“the demon shrieked.“ You will pay for that! Ethan laughed. “ Whatever, dude. I live in a little town. That’s payment enough.”

“Greed is a fat demon with a small mouth and whatever you feed it is never enough.”

“Patience Pays..Is true! But the greater truth is that it takes advance payment before it pays you in return!”

“Well, I’ve learnt this much: it doesn’t matterwhat it costs, it’s worth paying the price. You can’t live cheapand you can’t live for nothing. Pay the price and be proud you’vepaid it, that’s what I reckon.”

“Holy silicone suppository, Batman!” Ethan said, grinning. Dan snorted, Parker coughed to disguise a laugh, and I glared at them all. “What?” My brother shrugged defensively. “That’s what it looks like.”

“You hit the Winter Prince, woman. Now you have to pay.” Her lips parted when he kissed her again, long and slow. “I like the price,” she whispered, her voice echoing in his mind. “This is just a down payment,” Jatred murmured. “I will work out a payment plan for you.”