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1 " What is the difference,” he mused, “between appearing to be a thing and becoming it? I suspect if I act the role long enough, the clothes will begin to fit so well that I’ll forget I was ever pretending. "
― Jeffe Kennedy , Bright Familiar (Bonds of Magic #2)
2 " Isn’t that how these things begin, though? You abandon a bit of integrity to survive the moment, exchange what’s right for another day, another hour of security, telling yourself you’ll make it up later, but by then you’re midway down a slippery slope, gaining momentum for the chasm below. "
3 " He made you cry, then and just now. You’re a fierce, proud woman, Lady Veronica Phel. Anyone who hurts you enough to draw tears deserves to die. "
4 " What’s gone before is gone.”“It will be when he’s dead,” Gabriel replied with grim purpose. “Excuse me?” Completely taken aback, she’d nearly stammered in her shock. “I resolved back then to find out the names of all three of those suitors who brutalized you—and to kill them.” “But… but you can’t kill the House Sammael heir.” Curse it, now she was stammering.“Watch me.” Gabriel’s eyes glittered with black hatred. The dark side of the moon. “They will not abuse my wife and live. "
5 " Gabriel’s gaze flicked down at her excitedly heaving bosom, then up to her face again. He raised one brow sardonically. “Are you done now?” “I believe so,” she replied as coolly as she could, drawing on her best Lady Veronica Elal poise. “Though I reserve the right to add additional counterarguments as they occur to me. "
6 " It might be nice to do something really kinky—for us—and have sex in a bed for once,” she suggested with a saucy smile. “Unless you’re too tired for it. "
7 " But seriously, there must be plenty of people who don’t attend the academy for one reason or another.” “Sure.” She ticked off the reasons on one hand. “Lack of magic, lack of connections, lack of money.” She slid him a look. “Lack of sense. "