“She was partial to the tie. Not too long ago he did unspeakable things to her with that tie.”

“One more salt to try," Kellan said, reaching into the box. He brought a jar of black, flaky crystals up to the light. "Black diamond finishing salt. Extremely rare and too bold for those with meek palates. But, for a true connoisseur, the flavor is incomparable." He lowered her head and torso to the ground and pushed her sweater up to expose her stomach and ribs. "I want to sample it on your skin.”

“The ferocity of her passion was what he'd been waiting for night after torturous night. He wanted her to hunger the way he hungered. To need like he needed.”

“You make velocity look good.”

“I never wanted to fall in love. Only stupid girls compromised themselves that way, and I was too smart to sell myself short.”

“The veins stood out on her angry temples like wormcasts.”

“He wanted to believe that I was a good person and I wanted to believe that he was just another asshole.”