“All right,” he muttered and threw his legs over the side of the bed. He pinched the bridge ofhis nose, squeezing his eyes shut. “Did anyone call VF?”“No, we didn't want to get busted,” the short, stocky human replied.“Good, go downstairs and tell everyone it’s cool. He won't hurt anyone. He's like a pettiger.”“Tigers eat people,” the short, stocky human said.“Only if you piss him off, so don't give him a reason.”

“I smiled, trying to look harmless.“Don't do that. You'll freak everyone out,” he ordered.I dropped my smile.“Now you look like you want to eat everyone.”“I do.”“I should smack you.” He looked back at the humans. (Tommy & Danny)”

“That's Collin."She panicked."He can't see you!"Don't tell me you're afraid of your own brother?"Staton seemed to think that was funny.She hated the smirk that crept over his face.She shoved him."You want Collin to kill you?Hide."That made him laugh louder."Kill me?"Stop it,"she warned him,or he'll hear you."You think I should be afraid of your brother?I'm immortal."Collin's heavy steps filled the downstairs hallway.Her heart raced.Why was life so complicated?”

“But you kissed me!”He wished she’d quit reminding him of that. It just made him want to do it all over again. “Devon, I give you my word, all I intend to do now is sleep.”She studied him through narrowed eyes. “How do I know that once we’re in bed you won’t… won’t…”“Turn into a wild, rutting beast who’s unable to control himself?” he supplied.“Exactly,” she breathed, looking supremely relieved that he’d said it and not she.“That’s very flattering, but I can assure you that you’re quite safe.” He waited until he saw her relax to add casually, “That only happens when the moon is full.”

“Moonlight streamed in, sending loving beams over his face. He closed his eyes and basked in it, and I could tell it was calling to him, even though the moon was not full. She didn't speak to me, but Samuel had once described her song to me in the words of a poet. The expression of bliss on his face while he listened to her music made him beautiful.”

“He squeezed his eyes shut and pinched the bridge of his nose."Perhaps you should invent a new deck with numbered pink butterflies and God cards."~Dyer”

“Damn it," I said. "I don't suppose you have any ideas on how to kill Littleton."He smiled at me, his teeth very white in the darkness of his face. "Eat him," he said.”