Rose never would have done anything like that,' he countered. He paused to reconsider, and I could've sworn there was a hint of a smile there. 'Well at least not in such a public setting.'- Dimitri Belikov

You were totally unprepared for her.” “That's for damned sure.

I didn't think my day could get any worse until my best friend told me she might be going crazy. Again.

None of the bravado he usually showed was there. I guess there was "usually" and then there was being held in the grip of a really ripped, really tall, and really pissed off Russian guy.

Jailbait," he declared, leaping up. "You're a saint. A goddess, even.

If I let myself love you, I won't throw myself in front of her. I'll throw myself in front of you.

Then, as one hand tightened on me and his other ran gently over my hair, I noticed something. He didn't smell right.