The truth, huh? No one wants to hear the truth. The truth is never sexy. But you... You are too goddamned sexy to be real. -Christian to Lissa

I crossed my arms over my chest. "Are you lost, little girl? The elementary school's over on west campus." A pink flush spread over her cheeks. "Don't you ever touch me again. You screw with me, I'll screw you right back." Oh man, what an opening that was.

When I saw you fall..." "You thought, 'Wow, she's a loser.

No,''he said.''I was a Strigoi. I was one of them. I did...terrible things.'' The words were mild, but the tone of his voice spoke legions. The radiant faces of his family turned sober.''I was lost. Beyond hope. Except...Rose believed in me. Rose never gave up.

Something clenched in my chest, and for a moment, the whole world narrowed down to the green of his eyes.

It’s Kahlua, Sage. Packed with sugar and coffee flavor.

We all have moments of weakness. It’s how we recover from them that really counts.