Took you long enough to beg me,” he says.“You were waiting for me to beg?”He smirks victoriously. “You’re good at it, baby. Keep it up and I just might give you what you want.

I don’t care how he feels. I love you. Only you. Always and forever, baby.”“I know, but--”She silenced him with her finger to his lips. A wide grin lit up her face as she told him, “Besides, once a woman has had a wolf in her bed, there is no going back.

Life…it’s…only for the tough.

You have changed,” she said softly.“Is that a statement or a question, Marella?” he said, stepping closer to her. “I heard some hesitancy there.

You may come in. I won’t bite,” he said with a wry grin. He watched her shut the door behind her and walk further into the room and then he added, “Unless you want me to.

You will never be able to forgive me for killing your father, so don’t waste your time trying. Instead, you need to see past your personal distaste for me. This is business.”“Believe me, if I wasn’t seeing past my personal feelings towards you, you’d be dust by now.

You are really so stubborn that you would let yourself die rather than let me help you?”“Yes.

You won’t be able to control your wolf!” “An advantage when breaking into a vampire mansion!

If it makes you feel better to continue to deny it to yourself, so be it. I will not take an unwilling woman. But you cannot deny it from me, angel. I have seen you look my way many a time with passion in your eyes.

Why didn’t she wake me up?”“Haven’t you heard the expression ‘let sleeping dogs lie’?”Ryan’s eyes narrowed. “Werewolves are not dogs, Shaye. How many times do we need to have this damned conversation?