And Kingsley being Kingsley, he smiled as he pretended to pull the trigger.

The Code of the Vampires decreed that anyone who violated the Sacred Law was condemned to death, the blood burning. Charles had refused to subject Allegra to the sentence. But Mimi was a different matter. Mimi walked out of the church, knowing that if she ever saw Jack again, she would have to kill him.

That was the thing about pictures--they were worth a thousand words, but sometimes they weren't the right ones.

When she reached the shallow end, Kingsley held out his hand and pulled her up, but she lost her step and fell into his arms, her body crushing momentarily against his.

Kingsley, ever the joker, had his Venator mark tattooed near his unmentionables

Oliver liked to play the part of disaffected youth, but he liked shopping in SoHo even more.

I still love you. I will always love you, and that is all that matters. I will forgive you anything, and I will forgive you this.