I told you once before,โ I said, the words husky from remembrance. โEveryone holds their sins close to their skin.โ Fangs gleamed for an instant before Vlad bit into his wrist, pooling up two deep crimson holes. โThen come,โ he said, holding it out. โAnd taste mine.
Jeaniene FrostMy father was English. He date-raped my mother so she's hated English men ever since. You know my boyfriend's English, and I'm, uh, I'm half-English, which she's never been real happy about. If she finds out I'm dating someone English, she'll ah, think I' turning my back on her and becoming a foreigner.' Cathy, that's the stupidest reason I've ever heard.
Jeaniene FrostMaybe some hidden, fragmented part of me had feared that if I admitted to Bones how much he truly meant to me, then I'd be acknowledging to myself that he had the power to destroy me more thoroughly than anyone, even Apollyon or the vampire council, could. All the rest of the world could only kill or devastate my mind and body. Bones alone held the power to demolish my soul.
Jeaniene FrostThat's what vampires do, Kitten. We always come for what's ours, no matter the circumstances." Bones said.
Jeaniene FrostHe started to smile. โAre you waving the white flag?โ โNot so fast. Iโm saying we can take things slow. See if it blows up in our faces. I โm not saying declare eternal love for each other while I fall back with my legs open.
Jeaniene FrostAside from the obvious, Francesca, what do you want in return for supplying information?โ Bones asked, getting back to the subject. โYou to take me,โ she replied at once. โNot gonna happen!โ I spat, squeezing him possessively. Three sets of widened eyes fixed on me. Thatโs when I realized that what I had a firm grip on was no longer his hand.
Jeaniene Frost