"Bones just stared. 'You're not a woman,' he said finally. 'You're the Grim Reaper with red hair!"

"Aside from the obvious, Francesca, what do you want in return for supplying information? Bones asked, getting back to the subject. 'You to take me, she replied at once. 'Not gonna happen! I spat, squeezing him possessively. Three sets of widened eyes fixed on me. That's when I realized that what I had a firm grip on was no longer his hand."

"Just because death would eventually separate us, that didn't mean it would destroy what we had. I am forever yours, in this life or the next. Some things could penetrate even the formidable barrier of death, and love was one of them."

"I doubt you've ever been forced to nonstop bang a woman hyped up on the undead voodoo version of Spanish fly, have you?His chuckle was soft. 'Can't say that I have, Kitten.'Yeah, well, consider me an original.This time, when his lips brushed across my skin, it lasted more than a moment.'I always have."

"How can you stand touching her? my sister blurted, staring at our clasped hands. 'Doesn't that hurt?I seized on the change of topic. 'These gloves are specialized rubber. They block the current.Gretchen's gaze traveled over Vlad, disbelief still stamped on her features. 'Yeah, but how do you two do anything else, unless he has a special, currentrepellingglove for his-'Gretchen! my father cut her off.My cheeks felt hot. Don't say a word, I thought to Vlad, seeing his chest tremble with suppressed laughter.'He has a natural immunity, I gritted out."

"I heard the car door shut and then Fabian's voice. 'You won't believe what I found around the edge of your property,' the ghost announced. 'A cave with prehistoric painting inside it!' I rolled my eyes. That was the best tactic Fabian could come up with? This was a vampire he was trying to stall, not a paleontologist."

"Christ girl, ITM wasn't even going to bite you. Well, not the way you're thinking.' 'I'm flattered you want to fuck me as well as muder me. Really, Liam, that's sweet.' He grinned. 'Valentine's Day was just last month, after all."

"Why don't I just give you a pair of my panties to hang around your neck? Then whenever you feel jealous, you can wave them at whoever's pissing you off."

"She seemed to be a nice person, too, instead of a homicidal bitch like his former wife. Otherwise, the world should fear. When Mencheres fell for a woman, he fell hard. If Kira asked for her own continent as a birthday present, Mencheres would probably have one conquered for her before she blew out her candles."

"Then you remember the dream, Mencheres stated. 'That bodes ill. The fear of that made my reply snappy. 'Hey, Walks Like An Egyptian, how about for once you drop the formal stuff and talk like you live in the twenty-first century? The shit's gonna splatter, start buggin', yo, Mencheres responded instantly. I stared at him, then burst out laughing, which was highly inappropriate considering the very grave warning he'd just conveyed."

"See? I'd whispered to Bones, nudging him with a grin. 'He never argues with her. Isn't that sweet?A snort preceded his response. 'Keep dreaming, pet."

"Well just call me Hannibal Lecter. With cleavage."

"You call that begging? Oh, Kitten, you can do better than that..."

"Ask me if I sparkle and I'll kill you where you stand. (Bones)"

"You'd better not be messing with me. I like you, but if you're feeding me a load of shit just to get some action, I'm going to plug a big silver stake right through your heart.(Cat)"

"Your mum pounced on her and started sucking away. Would've been arousing if not for all the screaming.'Ian, Bones drew out warningly.He grinned. 'You're right. I was aroused anyway."

"You're not a woman,' he said finally. 'You're the Grim Reaper with red hair!"

"Playing with fire Kitten?"

"I am going to knock the slut out of you. And that should take some doing, you uppity English tramp!"

"Time has no dominion over love. Love is the one thing that transcends time. (Bones)"

"No, I do my torturing in the dungeon like any other respectable castle owner."

"She's my kitten, and no one else's."

"Whatever would give you the idea that I'm her damn brother?"

"Just because you don't know how to do something doesn't mean it can't be done."

"You know that old saying. Once you go dead, no one's better in bed."

"Slumber party with Dracula, all things considerd why not?"

"Kitten, this is my best mate, Charles, but you can call him Spade. Charles, this is Cat, the woman I've been telling you about. You can see for yourself that everything I've said is an understatement."

"I'm saying that I'm a moody, insecure, narrow-minded, jealous, borderline homicidal bitch, and I want you to promise me that you're okay with that, because it's who I am, and you're what I need."

"That's right, Justina!' he said more thanonce. 'We're going to knock those demons out and slay them with the power of Jesus. Hallelujah, can I get an amen?"

"Bones didn't share any of my qualms about suddenly holding an arm that wasn't attached to a body anymore. He just grabbed the ghoul by his other arm and began thumping him over the head with the loose limb. I'd heard Bones threaten to beat someone with their own limb before, but I'd always assumed that was a figure of speech. Apparently not."

"Bones has always been smart,' I muttered. 'His intelligence was just camouflaged under a mountain of p**sy.'Cat'."

"Is that a stake, Bones, or are you just happy with my new dress?'In this case, it's a stake. You could always feel around for something more, though. See what comes up."

"We are not helpless...Many times in our lives we've been powerless, but not this night. Right now we have the power to choose the manner in which we die. If you have been a master of nothing else in all your days, you are now a master of this moment. And I for one am going to give such an answer to this insult that others will dearly regret not being by my side to see it!"

"There is only one way to fight, and that's dirty. Clean gentlemanly fighting will get you nowhere but dead, and fast. Take every cheap shot, every low blow, absolutely kick people when they're down, and maybe you'll be the one who walks away."

"Why did he have to be so gorgeous? Why did he have to stand so close, and why did I still love him so much?"

"Charles, mate, you fret too much. I'm a grown man, I am, and I can blood my handle.'Handle your blood?' Bones offered dryly.Ian grinned. 'Exactly."

"If I die, I will wait for you, do you understand? No matter how long. I will watch from beyond to make sure you live every year you have to its fullest, and then we'll have so much to talk about when I see you again (Bones)."

"If you were Catholic, you'd singe the ears of the priest you confessed to."

"Kitten, you still haven't told her? Blimey, whatare you waiting for?'The Second Coming of Christ! I snapped."

"I've never been jealous before I met you, it burns, luv. Like silver through my veins. Some nights, watching you with other men on your jobs, I think it will drive me mad. (Bones)"

"Kitty need's a tounge bath."

"The clock struck eleven and cat the vampire huntress was on the loose, except my battle armor was a push-up bra, curled hair, and a short dress. Yeah, it was a dirty job, but I was going to do it. Come one, come all, bloodsuckers! Bar's open!"

"I think we need to have a little talk, woman to skank."

"You're not going to let her do this, are you? Bones snorted. 'Let her? Mate, if you think you can control a woman, you must be single--and a thousand pounds says she beats your arse."

"Don't you even think of holding back, or I'll...I'll tell Spade you let me get away from you,' she improvised.'And that I got mugged,' she added for good measure.Cries of 'Mon Dieu!' and 'That's not fair!' echoed immediately from the two vampires.'I'm a crazy human female, you know I'll do it,' Denise warned them."

"Juan gave Bones the most admiring look he'd bestowed on him yet. 'You talked her into going without panties all these years? Madre de Dios, now that's impressive. I could learn a great deal from you, amigo."

"He f**ks even better than he looks, I settled on saying. Several heads turned. I didn't care; I was pissed. 'And that beautiful face is going to be clamped between my legs as soon as we get home, don't you worry."

"I don't mind foreigners. God save the queen!' he squeaked and ran."

"You do that, and I take back every nasty thing I've ever said about you.'He grinned, his mood changing from serious to wicked in an instant. 'Why? I'm all those things and more.'I shook my head. Ian was more proud of his depravity than anyone I'd met, but if he helped me pull Bones out from under four bespelled vampires and one demonically-enchanced vamp, I'd shower him with prostitutes and porn while swearing he was an angel."

"He also deeply distrusts vampires, as you had guessed yourself, Bones added. 'Aside from that, all I heard was enough repetitions of 'how many chucks could a woodchuck chuck' to make me want to stake myself."