She was crawling out from under the huge tour bus when he first caught sight of her. She was small, like a child.

I claim you as my life mate. I belong to you. I offer my life for you. I give to you my protection, my allegiance, my heart, my soul, and my body. I take into my keeping the same that is yours. Your life, happiness, and welfare will be cherished and placed above my own for all time. You are my life mate, bound to me for all eternity and always in my care.

I’m quite capable of walking,” she pointed out. It is faster this way. Your legs are short.” They are not!

I'll be damned if I apologize for the choices I've made. They were hard decisions, but I had good reasons for making them.

I know I burn for you.Even in my sleep, the sleep of our people where there can be no thought,I burn for you.

You are the leader here. Obviiusly your skills are far superior to mine. I don't think I could fit into your life. I'm a loner, not the first lady.

I just want some time, Mikhail, to think things through. It’s frightening, the way I am about you. I think about you every minute; I want to touch you, just to know I can, to feel you beneath my fingers. It’s as if you crawled into my head and my heart, even my body, and I can’t get you out.