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1 " You’re every bit the pain in the ass I’ve heard.” “And here I was, hoping for this month’s congeniality award. "
― Rachel Grant , Incriminating Evidence (Evidence, #4)
2 " It’s a relationship proposal. I want you in my life, by my side, to be the anchor that holds you in one place. "
3 " Isabel did a double take at his stumbling response. “Alec Ravissant, are you blushing?” He frowned. “Maybe.” “Because you drink hot chocolate?” “Maybe.” “Why?” “It’s not…tough. You know? I’m a Ranger. Or at least, I used to be. I’m supposed to drink my coffee tar black and my whiskey neat. But I can’t stand coffee. Or whiskey, for that matter.” She grinned. “I think that’s sort of adorable. "
4 " Cool is not the word I’d use to describe Alec Ravissant. Ungrateful is more like it, followed by ass. "
5 " Alec and Keith had decided on the search teams: Ethan and Josh, Keith and Sean, Brad and FBI Agent Matt Upton, leaving Alec alone and Lee in God’s Eye, directing. "
6 " Because they knew what seeing her pain would do to him. He was dying inside. He didn’t quite understand how his heart was still beating. He leaned his forehead against the mantel and let out the sob that had been building since he first learned Westover had taken her. "
7 " The alpha tiger. "
8 " A purist might point out that tigers were loners and therefore neither alphas nor betas, but to her, Alec was a tiger, and decidedly alpha. "
9 " Alec let out a sharp laugh, making no move for the exit. “Two truths and a lie.” Her mouth flattened. “Three truths. "
10 " This isn’t the smart thing,” Isabel said, her voice so soft it was almost a whisper. “The smart thing?” he asked. “Sometimes you have to make a choice between the smart thing and the right thing. This isn’t the smart thing. "
11 " She’d willingly entered the alpha tiger’s territory, but that didn’t mean she was prey to his predator. She wouldn’t let him control her. And she definitely wouldn’t give in to the heat that coursed through her whenever they were alone. "
12 " You aren’t going barefoot?” she asked. “In a combat situation, you never remove your boots.” “It’s at least three miles to the compound buildings.” “I’ve hiked farther in wet boots. "
13 " It’s not the size of the weapon that matters.” She frowned. “No, it’s the caliber of the bullet. I want to shoot a forty-five.” “You’re starting with a twenty-two or my ass is fired.” She sighed. “Okay. "
14 " She was trapped in a house of horrors. She covered her ears and screamed as the world faded to nothing around her. "
15 " Do you have pepper spray wipes, so I can clean my eye?” “Are you going to try to strangle me again?” “I don’t know.” “Then no. "
16 " Well,” she said softly, “you’ve got my vote.” He laughed, his eyes creasing around the corners. This was a man who smiled a lot, and it was genuine, not a politician out to win over the masses. She loved his smile. His laugh. "
17 " I think my mom imagined a Ravissant dynasty, like the Roosevelts or Kennedys.” “Not like the Bushes or Clintons?” “No. My mom had a preference for old-money dynasties.” “You come from that kind of money, don’t you?” He nodded. “Yeah. Old wealth. "
18 " Alec was certain he, Isabel, and Vincent had all been hit with infrasound. The question was, who had done it? And why? "
19 " His voice hardened. “One thing I’ve learned in the Army: never plan to lose. Losing is not an option. "
20 " Call Me Maybe”—filled the cabin. The chorus repeated. The song was a ringtone. She’d had the phone for only a few hours, and she’d downloaded “Call Me Maybe” for his ringtone. He was fairly certain he knew what that meant. "