Quotes from Ilona Andrews

most of the time being with him was so easy. But when it was difficult, it nearly broke me. I wondered if it was like that for him, too.

I had to honor this request or the Nuans would hate me forever. What could she possibly want? "She wishes to obtain a small predator." "A small predator?" "Yes." Nuan Ara nodded. "The silent, stealthy, vicious killer that prowls by night and mercilessly murders its victims for food and pleasure." Um… What?

Then the scary old knight came and told me that if I challenged the boy, there would be ripper cushions." "Repercussions.

The woman across from him now was focused, her eyes calculating, the line of her mouth hard. Hello, Ramona. This is more like it.

I took a couple of forms from my desk, put them into the vamp's mouth, and pulled them up by their edges. "What are you doing?" Ghastek asked. "My hole puncher broke." "You have no respect for the undead." I sighed, examining the ragged tears in the forms. "It's a personal failing. Have you thought of anything, or can I be on my way?

Oh. "So the best way to fight you is to strip naked and attack?" His eyes flashed with a wicked light. "Yes. You should try it and see what happens." Well, I did walk right into that one.

With you, I breathe.

Suddenly, he was ravenous. Ramona ladled the soup into two bowls and passed one to him. He drank it. Spiced just right. He took a second swallow. Even better. "Good," he said. She rolled her eyes. "Of course it's good. Everything here is good. They're serving our family recipes." "In that case, I should have said passable." "Clearly, you don't value your life.

Logic said that at some point he must've been a baby and then a child, but looking at him one was almost convinced that some deity had touched the ground with its scepter and proclaimed, "There shall be a badass," and Jim had sprung into existence, fully formed, complete with clothes, and ready for action.

Why do I get a feeling that you've already figured it out and are now feeding me bread crumbs of data to see how fast I get there?" "Because I am." He probably shouldn't have said that. She leaned forward. "Kinsman Baena, you try my patience.

I will do everything in my power to ensure your survival, and should the need arise, I will put myself between danger and you. His voice was quiet and intimate. Do not hesitate to use me as your shield. His voice sent tiny shivers through me. Wow. He was something else.

I'm used to watching for people with swords, I told him. I never saw the knife. You were too close.

What he did to me was cruel. I hurt and I wanted revenge more than anything else. But at the same time, who was I to stand in the way of his new happiness? Whatever Rebecca was giving him, he clearly needed it, otherwise he wouldn't have

Look into my eyes and despair. For I'm Punishment, and you cannot escape me.

It was as if part of his life was so bleak and dark that he felt the need to live the rest of it to its fullest, squeezing every bit of fun and happiness out of it.

So snarl all you want, princess. But you will marry me, because you have no choice. You won't win this fight with farmers. You need a cold ruthless bastard like me, and I'm the only one here.

You're welcome. I plan to hold them hostage until you sleep with me." I stumbled. He turned and gave me a brilliant, impossibly handsome smile. "Just kidding." Damn it. "Have lunch with me," Rogan said. "No.

Animals don't destroy each other for pure pleasure. They don't have serial killers. They kill, they don't murder. No, it's not the beast in us that makes us lose our balance. It's the man. Of all the animals, we're the most aggressive

hated casinos. The lure of easy money brought out the worst in people. The air smelled of greed, disappointment, and desperation.

angry people aren't interested in justice. They just want an excuse to vent their rage.

For a time you can be alone and doing fine and never give a thought to living any other way and then you meet someone and suddenly you become lonely.

I apologize, Kinswoman Adler." Ramona drew back. "This morning taught me many things I didn't know. I learned that my wife is cheating on me. I learned that she stole our research. I learned that foreign troops have targeted my family, and that my lifelong enemy is the only person capable of helping me. It requires an adjustment.

My mom once told me that the American Dream was to live better than your parents." "Do you think it's true?" he asked. "I think everyone defines better differently. Some want more money. Others want more time.

If we walk in there, they'll shoot us. They won't hesitate—they'll do it on instinct. It's second nature to them, a reflex, like stopping before a red light." "Mhm." It's good that he was here to explain it to me. I would've never figured it out on my own.