Desire urges me on as fear bridles me" Bruno.

Occasio praeceps, experimentum periculosum, iudicium difficile."..' Opportunity is fleeting, experiment dangerous, and judgement difficult.

there’s nothing more powerful than human fear—not magic, not vampire strength. Nothing.

It begins with absence and desire. It begins with blood and fear. It begins with a discovery of witches.

Are you smelling me?” After yesterday I suspected that my body was giving him all kinds of information I didn't want him to have. “Don't tempt me,” he murmured.

I want a simple, ordinary life . . . like humans enjoy.

Be still,” he said, voice harsh. “I might not be able to control myself if you step away.