Provoked

Talen smiled. “When did you get so smart?" “I’ve always been smart.” She forced a smile, biting back a wince as her damaged lip protested. “Good. Smart girls get to do the dishes.

I love you … no matter what happens later, I need you to know that. I do love you.

I’ve lived for more than three centuries, and you’re the most beautiful thing I’ve ever seen.” Her

Amber forced a smile. "I can't believe there are real vampires." Janie shrugged. "Sure, you can. You just don't want to believe it's so easy to believe there are vampires.

I am not taking dating advice from a woman who has lied to me for twenty-five years.

Stop that. You're immortal. You can't have a heart attack.

I love you with everything I am and everything I'll ever be.

Of course. You're perfect. Stubborn, impossible, horribly devoted to a way of life I don't understand. I'll love you until the day I die.