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| Link | Quote | Stars | Tags | Author |
| 1329a46 | I spend a lot of time pulling your butt out of trouble, big brother. You would think a man a good two hundred years older than me would have the sense to watch his own backside." Mikhail smiled tiredly. "You get pretty cocky when I am lying on my backside." | Christine Feehan | ||
| b40eebc | I spend a lot of time pulling your butt out of trouble, big brother. You would think a man a good two hundred years older than me would have the sense to watch his own backside." Mikhail smiled tiredly. "You get pretty cocky when I am lying on my backside." "We have four hours till sunrise, Mikhail," Eric said gravely. "Byron and I must feed. You need to go underground. Soon the separation between you and your woman will begin to eat at you.. | Christine Feehan | ||
| 299671b | Wolves boiled out of the forest, circled the meadow, glowing eyes fixed on the three people dodging branches that were hurtling through the air. Margaret screamed and ran. Harry took off blindly, and Hans lost his footing and dropped to his knees as the earth heaved and shook again. "Raven." Mikhail materialized beside her, fear for her clawing at him. He ripped the jeans away so he could see the extent of her injuries. The earth rolled aga.. | Christine Feehan | ||
| b3e0946 | sivamet-- Mikhail used a last burst of strength to send a plea to the only human he could trust to ensure Raven's safety. Raven closed her eyes, knowing she had to let him go before his strength was gone. | Christine Feehan | ||
| d20c4ef | sivamet-- | Christine Feehan | ||
| 7d0c5a9 | He stands like a guardian in front of some evil, malevolent gate and holds monsters at bay so the rest of us can go about our lives and never know we were even threatened." Father Hummer's breath caught in his throat. "Is that how you see him? A guardian of the gate?" Raven nodded. "It's an image very vivid in my mind. I know it probably sounds melodramatic to you." "I wish I could have said those very words to him myself," the priest said .. | Christine Feehan | ||
| 4f0de2d | I do know that Mikhail said when the male of his race meets his true lifemate, he can say ritual words to her and bind them together as they were meant to be. If she is not the one, neither is affected in any way, but if she is, one can't be without the other." Raven put a defensive hand to her throat. "What words? Did he tell you the actual words?" She remembered the words he'd whispered in his native language and then repeated to her in h.. | Christine Feehan | ||
| 2b86dc5 | A Carpathian male will do anything necessary to ensure the happiness of his lifemate. I don't know or understand how it works, but Mikhail told me the bond is so strong, a male can't do anything else but make his woman happy." "I don't understand how taking away choices would ever make anyone happy." "I believe, in this instance," Father Hummer pointed out with a small smile, "Mikhail has no real choice either, not if you're his true lifema.. | Christine Feehan | ||
| eed0297 | I don't like secrets and I abhor lies, yet I find myself saying things that aren't true because it seems in Mikhail's best interest." "He didn't ask it of you, did he? That was your choice," he argued gently. "How much has he told you of himself?" "Not much." Wary now, she felt she was treading on treacherous ground. At all costs, she had to protect Mikhail--even if it meant lying to a priest." | Christine Feehan | ||
| 13bc349 | Whatever he did must work, Father, because I'm not the type to throw myself off a balcony because I've been away from a man a couple of hours." "I guess we should both be hoping Mikhail is getting a taste of his own medicine," Father Hummer said with a small smile." | Christine Feehan | ||
| 06f6b46 | Behind her, the door opened and his three friends entered. One stood to the side of the door expectantly. He looked like a gentler version of Mikhail. "You must be Jacques." Raven touched Mikhail's cold hand once before leaving the room. "And you are Raven." He was looking at the ring on her finger, not even trying to hide his smirk. She lifted an eyebrow. "I didn't want him upset. It seemed the quickest way to get out of here so you people.. | Christine Feehan | ||
| deb02d9 | When she headed for the front door, Jacques shook his head and crooked his finger at her. "He wants you to drink some juice." "Oh, give it a rest. I didn't say I would." "We can stay here all night." He shrugged broad shoulders and flashed a quick, lopsided grin. "I would not mind. Mikhail's house is comfortable." She scowled at him, tried to look fierce when something in her was beginning to find the entire lot of them comical. Males thoug.. | Christine Feehan | ||
| 9dad5d8 | We can stay here all night." He shrugged broad shoulders and flashed a quick, lopsided grin. "I would not mind. Mikhail's house is comfortable." She scowled at him, tried to look fierce when something in her was beginning to find the entire lot of them comical. Males thought they were so logical. "You're just like him. And don't take it as a compliment either," she added, when he looked pleased" | Christine Feehan | ||
| 9dfd7f6 | You're related to him, aren't you?" Raven guessed, certain she was right. How could he not be? He had that same charm, the same eyes, the same good looks. "When he claims me." | Christine Feehan | ||
| 627be95 | He wouldn't know." It was going to kill her to drink it. "He would know. He knows everything. And where you are concerned, he can get a mite testy. So drink." She sighed in resignation, and tried to force herself to swallow the juice without disturbing Mikhail. She knew Jacques was right about Mikhail. He would know if she didn't drink it, and it seemed so desperately important to him. Her stomach rolled, heaved in protest. Raven gagged, co.. | Christine Feehan | ||
| 4f10413 | You were right. He wouldn't let them treat him until I drank it. He's so stubborn." "Our women come first always. Do not worry about him, we would never allow anything to happen to Mikhail." He led the way out of the house to the car hidden under the canopy of trees. Raven paused. "Listen to them. The wolves. They're singing to him, for him. They know he's hurt." Jacques opened the car door for her. His dark eyes, so like Mikhail's, slid ov.. | Christine Feehan | ||
| abc4538 | Listen to them. The wolves. They're singing to him, for him. They know he's hurt." Jacques opened the car door for her. His dark eyes, so like Mikhail's, slid over her. "You are very unusual." "So Mikhail says." | Christine Feehan | ||
| c1d846f | You know you cannot say a word to anyone of Mikhail's injury. It would put him in danger." He made it a statement, but she could sense his deep need to protect Mikhail. Raven liked him all the more for that, even felt a bond with him, but she sent Jacques a little frown of reprimand all the same. "You people are so arrogant. You insist on believing that because the human race does not have great telepathic abilities, we're somehow lacking i.. | Christine Feehan | ||
| 70d487f | You must make him completely crazy. The hotshot thing was great. I would be willing to bet it was the first time he was ever called that." "It's good for him. If more people gave him a little trouble, he would be more--" She hesitated, searching for the right word. She laughed softly. "He'd be more something. Amenable." "Amenable? There's a description that we can never use in the same sentence with Mikhail." | Christine Feehan | ||
| 4b86c61 | Be very careful tonight and tomorrow. Do not leave your room until Mikhail contacts you." Raven rolled her eyes, made a face at him. "I'll be fine." "You do not understand. If anything happened to you, we would lose him." | Christine Feehan | ||
| 3b8b674 | Be very careful tonight and tomorrow. Do not leave your room until Mikhail contacts you." Raven rolled her eyes, made a face at him. "I'll be fine." "You do not understand. If anything happened to you, we would lose him." She paused, her hand on the doorknob. "You will take care of him, won't you?" She didn't want to say it, but she felt as though part of her was missing, a chunk wrenched from her soul. Her mind cried out for contact with M.. | Christine Feehan | ||
| c8b055e | I believe he wouldn't hurt me, I know he wouldn't. But what of others? He has so many special gifts, so much power. The opportunity to misuse such a talent is tremendous." Father Hummer pushed open the door to his cottage and waved her inside. "Do you actually believe that's what he did? He's their leader by blood. The lineage goes back far in time. He is called their prince, although he would never admit it to you. They look to him for lea.. | Christine Feehan | ||
| 99847e2 | He's really a prince?" For some reason that dismayed her. On top of everything else, she was contemplating a commitment to royalty. Those things never worked out." | Christine Feehan | ||
| 208ef29 | Eric, clean up here. Make certain no one will find their bodies," he added as he lent his large frame as a shelter from the wild storm over Raven. "She is not dead," Mikhail hissed, seeing the compassion in his brother's eyes. "She is dying, Mikhail." Jacques's chest hurt with the knowledge. Mikhail dragged her to him, bent his head until his cheek lay against hers. He felt the faint stirring in his mind. Warmth, regret. So much pain. , s.. | Christine Feehan | ||
| 0d7c651 | I am incapable of betraying you, Raven. I might force your compliance for the sake of your safety or your protection, for your life and health, but not to get away with betrayal." She touched the tip of her tongue to her full lower lip. "Don't force me to do anything unless you ask the way you did when I was feeling sick." Mikhail hid a smile. She always tried to sound so tough, his small package of dynamite, with more courage than good sen.. | Christine Feehan | ||
| 37cacf5 | A stirring in his mind, the lightest of touches, but he knew it was Raven, and he locked on to that trace and followed it ruthlessly. Her spirit tried to move away from him, up and away. There was too much pain in the direction in which he called her. Panicked, Mikhail yelled her name. | Christine Feehan | ||
| ea1a2de | Mikhail sank back into his mind, holding Raven to him, taking as much of her pain as he could. The trip home was a blur to him, the rain pelting the windshield, lightning sizzling and snapping. He would have preferred the dizzying speed of their mode of travel, but he dared not risk further damage to Raven. The village was deserted and dark, the electricity out in the terrible ferocity of the storm. Inside their houses, people were huddled .. | Christine Feehan | ||
| 7335737 | There was that brief hesitation that meant she was annoyed with his tone. | Christine Feehan | ||
| 5139547 | Already she felt the loss of him, of their unique closeness. Somehow she knew there would never be another man, another time in her life when she laughed and talked the way they had and was totally accepted and comfortable. "You don't need to say anything else, Mikhail. I 'saw' your 'little scratch' firsthand. You were right; you weren't alone out there--I was watching. Honesty in my language means truth." Raven took a deep breath, tugged o.. | Christine Feehan | ||
| 37589e5 | You are the only reason I am living right now. I told you I would make mistakes. You cannot give up on me, on us. You do know me, everything important. You can look into my mind and know I need you. I would never hurt you." "You have hurt me. This hurts. Those people out there are your family, your people. I'm from another country, a different race. This isn't my home, and it never will be. Let me call them to you and just let me go." "You .. | Christine Feehan | ||
| 74d4371 | Many times he has come here seeking comfort, yet I never knew exactly what to say. I prayed God would send help to him to find his answer, Raven, and perhaps he sent you." She was trembling, constantly fighting the torment in her head, the need to touch Mikhail, the idea that he might be gone from Earth. Raven took a deep, calming breath, grateful for the priest. "I don't think I'm God's answer to anything, Father. Right now I want to curl .. | Christine Feehan | ||
| b86c37e | I'm glad someone besides myself gives him a hard time. He needs it, you know. All those people bowing and scraping. It's not good for him." Her hands were freezing, so she shoved them into her pockets. "I do my best, Raven," the priest admitted, "but we don't need to tell him. Some things are best kept between us." | Christine Feehan | ||
| 072d4c0 | I don't want to put you in the position of having to lie, Father. I find myself doing enough of that for Mikhail, and I'm not even certain why. Lord knows, he doesn't ask me to." There was sorrow in her voice, regret, confusion. "I wouldn't lie," he said. "Is omission the same thing as a lie, Father?" | Christine Feehan | ||
| 47cb22e | She was everything. His air. His breath. His heart. Mikhail's mouth found hers in long, drugging kisses, moved to her throat, her breast, found his mark. One taste. Only one. Raven moved in his arms, turned her head to give him better access, her hands entwined in his hair. "I'd better marry you, Mikhail. You need me desperately." | Christine Feehan | ||
| 52b9395 | This was the business you needed to do this evening?" "You know I hunt those that murdered my sister." He sounded tired and drained. Raven hated arguing with him, but some things had to be said. "You told me you were just going out, nothing dangerous. It wasn't necessary to lie to me about what you were doing. I know you're the big hotshot around here, but this is what I do. I track killers. We were supposed to be partners, Mikhail. I could.. | Christine Feehan | ||
| 67afeae | Mikhail's hands were gentle as he helped her to lie down. He caressed her silky hair, bent to kiss her tenderly. "You have no idea what you did for me tonight. Thank you, Raven." Her eyes were closed, lashes lying like two dark crescents against her soft skin. She smiled. "Someone has to show you what love is, Mikhail. Not possession or ownership, but real unconditional love." Her hand rose, and even with her eyes closed, her fingertips une.. | Christine Feehan | ||
| 37b049c | I merely went out to do a little investigating. Unfortunately, it turned into something altogether different. Believe me, I had no intention of getting hurt. A careless accident." Mikhail frowned, knowing he had hurt her, but there was little he could tell her about his people. "You have this penchant for getting yourself into trouble when I'm not with you." Raven's smile did not quite reach her eyes. "How bad is your leg?" "A scratch, no m.. | Christine Feehan | ||
| 49fb66a | Mikhail's hands were gentle as he helped her to lie down. He caressed her silky hair, bent to kiss her tenderly. "You have no idea what you did for me tonight. Thank you, Raven." Her eyes were closed, lashes lying like two dark crescents against her soft skin. She smiled. "Someone has to show you what love is, Mikhail. Not possession or ownership, but real unconditional love." Her hand rose, and even with her eyes closed, her fingertips une.. | Christine Feehan | ||
| 5ee7b99 | His teeth caught her finger, his tongue stroking over her skin. His mouth was hot, erotic, his eyes burning down at her. Answering heat leapt into her eyes. Raven laughed softly. "You have it all, don't you? Charm, you're so sexy you should be locked up, and you have a smile men would kill for. Or women, however you want to look at it." He bent to kiss her, one hand closing over her breast possessively. "You need to mention what a great lo.. | Christine Feehan | ||
| 827c324 | The sun is so bright! I can hardly see, and it hurts to open my eyes." "Did Mikhail give you sunglasses?" Father Hummer asked quickly. "Why would he? I have a pair in my room, but there was no need to wear them in the evening." She peeked out through her fingers, closing her eyes hastily when the sunlight seemed to burn through them. "Doesn't the brightness bother you?" "Mikhail may have left a pair of his glasses here. He tends to do that .. | Christine Feehan | ||
| e8b4e88 | You need to mention what a great lover I am. Men need to hear these things." "Really?" She arched an eyebrow at him. "I don't dare. You're already as arrogant as I can stand." "You are crazy about me. I know. I read minds." He suddenly grinned mischievously, like a little boy." | Christine Feehan | ||
| 65ab6c2 | I think you should just stay naked and waiting for me," he growled, stroking her to ensure her readiness. She lifted her hips invitingly. "I'm not sure we'll know how to do this in a bed." The last word was a gasp of pleasure as he joined their bodies." | Christine Feehan | ||
| fa67c37 | Are you all right? Can I call someone for you? The priest, perhaps? Your family?" "There is no one, not anymore. I'm Rudy Romanov. You must have heard the news about my parents." An unholy vision burst in her head. She saw wolves boiling from the forest, red eyes gleaming fiercely, a huge black wolf leading the pack and bearing straight down on Hans Romanov. From the young man's head, she picked up the memory of his mother, Heidi, lying on .. | Christine Feehan | ||
| 7c5b815 | Mikhail paced beside her, studied her averted face. "You are going in the wrong direction, Raven." He put his hand at the small of her back to guide her. Raven stiffened, and then twisted away from him. "Maybe I don't want to go back, Mikhail." | Christine Feehan |