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“Relax, having kids is years away. But can you imagine? Your brains, my charm, our collective good looks... then add in the usual physical abilities dhampirs get.

It's really not even fair to everyone else.”
― Richelle Mead, The Fiery Heart

“But when I touch you, your aura 鈥� it smolders. The colors deepen, it burns more intensely, the purple increases. Why? Why, Sydney?鈥� He used that hand to pull me closer. 鈥淲hy do you react that way if I don鈥檛 mean anything to you?鈥� There was a desperation in his voice, and it was legitimate.”
― Richelle Mead, The Indigo Spell

“Whatever happened to the dragon?"

I mustered my primmest tone. "He has a name, you know."

Adrian pulled back and gave me a curious look. "I didn't know, actually. What'd you decide on?"

"Hopper." When Adrian laughed, I added, "Best rabbit ever. He'd be proud to know his name is being passed on."
"Yes, I'm sure he would. Did you name the Mustang too?"
"I think you mean the Ivashkinator."

He stared at me in wonder. "I told you I loved you, right?
"Yes," I assured him. "Many times.”
― Richelle Mead, The Indigo Spell

“Because I鈥檝e got a lot more terms of endearment to use. Honey pie. Sugarplum. Bread pudding."

鈥淲hy are they all high-calorie foods?”
― Richelle Mead, The Indigo Spell

“I won鈥檛 lie. Walking into a room and seeing your girlfriend reading a baby-name book can kind of make your heart stop.
鈥淚鈥檓 no expert,鈥� I began, choosing my words carefully. 鈥淲ell鈥攁ctually, I am. And I鈥檓 pretty sure there are certain things we have to do before you need to be reading that.”
― Richelle Mead, The Fiery Heart

“An image of Sydney's face appeared in my mind's eye, calm and lovely.
I believe in you.
My anxiety faded.
I took a deep breath and met the gazes of all those watching me in the room.
Who was I to do this?
I was Adrian Ivashkov.
And I was about to kick some ass.”
― Richelle Mead, The Fiery Heart

“I鈥檓 not a warrior or a goddess,鈥� I said at last.

Adrian leaned closer. 鈥淎s far as I鈥檓 concerned, you鈥檙e both.”
― Richelle Mead, The Indigo Spell

“What is it with you and girls, Adrian, dear? Why do they either mean nothing to you or everything? It's always an extreme."
"Because I don't do things in halves, mom. Especially when it comes to love.”
― Richelle Mead, Silver Shadows

“Centrum permanebit.”
― Richelle Mead, The Fiery Heart

“Did Belikov bend the rules of time and space to get here so fast? He can do that, right?”
― Richelle Mead, The Fiery Heart

“Adrian Ivashkov wasn鈥檛 easy to surprise, but I surprised him then when I brought his mouth toward mine. I kissed him, and for a moment, he was too stunned to respond. That lasted for, oh, about a second. Then the intensity I鈥檇 come to know so well in him returned. He pushed me backward, lifting me so that I sat at the table. The tablecloth bunched up, knocking over some of the glasses. I heard what sounded like a china plate crash against the floor.

Whatever logic and reason I normally possessed had melted away. There was nothing but flesh and fire left, and I wasn鈥檛 going to lie to myself鈥攁t least not tonight.”
― Richelle Mead, The Indigo Spell

“No matter how long or how difficult, we will undo whatever that Moroi boy has done to you."

I managed a wavering smile, tasting blood in my mouth. "You sure about that, Dad? Because he's done everything to me.”
― Richelle Mead, The Fiery Heart

“Ivashkov," she repeated, her face the picture of serenity. "My name is Sydney Ivashkov.”
― Richelle Mead, Silver Shadows

“Sydney spent a lot of time on my bed these days.
Unfortunately, it wasn't with me.”
― Richelle Mead, The Fiery Heart

“Escape plan number seventeen," I told her. "Run away and open a juice stand in Fresno."
"Why Fresno?"
"Sounds like the kind of place people drink a lot of juice.”
― Richelle Mead, The Fiery Heart

“Our lips met hungrily, and his clever artistic hands wrapped around my hips. A sudden buzz from my regular cell phone startled me from the kissing.
"Don't," said Adrian, his eyes ablaze and breathing ragged.
"What if there's a crisis at school?" I asked. "What if Angeline 'accidentally' stole one of the campus buses and drove it into the library?"
"Why would she do that?"
"Are you saying she wouldn't?"
He sighed. "Go check it.”
― Richelle Mead, The Fiery Heart

“Moroi shied from the sunlight but as I watched Sydney, I knew without a doubt that humans had been made for the sun.”
― Richelle Mead, The Fiery Heart

“My boyfriend was insanely sexy, vampire or not, and I couldn't keep my hands off him.”
― Richelle Mead, The Fiery Heart

“Are you in a suit?" I managed at last, my voice choking up. "You didn鈥檛 have to dress up for me."

"Quiet, Sage," he said. "I鈥檒l make the hilarious one-liners during this daring rescue.”
― Richelle Mead, Silver Shadows

“You know I love you, right?鈥� The urge to kiss her goodbye was so strong that I almost broke our rules.

She smiled, beautiful and golden in the late morning light. 鈥淣ot as much as I love you.鈥�

鈥淥h, man. This is my dream come true: having an 鈥業 love you more鈥� debate. Here, I鈥檒l start. I love you more. Your turn.鈥�

Sydney laughed and opened the door. 鈥淚鈥檝e taken debate classes. You鈥檇 lose to my logic.”
― Richelle Mead, The Fiery Heart

“You know," he said, "under normal circumstances, you inviting me to the bedroom would be the highlight of my day."

I crossed my arms and sat on the bed. I did so out of simple fatigue, but a moment later, I was struck by what I was doing. This is where Adrian sleeps. I'm touching the covers he's wrapped in every night. What does he wear? Does he wear anything?

I jumped up.”
― Richelle Mead, The Indigo Spell

“My nails dug into his back, and he trailed his lips down the edge of my chin, down the center of my neck. He kept going until he reached the bottom of the dress鈥檚 V-neck. I let out a small gasp, and he kissed all around the neckline, just enough to tease.”
― Richelle Mead, The Indigo Spell

“Out of old habit, I put my hand on my collarbone, touching a cross that was no longer there.
Don't let them change me, I prayed silently.Let me keep my mind. Let me endure whatever there is to come.”
― Richelle Mead, Silver Shadows

“So many details came into focus. The shape of his lips, the line of his neck. 鈥淚鈥檓 not dangerous,鈥� I breathed.

He brought his face toward mine. 鈥淵ou are to me.鈥�

And somehow, against all reason, we were kissing. I closed my eyes, and the world around me faded.”
― Richelle Mead, The Indigo Spell

“She sat up, cheeks flushed and golden hair tousled. She was so beautiful that it made my soul ache. I always wished desperately that I could paint her in these moments and immortalize that look in her eyes. There was a softness in them that I rarely saw at other times, a total and complete vulnerability in someone who was normally so guarded and analytical in the rest of her life. But although I was a decent painter, capturing her on canvas was beyond my skill.

She collected her brown blouse and buttoned it up, hiding the brightness of turquoise lace with the conservative attire she liked to armor herself in. She鈥檇 done an overhaul of her bras in the last month, and though I was always sad to see them disappear, it made me happy to know they were there, those secret spots of color in her life.”
― Richelle Mead, The Fiery Heart

“Everything I鈥檇 fought for, every challenge, every victory 鈥� all of it was empty if anything happened to him. Without him, I wouldn鈥檛 have had the courage to become the person I was. Without him, I wouldn鈥檛 have realized what it truly was to live and love life. Centrum permanebit. He was my center, and there was nothing I wouldn鈥檛 do, nothing I wouldn鈥檛 give up, to keep him safe.”
― Richelle Mead, Silver Shadows

“Not everything about me is cute."

"That's true, some things are cute. The rest are sexy. Astonishing, agonizingly sexy. It's a wonder I can get anything done at all, when all I ever think about is the way your lips taste or how your fingertips feel on my skin or how your legs are..."

"Adrian, shut up.”
― Richelle Mead, The Fiery Heart

“What were you thinking?" I demanded once we were moving to the music. I was trying to ignore his hands. "Do you know how much trouble you may have gotten me in?"
Adrian grinned. "Nah. They all feel bad for you. You'll achieve martyrdom after dancing with a mean, wicked vampire. Job security with the Alchemists.”
― Richelle Mead, The Indigo Spell

“My wife, ladies and gentlemen. Beauty, brains, and now brawn.”
― Richelle Mead, The Ruby Circle

“And then聽.聽.聽. we鈥檙e going to get in my car.鈥�

I waited for him to elaborate on a destination. 鈥淎nd?鈥�

He gently kissed the nape of my neck. 鈥淲hat do you think?鈥�

I couldn鈥檛 help a small gasp of delight. 鈥淥h, wow.鈥�

鈥淚 know, right? I was racking my brain for the best present ever, and then I realized that nothing was going to rock your world more than you and me in your favorite place in the entire world.鈥�

I swallowed. 鈥淚鈥檓 kind of embarrassed at how excited I am about that.鈥� Never had I guessed my love of cars would play a role in my sex life. Eddie was right. Something had happened to me.

鈥淚t鈥檚 okay, Sage. We鈥檝e all got our turn-ons.鈥�

鈥淵ou kind of ruined the surprise, though.鈥�

鈥淣ah. It鈥檚 part of the gift: you getting to think about it for the next three days.”
― Richelle Mead, The Fiery Heart