“What about when they’re hibernating? (Leta)The coyotes get them. (Aiden)Well, then, I guess you need to go ahead and shoot me and get it over with. The coyotes are probably starving in this weather. (Leta)”

“Why did you leave? (Aiden)I took care of the person harassing him. Threat gone. Job eliminated. Anything else you want to know? Dental records, fingerprints? Retinal scan? (Leta)Urine sample would work. (Aiden)What cup you want me to use? (Leta)Does anything faze you? (Aiden)I fight people for a living. Do you honestly think peeing in a cup is going to frighten me? (Leta)”

“Just in my experience, all people do is take. None of them give a damn about helping someone else. (Aiden)And sometimes people can surprise you. (Leta)Yeah. You’re right. I’m constantly amazed by the unprovoked treachery they’re capable of. (Aiden)”

“I’m a professional bodyguard. (Leta)Yeah, right. (Aiden)Nope. All true. I know seventy-two ways to kill a man and sixty-nine of them look like an accident. (Leta)”

“No. He’s the personification of human fear. (Leta)Oh, goody. Just what I wanted to add to my dream. Should we invite him over for tea? (Aiden)”

“What’s the gun for? (Leta)I would lie and say it’s for bears or snakes, but mostly I use it for trespassers. (Aiden)Wow, Dexter, I’m impressed. Since we’re not in Miami and you haven’t a boat to hide the hacked-up bodies at sea, where are you keeping them? (Leta)”