“Boys are stupid, throw rocks at them.”

“She took a sip of the coffee and then said, “Manna. Thank you, Sir.”“Now I really do know how to punish you.”She curled both hands around the mug. “You wouldn’t take away my coffee!”“Only if I feared for my life,” he said, carrying food to the table.”

“I'd been around other weres and never tasted a single one before Lucas passed me on the street last night. It was more than a little disconcerning. Lucas had told me it was an indication of the soul-bond I shared with him, so why could I taste Desmond? Surely it wasn't possible to be soul-bonded to two people. And why did I suddenly want a margarita?”

“Detective Castilla, your Secret is safe with me." She blinked with surprise, and I groaned. "God, Holden. How long have you been waiting to use that line?""About three years.""And in three years you couldn't find any room for improvment?”

“How sad is it that in my world a human killer would be the best-case scenario?”

“She was speaking in tongues?""What da f**k else she gonna speak with?" Veda rolled her eyes. I saw no reason to explai, so I let her go on.”

“Your body is not a temple.Your body is the house you grew up in.How dare you try to burn it to the ground.You are bigger than this.You are biggerthan this.”