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“You do not catch villains by chasing them.â€� Andrei tapped his temple with his fingertip. “You catch them by standing still. By waiting.”
― Rachel Van Dyken, Mafia Casanova

“I'm violently in love with you. I bleed for you." His voice caught. "Before you I was lost. Before you life was gray."

"And now?"

"Color." He gripped my chin, "Brown eyes, chocolate hair, smile like sunshine." His lips met mine for a soft kiss, "You're the one sacrificing when you're with me. You have to understand that when I look at us, it's like this."

"Like what?" I looked around the bedroom. "What do you mean?"

"This." He motioned between us. "You're always on higher ground, you're the savior, pulling me out of the dark abyss. You're the lifeline.”
― Rachel Van Dyken, Evoke

“I made a gagging motion, shifted on my feet, then texted again.

Me: Seriously! Trapped! And your dick can't be the sick of that python on your arm because that would mean you actually impale women on a daily basis!

Colin: Just call me Dracula

I frowned.

Colin: Get it? The Impaler?

Me: Look at that, Basement Dweller can joke. He's got jokes. Meanwhile I'm going to starve to death in this pantry!

Colin: You mean, around all that food?”
― Rachel Van Dyken, Dirty Exes

“How did you know?" She asked.

"About cookies?" I frowned, thankful for the subject change.

She nodded. I could lie. But it was Christmas and my sister did say to be nice.

So, even though, I knew I'd regret it later, I leaned in and whispered in her ear, "Day one, the first day you were here, you snuck cookies into your room. Day two, you did the same thing." I hesitated. "Whose stash do you think you keep stealing, hmmm little thief?"

- Dante and Ella, A Very Mafia Christmas”
― Rachel Van Dyken