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“Arcadia,�� Lon’s voice said from my phone. “Who is this?�� I teased.
“You can’t take my son on a date.�� “I didn’t ask him. He asked me.�� “He stole my cell and called without permission.�� “Sounds like a personal problem to me.�� A low growling noise came out of the phone.”
― Jenn Bennett, Kindling the Moon

“He gathered me closer, kissed my neck, then spoke in a low voice next to my ear. “I figure, see, if you find yourself getting more attached to the two of us than you planned, maybe you won’t think about picking up and leaving to start another life somewhere else.”
― Jenn Bennett, Kindling the Moon

“Oh! Do you have a pocketknife?"
He narrowed his eyes at me. "Pocketknife?"
"Don't men your age always have pocketknives?" I asked in a high-pitched voice.
"My age? I'm not a fucking grandfather," he snapped.”
― Jenn Bennett, Kindling the Moon

“So..."he whispered huskily in my ear, "we've discovered that you can arouse me." He demonstrated this fact by pressing harder against me, just in case I'd forgotten. "However, we don't know about you. And there is the small matter of Heka.”
― Jenn Bennett, Kindling the Moon

“His hand dove beneath my seat and surfaced with the sawed-off vintage Lupara.
"I distinctly remember telling you not to bring that thing," I complained.
"Felt like you were daring me.”
― Jenn Bennett, Binding the Shadows

“Bind Merrimoth," he finally said, "and I'll do that think you like later."
"It's not like my power reacts to the reward system," I said, then added, "What thing?"
The corner of his mouth quirked. "On the chair."
"You mean the thing you like?"
"We both like," he corrected. "Win-win.”
― Jenn Bennett, Binding the Shadows