emotional day with her own parents, the thought nearly brought Luce to her knees with sadness. Daniel was alone in the world.”

“And she knew without opening her eyes that it was Daniel. No other body in the universe fit hers so well.”

“Daniel had ruined that couple’s life. Killed their daughter.All because he’d been some hotshot angel who saw something he wanted and went after it.”

“Daniel Grigori!" Arriane hooted through her hands."No!" Daniel hooted back without missing a beat.”

“I do all of these things," Daniel said, leaning into her so that their foreheads touched, "because you're my love, Lucinda. For me, you're all there is.”