Between the money and the illegal merchandise, Bones was getting millions. No wonder he laughed at my salary. -Cat

He looked at the box with interest. 'Well, well. Five speeds. Heat and massage. Deep, penetrating action. Sure this isn't yours?

I will never stop loving you. No one can change that. No matter what happens later, I’ll still love you.

Wasn't it time she risked getting hurt again, instead of just accepting the numbness of never letting anyone in?

All the rest of the world could only kill or devastate my mind and body. Bones alone held the power to demolish my soul.

Mencheres. Bones co-ruler, grandsire, Master vampire of incredible power, and the ally who unnerved me the most, had telekinetically held me down so Bones could boink me into submission enroute to the vampire holding cell? Sweet holy Jesus, let me have hallucinated hearing that!

Love is a terrible weakness. It gives your enemies a perfect target, clouds your judgement, makes you reckless... and that's on a good day.