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21 " I called the Ops Room, hoping to get Luc, and possibly Ethan, on the phone. “Jimmy’s House of Vampires,” Luc answered, in a really poor Bronx accent. "
― Chloe Neill , Biting Bad (Chicagoland Vampires, #8)
22 " You and Ethan had some kind of something?” “You’re fishing. And we didn’t have something or anything. We’re just bummed it’s Valentine’s Day and I’m spending it with you guys.” “Yeah, well, tone down the magic. You’re giving me split ends. "
23 " Ethan scrubbed his hands over his face. “I hate it when you’re right.” I bit back a grin that only would have gotten me into trouble, and let my mouth do it for me. “Then you must hate me often.” I disappeared into the bathroom before Ethan could throttle me. "
24 " On occasion, the unexpected is precisely what the doctor ordered. "
25 " peace; "
26 " It’s always darkest before the dawn, "
27 " That plans, however well-intentioned, were ultimately irrelevant? That we had to learn to adapt, and the best-case scenario was finding a partner who was willing to adapt alongside us? "
28 " someone whose safety and happiness you put above all others. Even if that meant impressing her particularly stuffy family. "
29 " Because I’d found someone who made me better, stronger, and because, at least I liked to think, I did the same for him. That was worth celebrating, treasuring, being grateful for. "
30 " I’m going to change clothes.” Ethan lay down on the bed, one arm behind his head, ankles crossed. “All right,” he said. “I’m ready.” “Dirty. Old. Man. "
31 " The quickest way to exacerbate a dinner with my parents was being late for dinner with my parents. Well, other than bringing zombies to dinner. Because who kept brains in the fridge? "
32 " I’m here,” he said. “Be still. "
33 " That plans, however well-intentioned , were ultimately irrelevant? That we had to learn to adapt , and the best-case scenario was finding a partner who was willing to adapt alongside us? "
34 " Tanya "
35 " Hey, better than the real thing,” I said. “What do you even do with a chimera?”“What wouldn’t you do with a chimera?” Jeff asked. “They’re like the Swiss Army knife of animals.”“Party in the front, business in the back,” Catcher agreed.That earned a snort and laugh from me. “Any animal that can be compared to a mullet is a good animal in my book. "
36 " I swear to God, it never ends!” Ethan roared. “Not when you’re immortal,” Malik agreed. “That’s actually the point. "
37 " It was a chef’s knife,” I said, holding my hands about a foot apart. “And a very large one.”“That’s what she said,” Ethan murmured. "
38 " I asked "What do you even do with a chimera?""What wouldn't you do with a chimera?" Jeff asked. "They're like the Swiss Army knife of animals. "
39 " Jeffrey,” Luc said, sitting back in his chair with a squeak and linking his hands behind his head. “What’s the good word?”“Indefatigable is a pretty good word. Lots of syllables.”“Not exactly what I had in mind, but I see where you’re going. I’d give you a point for that. "