“All the while, my mind reeled with what had happened.I have a hickey. I let Adrian Ivashkov give me a hickey.”

“Aw you'd never hurt me. My face is too pretty. -Adrian Ivashkov”

“I like you being the sinner you are. -Adrian Ivashkov”

“I loved you! I loved you and you destroyed me. You took my heart and ripped it up. You might as well have staked me! I. Loved. You. And you used me the whole time. (Adrian Ivashkov)”

“Whoa." Adrian leapt up and rushed to Jill's side. "You need to let this go. What, are you going to start a fight with some girl?" Reed turned his glare on Adrian. "Stay out of this." "The hell I will! You're crazy." If anyone had asked me to make up a list of people most likely to risk a fight in defense of a lady's honor, Adrian Ivashkov would have been low on that list. Yet there he stood, face hard and hand sitting protectively on Jill's shoulder. I was in awe. And impressed.”

“I decided the Alchemists needed an entire department devoted to handling Adrian Ivashkov.”

“In fact I was fairly certain there was no one in the entire world quite like Adrian Ivashkov.”