Home > Work > Blood Shadows (Blackthorn, #1)
1 " Strong isn't about not being afraid, Caitlin. It's about facing what you're scared of. "
― Lindsay J. Pryor , Blood Shadows (Blackthorn, #1)
2 " You need me, Kane. Maybe even more than I need you. "
3 " Last warning. I don't play nice. "
4 " There's only so much temptation a vampire can take. "
5 " You upped the ante with the wrong vampire, Caitlin. "
6 " What are you most scared of, Caitlin? What I can do to you, or how I make you feel? "
7 " You breathe too fast to be convincing,' he goaded.'You don't breathe enough to judge me. "
8 " Kane narrowed his eyes. ‘Where have you been all this time, Caitlin?’ She could see the suspicion in his eyes, the accusation. ‘Tied to a radiator.’‘What is it about you that makes people want to cuff you, huh? "
9 " she had only been able to imagine what Kane was like. And she realised just how limited her imagination had been as he consumed every inch of her, thrusting into her with such controlled force that every part of her ached. "
10 " This was about getting inside her body, then her mind, before unlocking the chastity belt that was her heart, to steal the soul inside. "
11 " You’re a conceited bastard, aren’t you?’ ‘Decades of practice. "
12 " Shadow-reading was hard enough but attraction to the subject caused all sorts of problems, not least blocks. But having stared deep into those lethal navy eyes, having felt the potential of his cool hard body against hers, those sensuous lips against her neck and wrist, heard the caress of his whispers, she knew her job had only got harder. "
13 " She hated him in that moment and she adored him. If she’d had any regrets, they’d gone. "
14 " it was nothing about feelings. It was sexual – pure and simple. "
15 " Rain meant hoods up, umbrellas up, deficiency of sound, lowered eyes. Rain disorientated and distracted people, making the kill or capture so much easier. "
16 " Parish, get back into position!’ Max warned. ‘Do not go in there. I repeat, do not go in there.’ ‘We lose him now, we lose him for good,’ Caitlin declared. ‘And I am not going to let that happen.’ ‘You have insufficient backup. I repeat: insufficient backup. "
17 " Going against everything her heart was telling her to do, she took a step back again, creating the distance he clearly wanted. She had to stay resolute. It was less painful this way. Letting him go had to be less painful. And she had to do it while she still had the conviction. She was used to facing things alone and this was no different. She didn’t need him. She needed anything but him if she was going to get her life back on track. The last thing she needed was a broken heart. If any more threads that held it together were cut, she wasn’t sure it would ever repair again. And she knew Kane was more than capable of being the one to ruin her. "