Shadow Wings Quotes

“Love doesn’t mean you’re perfect. Loving someone doesn’t mean you don’t screw up. In fact, I’d say the more you love someone, the more time you spend with that someone, the more you’re going to have to say you’re sorry. Love means you say sorry sooner because when you realize you’ve hurt someone you truly love, you want to do whatever you can to make it right.”
― Raye Wagner, Shadow Wings

“This was the first time I’d let him touch me since we’d left the castle, and something in my chest felt funny with the contact. Probably indigestion.”
― Raye Wagner, Shadow Wings

“Be at the castle at first light,” Tyrrik said, I assumed, to Kamoi. The Drae knew better than to talk to me in that voice.”
― Raye Wagner, Shadow Wings

“Tyrrik!” A blaze of blue-and-black fire danced around us. The flame touched our bodies, dancing and twisting, tying us together. I lifted my gaze and saw the brilliant light shone across the bloodied valley. I stared in awe at the capering fire. I’d never been able to see the tendrils between us like this. As a Phaetyn, I could see my power working inside him during healing, but I’d never seen our Drae energy outside us with my eyes open. “Isn’t it beautiful?” he whispered. Overwhelming emotion choked me, stealing my voice. My head and my heart felt light. Words were not enough to describe the sight or the feeling of the deep hues of blue-and-black flames encasing us in their midst. Are the flames real? “No one can see them but us,” he said. They’re ours alone. I knew what this was. It’s our mate bond.”
― Raye Wagner, Shadow Wings

“You can stop now,” he said hoarsely. I blinked. Now that I’d started shoving energy into him, I found it difficult to reign in the flow. “Do I have to?” Tyrrik chuckled and gathered me in his arms, pulling me close. “My Khosana.” With arms like lead, I reached up around his neck and hugged him close so our hearts beat against each other.”
― Raye Wagner, Shadow Wings

“He fell back once more and spoke in my mind instead. There’s another branch ahead. I wiped my eyes and saw he was right. I pushed the branch out of the way and let it fling back. This time when Tyrrik grunted, I knew he’d let me tree-whip him on purpose, and the thought struck me that he might’ve been letting me fling branches at him all morning. Holy pancakes, he sure knew how to treat a woman. I couldn’t completely stop the smile tugging on my lips or the tickle of warmth spreading through my heart.”
― Raye Wagner, Shadow Wings

“We continued picking our way through the underbrush, and I became painfully aware of Tyrrik walking behind me. What was he looking at? As we began to climb the next mountain, I was convinced he was staring at my butt. As I pushed up and over a large boulder, I glanced back. Totally staring at my butt.”
― Raye Wagner, Shadow Wings

“I tossed the empty container to the side and exploded to my feet. “What are you saying? I should forget everything that’s happened to me? That because he might be my mate I just decide, ‘oh what the hay, I guess we better get together for life?’” Dyter frowned, but I was just warming up. “All that abuse? No worries. We’re mates. It’s fine. Oh, and you don’t tell me what’s happening? That’s al’right; we’re mates, so I don’t need to know.” My chest heaved as I screamed my frustration at the pathetic reality Dyter was proposing I accept. “And don’t worry about telling me anything, ever, not even about myself; I totally trust you because we’re mates!”
― Raye Wagner, Shadow Wings

“Right. We’d better not go through that again. I straightened, pulling on my rumpled aketon. “Show me the shiny.”
― Raye Wagner, Shadow Wings

“My heart skipped a stupid beat, and I could tell by the stupid hitch in his breath that he’d heard.”
― Raye Wagner, Shadow Wings