Mercy," he said,"in a fair fight between near equals, I'll back you every time. It's the demons, vampires, and river devils I worry about, and I'm working on that.

When a man is on the verge of passing out from pain, it seemed wrong to notice how beautiful he was.

New rules. If you are smart enough to live, you won’t hit Charles’s mate in front of his father.

Over the years, she'd learned not to question him to closely—mostly because he wouldn't answer her.

You’re a dead man,” Kyle said. “Warren doesn’t take kindly to people who hurt me.

We’d spent years as adversaries, two predators sharing territory and a certain, unwelcome attraction. Somehow, during all those years I spent outwardly acquiescing to his demands while making sure I held my own, I’d won his respect. I’d had werewolves love me and hate me, but I’d never had one respect me before. Not even Samuel. Adam respected me enough to act on my suspicions. It meant a lot.

Adam didn't approve of Wal-Mart.