The only thing I'm afraid of losing... is you.

Dakota pulled a lollipop out of his pocket before quickly unwrapping it and popping it into his mouth. "What kind of vampire sucks on human candy?

You are a spitfire of a woman, do you know that? You remind me of a horse that hasn't been broken yet. All skittish and full of wild energy.""Are you for real?" Her jaw fell open. "Did you just compare me to a horse?

Damn, girl. If I still breathed, I'd be suffocated by how much I want you.

Dakota started laughing. "You wouldn't have anything back there to help me tame a punk-rock wild child with a disdain for cowboys, would you?

She didn't know if she wanted to fight him or fuck him.

Even now, as a vampire, the fear of addiction ruled her world.Would she ever be free?