" It’s about time,” he said, without turning around.
He turned slowly, then. The blue eyes. The crooked grin. Cass started to greet him, but her voice stuck in her throat. She reached out for the curlicue bottom of the stairway banister, gripping the bronze for a second, reminding herself that there were no feelings. No. Feelings. She flicked her eyes back up at him, felt her lips forming a smile independent of any command by her brain.
Falco cocked an eyebrow. “A beautiful woman who doesn’t speak. Every man’s dream. "

― Fiona Paul , Venom (Secrets of the Eternal Rose, #1)