I told them," he said in a clear, carrying voice, "that they should not give someone as old and powerful as I a daughter to love. That it would end badly. Patricia Briggs More Quotes by Patricia Briggs More Quotes From Patricia Briggs “Hey, Adam,†I said. “I thought you'd want to know that Warren and Darryl made it out of the vampire den alive.†I sucked in my breath. “You didn't actually agree to their meeting on Marsilia's grounds?†He laughed. “No, it just sounded better than saying they made it out of Denny's alive. It might not be romantic, but it's open all night and set in the middle of a brightly lit parking lot with no dark places for skulking parties to ambush from.†Patricia Briggs partydarknight She sees ghosts,†said Samuel, impatient with my whining. I see dead people,†I deadpanned back. Oddly, it was Uncle Mike who laughed. I hadn’t thought he’d be a moviegoer. Patricia Briggs unclesghostpeople Cheeses crusty, got all musty, got damp on the stone of a peach,†I agreed. He looked blank, so I repeated it with proper emphasis. “ ChEEZ-zes crusty. Got Al -musty. Got DAMp on the StoneofapeaCH. Patricia Briggs peachesalsstones Mine" he said. Adam's eyes narrowed. "I don't think so. She is mine." It would of been flattering,I thought,except that at least one of them was talking about dinner and I wasn't certain about the other. Patricia Briggs eyetalkingthinking Mercy," said my mother thoughtfully, "you never told me your werewolf neighbor was quite that hot. Patricia Briggs mercymotherhot A dominant wolf's desire to protect was a strong instinct- Samuel was very dominant. Give him an inch, and he's take over the world- my life, if I let him. Mercy Patricia Briggs strongdesiregiving Mine, ... Mine is what she is. Patricia Briggs mines Do you have any idea how much I love you?†he asked. â€Enough to accept my apologies?†I suggested in a small voice. â€Heck no,†he said, and pushed off from the wall, stalking forward. When he reached me, he put his hands up and touched the sides of my neck with the tips of his fingers – as if I were something fragile. â€No apologies from you,†he told me, his voice soft enough to melt my knees and most of my other parts. Patricia Briggs wallapologylove-you I knew he would never leave me, never let me down-because the man had never abandoned anything in his long life. If I hadn’t taken the gold rope of our bond, I knew Adam would have sat on me and hog-tied me with it. I liked that. A lot. Patricia Briggs takenmenlong Tim was dead. And he's always been a loser. I'd be damned if I was going to be the victim of a loser - or anyone else. Patricia Briggs loservictimifs There is something incredibly arousing about being wanted. I pulled my hand back and sucked in a deep breath. “Adam,†I said. Patricia Briggs adamsaidhands For Adam, screwed-up bonding thing or not, I’d wait forever. “Really?†he asked in a tone I’d never heard from him before. Softer. Vulnerable. Adam didn’t do vulnerable. “Really what?†I asked. “Despite the way our bond scares you, despite the way someone in the pack played you, you’d still have me?†He'd been listening to my thoughts. This time it didn't bother me. “Adam,†I told him, “I’d walk barefoot over hot coals for you. Patricia Briggs waitinglisteningforever C’est moi, c’est moi,’tis I,' I told him. It seemed appropriately melodramatic, though I didn’t know if he’d catch the reference. I shouldn’t have worried. Unexpectedly, he laughed. “Trust you to quote Lancelot rather than Guinevere. Patricia Briggs guineverelancelotworried Mercy?†“Just a minute,†I told Adam. “I'm in the middle of a revelation. Patricia Briggs adamrevelationsmercy You okay now ?" he asked. "Okay." He tightened his arms and lifted me off my feet. "Mercy?" he growled into my ear. I wrapped my legs around his waist. " Yeah" , I said. "Me too. Patricia Briggs legsearsfeet Over the years, she'd learned not to question him to closely—mostly because he wouldn't answer her. Patricia Briggs answersyears I used my history degree about twice a year whether I needed to or not. Patricia Briggs degreesusedyears Charles could care less about shoes - and he suspected he wasn't alone among men in his feelings. Shoe, no shoe, he didn't care. Naked was good, though over the past couple of weeks he was beginning to think that dressed in his clothes was a decent second best. Patricia Briggs couplemenpast I feel like I'm lost in an anime movie" I said, as Coyote picked the thing up. "One of the tentacle-monster ones." Most of them were X-rated and ended up with a lot of dead people. Patricia Briggs animemonsterspeople I like that people can just look at you and know that you are taken, that you are mine.†He closed his eyes and laughed. “And yes, I know that sentiment is at the top of the Women’s Liberation Movement’s list of things not to say to a modern woman Patricia Briggs eyetakenpeople