" Some of the males rose from the table then, making noise about a rugby rematch. MacRieve tensed, but didn’t join them.

When a couple of the men said things in Gaelic, their tones taunting, she asked, “Are they trash-talking you?”

“Oh, aye. According to them, I’m the veriest pussy. Already mate-whipped. "

― Kresley Cole , MacRieve (Immortals After Dark, #13)