"You won't believe what I'm capable of, Phoenix."
- Melissa Cutler
"You make velocity look good."
"She was partial to the tie. Not too long ago he did unspeakable things to her with that tie."
"The ferocity of her passion was what he'd been waiting for night after torturous night. He wanted her to hunger the way he hungered. To need like he needed."
"One more salt to try," Kellan said, reaching into the box. He brought a jar of black, flaky crystals up to the light. "Black diamond finishing salt. Extremely rare and too bold for those with meek pal..."
"We're going balls to the walls, guys. Our sneak and peak just turned inti a hostage rescue."
"Hot damn, Diego Santero looked fine soaking wet. Everything about him radiated potent masculinity, from the slick, dark hair that drew emphasis to the angles of his cheeks and jaw, to the water beadin..."
"Calm down. If I wanted to hurt you, I wouldn't need this knife to do it."
"Am I in trouble? He chortled, "well, a bunch of not-so-friendly thugs were waiting to ambush you and blow up your apartment. If that doesn't qualify as trouble, I don't know what does."
"Faces close, they breathed into each other, their bodies slick with water and sweat."