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

“Why are you hanging around, then? Aren't you worried about getting hit?""Aw, you'd never hurt me. My face is too pretty.”

“What happened, then? You're stomping through every puddle you can find and look like you're going to punch the first person you see." "Why are you hanging around, then? Aren't you worried about getting hit?" "Aw, you'd never hurt me. My face is too pretty”

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

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

“Anyone who takes a hit for Adrian Ivashkov deserves some credit.”

“Sitting beside Abe was Adrian Ivashkov--my more-or-less boyfriend. Adrian was a royal Moroi--and another spirit user like Lissa. He'd been crazy about me (and often just crazy) ever since we first met”