Adrian tipped my face up toward his and kissed me. Like always, the world around me stopped moving. No, the world became Adrian, only Adrian.

Piece of Heaven?" "No, that other place I'm going to go to for thinking what I'm thinking.

Anyone who takes a hit for Adrian Ivashkov deserves some credit.

Adrian: I find prostitutes vastly important. Nathan Ivashkov: Well. How refreshing to see that things haven’t changed.

The problem with having so many people call me by nicknames was that when someone called me by my actual name, it usually meant something serious was happening.

Even if I’d been wide awake, I knew Dimitri would’ve taken my suitcase anyway. That’s how he was, a lost remnant of chivalry in the modern world, ever-ready to help others.

Don’t take the high ground and assume you already know what you’ll do. The truth is, when it comes to someone you love, you’ll find there isn’t anything you won’t do.