" It’s not right,” she said loudly. “He’s not like us.”
Ian had been waiting to hear something from her, something that would give him an idea where to hit Sebastian. “What does that mean?” he asked.
Brandy abruptly dropped to the floor. Ian ran toward Sebastian. He made it halfway across the room and then fell to his knees. Sebastian seemed surprised. “You’re strong for someone so young,” he said. “But not strong enough.”
I didn’t know exactly what was happening, but Ian was in trouble. I wasn’t above hitting old men when I had to. "

― , Atlantis Rising (Atlantis Rising, #1)