“And we will both sit on the children to make sure they remain safe.”

“You're safe. I just want to taste you. No more.”

“For surely the gods would know better than she what to make of this hot, beautiful grief, the gods who had, after all, created her with such a fierce, lonesome soul.”

“I could have sat on the children.”

“This was both creepy and... thoughtful.”

“Besides...' She smiled. 'I'm perfectly safe, remember? I've got you. I've always got you.''Please always stay mine,' he whispered.'Always.”

“He took her dress in both hands and tore it from neckline to hem.”