Shadow's Claim (The Dacians, #1)
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“Don’t be obtuse.” She laid one hand on his muscular chest. “I am in love with you. I want you above all others.”
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“Zeii mea, beauty, you speak to me of playing fair? You’ve vanquished me with one move.”
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“But I’ve never bathed anyone before.” “I’m confident you’ll stumble your way through this.”
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For a loner, he found parting from her surprisingly . . . paining.
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“My clever sorceress has a tart tongue this eve.” Leaning closer, he rasped at her ear, “When last night it was so exquisitely sweet.”
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Not going to fan myself. Wine! Gulp.
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“Take care, lest you lose a male who’ll desire only you—and gain a male who’ll desire only others.”
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mean, who’d want to hurt a nymph? That’s like kicking a rainbow in the nuts.
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“I decided I wanted his tongue on me; I couldn’t decide if I wanted it still attached to his mouth or not. So I held off. Now I’m glad I did, since you’re so possessive of him.”
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“Remember, freakling, the greatest thing about having power is the mere having of power. Use the latter well, and you’ll never have to use the former.”
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Gods, that female confused him! Confusion? Another feeling he was unaccustomed to.
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“What can possibly make you think I’m capable of this? Why do you have so much faith in me?”
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“Greatness resides in you. Power or not, you can become empowered.”
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“About to . . . come.” He seemed out of his head. His skin gleamed with sweat. Whipcord tendons stood out on his torso. “I kind of figured that out.”
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“The raven-haired one? But you hate the Valkyries.” “Hate? Just because I secretly wanted them all dead? It was never personal.”
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“That was bloody brilliant, ladies! And oddly arousing. If I had a body, I’d be cock-up right now.”
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“Take another female,” Viktor had advised, which just confirmed that he had not been blooded. Or else he’d know how ridiculous that sounded.
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there was a reason I clawed out my heart and sent it to Elizabeth.” Gazing past Trehan, Lothaire said, more to himself, “It hurt less outside my chest.”