Does no one think to warn people before they meet me?" Vlad muttered, shooting an irritable look at Mencheres.

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

There is no way I’m going out in public like this!” It seemed while I was being tormented at the salon, Bones had been out shopping. I didn’t ask where he got the money from, images of old folks with their necks bleeding and their wallets missing dancing in my head. There were boots, earrings, push-up bras, skirts, and something he swore to me were dresses but only looked like pieces of dresses.

But it's daylight," she said at last. "Vampires can't go out in the sun, everyone knows that!" Bones chuckled. "Right And we shrink back from crosses, can't travel over water, and always get staked in the end by the righteous slayer. Really, who'd be afraid of a creature like that? All you'd need is a Bible, a tanning bed, and some holy water to send us shivering to our dooms.

I am a nice young girl here to pick up your granddaughter for the weekend... We're going to a Bible retreat to scare the devil out of her. - Bones to Cat's grandparents

I'm great as bait! All the vampires want to eat me!

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