“He beat back the Greeks and reclaimed Rome for our people. Indeed, he was the one who destroyed the Macedonian threat and who single-handedly annihilated the greatest Greek general who had ever lived. Kyrian of Thrace.” Real hatred gleamed in his eyes, but she wasn’t sure who it was meant for. His grandfather or Kyrian.“You mean Kyrian Hunter?” she asked. “The guy with the minivan who lives a few blocks over?”Valerius’s eyes sparked at that. “He’s driving a minivan?” There was no mistaking the humor in his tone.”

“Didn't I tell you not to touch the Lamborghini? (Kyrian)(Hunter groused an instant before he cut the wheel and sent the vampire flying through the air.)And they told me you guys couldn't fly. (Kyrian)”

“I haven't fought with anyone else in over two thousand years. (Kyrian)Well, you're never too old to learn. (Amanda)You can't teach an old dog new tricks. (Kyrian)There's no time like the present. (Amanda)Time is of the essence. (Kyrian)God helps those who help themselves. (Amanda)You're not going to let me win this, are you? (Kyrian)”

“But then she happened. The girl who had never been able to call her life her own taught a boy who had the world at his fingertips exactly what it meant to live. He wasn’t alone anymore.”

“You the Dark-Hunter?"Kyrian arched a brow. "You the flunky?""I don't like your tone.""And I dont't like you. Now that we've dispensed with the introductions and have declared our mutual distaste for one another, why don't you take me to the one who holds your leash?”

“On Mardi Gras, she got his soul back and freed him. (Wulf)Oh man, that sucks. Now he’s going to have to join Kyrian on the geriatric patrol. (Chris)”