“It was one thing to deal with monsters that were human in appearance. Another thing entirely to deal with humans who were monsters.”

“Why the hell did he have be the human version of a sexually charged nuclear weapon?”

“I might never stop fearing tomorrow, Braden," I admitted calmly. "The future and what it can take from me, scares me. And sometimes I freak out, and sometimes my freak-outs hurt the people closest to me.""I understand that. I can deal with it. You have to trust me.”

“There was nothing that could prepare a person for discovering they were a pawn in a war between mythical beings. Unless you know… you were Frodo.”

“It was pretty late and the streets were quiet so she was almost sure no one had seen her drag the soul eater into the alley... where she cut his head off with a samurai sword. God, she loved her life.”

“Okay, so I want to talk about it. Dammit, how can you be so good at the whole keeping things to yourself thing? It's really hard.”

“That’s why, as I was leaving for work, I sent him a text that said something I had never said to a guy before.I’m sorry xYou have no idea how fast my pulse was racing after I added the kiss. One little kiss and my hands were shaking.”