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“As he passed me, he leaned to Curran and handed him a paper fan folded from some sort of flyer.

Curran looked at the fan. 鈥淲hat?鈥�
"An emergency precaution, Your Majesty. In case the lady faints.鈥�

Curran just stared at him.

Raphael strode toward the Pit, turned, flexed a bit, and winked at me.

"Give me that,鈥� I told Curran. 鈥淚 need to fan myself.鈥�
"No, you don鈥檛.”
― Ilona Andrews, Magic Strikes

“I don't want it to be attributed to a loss of control on my part. When I throw you out of the window, I want there to be no doubt the act was deliberate.”
― Ilona Andrews, Magic Burns

“He leaned his head to me, his neck so close to my lips, I felt the heat coming off his skin. His breath was warm against my ear. His voice was a ragged snarl. "I miss you."
This wasn't happening.
"I worry about you." He dipped his head and looked into my eyes. "I worry something stupid will happen and I won't be there and you'll be gone. I worry we won't ever get a chance and it's driving me out of my skull."
No, no, no, no.........
We stared at each other. The tiny space between us felt too hot. Muscles bulged on his naked frame. He looked feral.
Mad gold eyes stared into mine. "Do you miss me, Kate?"
I closed my eyes trying to shut him out. I could lie then we would be back to square one. Nothing would be resolved. I'd still be alone, hating him and wanting him.
He grabbed my shoulders and shook me once. "Do you miss me?"
I took the plunge. "Yes.”
― Ilona Andrews, Magic Bleeds

“She crouched with her hand out. What the hell was she doing鈥�
"Here, kitty, kitty, kitty."
Oh my God, she was retarded and I was going to kill Jim.”
― Ilona Andrews, Curran

“He put the book down. 鈥淎s you wish.鈥� He rose and walked past me. I lowered my sword, expecting him to pass, but suddenly he stepped in dangerously close. 鈥淲elcome home. I鈥檓 glad you made it. There is coffee in the kitchen for you.鈥�
My mouth gaped open.
He inhaled my scent, bent close, about to kiss me鈥�
I just stood there like an idiot.
Curran smirked and whispered in my ear instead. 鈥淧sych.鈥�
And just like that, he was out the door and gone.
Oh boy.”
― Ilona Andrews, Magic Burns

“Yes. What is it, guilt, revenge, love, what?鈥�
I swallowed. 鈥淚 live alone.鈥�
"And your point is?鈥�
"You have the Pack. You鈥檙e surrounded by people who would fall over themselves for the pleasure of your company. I have no one. My parents are dead, my entire family is gone. I have no friends. Except Jim, and that鈥檚 more of a working relationship than anything else. I have no lover. I can鈥檛 even have a pet, because I鈥檓 not at the house often enough to keep it from starving. When I come crawling home, bleeding and filthy and exhausted, the house is dark and empty. Nobody keeps the porch light on for me. Nobody hugs me and says, 鈥楬ey, I鈥檓 glad you made it. I鈥檓 glad you鈥檙e okay. I was worried.鈥� Nobody cares if I live or die. Nobody makes me coffee, nobody holds me before I go to bed, nobody fixes my medicine when I鈥檓 sick. I鈥檓 by myself.”
― Ilona Andrews, Magic Burns

“Help me, I can鈥檛 breathe, your ego is pushing all the air out of the room.”
― Ilona Andrews, Magic Slays

“He scooped me up and suddenly I was pressed against his chest. 鈥淲ere you worried about me?鈥�
"No, I鈥檓 ranting for fun, because I鈥檓 a disagreeable bitch!”
― Ilona Andrews, Magic Strikes

“He bared his teeth in a happy feral grin. My own personal psycho.”
― Ilona Andrews, Magic Bleeds

“I ripped my left arm out of his hand and slammed my elbow into his solar plexus. He exhaled in a gasp. I lunged for the dagger and sat on top of him, my knees pinning his arms, my dagger on his throat.
He lay still. 鈥淚 give up,鈥� he said and smiled. 鈥淵our move.鈥�
Er. I was sitting atop the Beast Lord in my underwear, holding a knife to his throat. What the hell was my next move?”
― Ilona Andrews, Magic Strikes

“You thought about dragging me into your bed this morning.鈥�
"I thought about stabbing you and running away screaming. You broke into my house without permission and slobbered all over me. You鈥檙e a damn lunatic! And don鈥檛 give me that line about smelling my desire; I know it鈥檚 bullshit."
"I didn鈥檛 need to smell you. I could tell by the dreamy look in your eyes and the way your tongue licked the inside of my mouth.”
― Ilona Andrews, Magic Strikes

“How was I supposed to know that you let two little bears hurt you, Goldilocks?"
"Ah, yes, that mouth. I missed it. All mine now.”
― Ilona Andrews, Magic Bleeds

“I think you鈥檙e confused as to the nature of our relationship. You and I, we don鈥檛 get along. You鈥檙e a psychopathic control freak. You order me around and I want to kill you. I鈥檓 a pigheaded insubordinate ass. I drive you mad and you want to strangle me.”
― Ilona Andrews, Magic Strikes

“I said, I know why you鈥檙e afraid to fight with me.鈥�
"And why is that?鈥� If he flexed again, I鈥檇 have to implement emergency measures. Maybe I could kick some sand at him or something. Hard to look hot brushing sand out of your eyes.
"You want me.鈥�
Oh boy.
"You can鈥檛 resist my subtle charm, so you鈥檙e afraid you鈥檙e going to make a spectacle out of yourself.鈥�
"You know what? Don鈥檛 talk to me.”
― Ilona Andrews, Magic Strikes

“No more tubs for me." I jumped off the bed and pulled on a pair of Pack sweats. "They make me lose all sense."
Curran sprawled on the bed with a big self-satisfied smile. "Want to know a secret?"
"Sure."
"It's not the bathtub, baby."
Well, aren't we smug. I picked up the corner of the lowest mattress and made a show of looking under it.
"What are you looking for?"
"A pea Your Majesty."
"What?"
"You heard me."
I jumped back as he lunged and his fingers missed me by an inch.
"Getting slow in your old age."
"I thought you liked it slow."
A flashback to last night mugged me and my mind executed a full stop.
He laughed. "Ran out of snappy comebacks?"
"Hush. I'm trying to think of one.”
― Ilona Andrews, Magic Bleeds

“Would you like to borrow a pair of my panties to wave around at the next Council meeting to get the point across?鈥�
His eyes flashed. 鈥淕ot any to spare?鈥�
I could鈥檝e picked somebody rational. But no, I had to fall in love with this arrogant idiot. Come to the Keep with me, be my princess. Mourn me when your crazy dad kills me. Yeah, right.”
― Ilona Andrews, Magic Bleeds

“You know what I like about you? You have no sense. You sit here in my house, you can barely hold a spoon, and you're telling me 'no'. You'd pull on Death's whiskers if you could reach them.”
― Ilona Andrews, Magic Burns

“I'm secure enough in myself to wear panties with bows on them. Besides, they are comfy and soft."
"I bet." He almost purred.
I gulped.”
― Ilona Andrews, Magic Burns

“You know," she said, stirring her tea, "the fastest way to get him off your back is to sleep with him. And tell him you love him. Preferably while in bed."
I smirked and the tea almost came out of my nose. "He'd run like he was on fire.”
― Ilona Andrews, Magic Burns

“You snore worse. At least I don't turn into a lion in my sleep."
"I only did it once."
"Once was weird enough, thank you.”
― Ilona Andrews, Magic Slays

“You鈥檙e taking a nap? Come on, Kate, I need you for this fight. Stop lying around.鈥�
鈥淵ou must think you鈥檙e funny.鈥�
鈥淛ust saying, you have to pull your own weight. A hot body and flirting will only get you so far.鈥�
鈥淓verything I do, I learned from you, boy toy.鈥�
鈥淏oy toy?鈥� Curran asked.
鈥淲ould you prefer man candy?”
― Ilona Andrews, Magic Rises

“If I fought for them and was crippled, they would all say nice things,and then they would replace me and forget I was ever there. You would stay with me. You would take care of me, because you love me. I love you too, Kate. If you ever became hurt, I would not leave you.
I鈥檒l be there. Wherever you want鈥榯here鈥� to be.
-Curran to Kate”
― Ilona Andrews, Magic Slays

“I dreamed that Curran and I killed a dinosaur and then had sex in the dirt.”
― Ilona Andrews, Magic Strikes

“What did you tell them?鈥�
鈥淚 don't recall. I think I mentioned your discipline and ability to follow orders. I may have said something about you being a team player.鈥�
Derek emitted a strangled cough.
鈥淲hy?鈥� I demanded.
鈥淚t seemed like a good idea at the time.鈥� Curran resumed hammering.
鈥淚'm sorry,鈥� I said into the phone, sticking me finger into my other ear so I could hear. 鈥淗is Majesty tends to exaggerate things. I'm not a team player. I'm undisciplined and I have a problem with authority. Also, the Beast Lord can't hammer for shit.鈥�
On the roof Derek was laughing his head off.”
― Ilona Andrews, Magic Bites

“Secret to what?"
"Secret to shutting you up," he said. "I just have to beat you till you're half-dead, then give you chicken soup and"--he raised his hands--"blessed silence.”
― Ilona Andrews, Magic Burns

“He groaned and I saw his face. "Curran!" I would've preferred a homicidal lunatic. Oh, wait...”
― Ilona Andrews, Magic Strikes

“I鈥檝e had a lot of practice. The Pack contains thirty-two species in seven tribes, each with their own hang-up. Jackals and coyotes pick fights with wolves, because they have an inferiority complex and think they鈥檝e got something to prove.
Wolves believe themselves to be superior, marry the wrong people, and then refuse to divorce them because they cling to their 鈥榤ating for life鈥� idiocy.
Hyenas listen to nobody, screw everything, and break out in berserk rages at some perceived slight against one of their own.
Cats randomly refuse to follow orders to prove they can.
That鈥檚 my life. I鈥檝e been at this for fifteen years now.
You鈥檙e easy by comparison.”
― Ilona Andrews, Magic Strikes

“I'm counting to ten in my head."
"Is it helping?"
"No."
"It doesn't help me with you either. I used to life weights to alleviate frustration, but someone blowtorched my weight bench. How did you do it, by the way?"
"I could tell you but then I'd have to kill you.”
― Ilona Andrews, Magic Bleeds

“Curran shrugged and pulled me back to him. 'You don't pick the family you're born into. You pick the one you make. I already chose my mate and glued her ass to the chair to make sure she knew it.”
― Ilona Andrews, Magic Bleeds

“Go home, kiss your wives, hug your children and put your affairs in order, because tomorrow I will burn your neighborhood to the ground. We will kill you, your families, your neighbors, your pets, and anyone who will stand in our path. An attack on my family will not go unpunished.”
― Ilona Andrews, Magic Slays