“Braith lifted his head from her shoulder, kissed him. Centuries and her kiss still made him as weak as one of her… — G.A. Aiken Copy Share Image
“What are we doing with him?" Briec asked eagerly. "Are we throwing him out a window? Let's throw him out a window!… — G.A. Aiken Copy Share Image
“A whore Ailean may have been, but a loving, caring whore who adored his offspring and mate.” — G.A. Aiken Copy Share Image
“Talk to me about your plans, Bram,” Ailean said as he walked into the hall. “Come back to the war room.” “You… — G.A. Aiken Copy Share Image
“But she’s a nice lass.” “Addolgar, she poisoned you.” “But she didn’t kill me. That’s what’s important.” — G.A. Aiken Copy Share Image
“You certainly are Lord Know-It-All this evening, aren’t you?” “Only when necessary. Otherwise I try not to let my brilliance overshadow my… — G.A. Aiken Copy Share Image
“You won’t be expecting forever, Annwyl. And once the twins are here, you’ll be as violently cruel and madly bloodthirsty as you… — G.A. Aiken Copy Share Image
“Of course you don’t trust Braith. You don’t trust anybody,” Ghleanna reminded their brother. “You don’t trust the air.” “Because it tends… — G.A. Aiken Copy Share Image
“She hadn’t seen gold since she’d last been to her father’s home, when she would sneak off to meet him. Smiling at… — G.A. Aiken Copy Share Image
“You’d put our parents at risk for some piece of tail?” Ghleanna demanded. “She saved my life.” “You can fight your own… — G.A. Aiken Copy Share Image
“I don’t like this,” his brother told him as they walked down the stairs. “You don’t like anything. I’ve heard you complain… — G.A. Aiken Copy Share Image
“You want us to bargain with a lizard?” “They’re not lizards, Father. They’re extraordinary creatures who were here long before any human… — G.A. Aiken Copy Share Image
“As he was forced to tell his father more than once, “I said I’d fight for my mother’s throne. I never said… — G.A. Aiken Copy Share Image
“Dagmar tried to stand, and Gwenvael caught her hand, pulling her back down. "You can't leave me. I'm tortured and brooding. You… — G.A. Aiken Copy Share Image
“I’m so in love with you, Braith,” he told her, and she felt in her bones that he meant every word. “And… — G.A. Aiken Copy Share Image
“Lady Talaith. Is that what you’re wearing to dinner tonight?” ... “And exactly when did I start owing you an explanation for… — G.A. Aiken Copy Share Image
“Good,” Brigida said with a nod. “Now, you’ll need one of Arranz’s kin to accompany you. Take that one with you.” She… — G.A. Aiken Copy Share Image
“You bet against your own son?” “Just like you, the boy doesn’t pay attention. And seeing that she’s just like her mother,… — G.A. Aiken Copy Share Image
“Her youngest daughter shrugged. “Ain’t got no money, do we?” “I don’t understand. Why aren’t you pillaging like the rest of your… — G.A. Aiken Copy Share Image
“Don’t do that.” “Don’t do what?” “Sneak around.” “Do you mean walk around? Because that’s what I actually did. I usually crouch… — G.A. Aiken Copy Share Image
“He looked like you ripped his heart out of his chest, threw it to the ground, and stomped all over it while… — G.A. Aiken Copy Share Image
“What are you doing?” she asked. “Getting naked.” “What the hells for?” “So you can be comfortable getting naked, too, so we… — G.A. Aiken Copy Share Image
“Now she sat in their dining hall, a book in her lap but unread while she stared blankly across the room.Bercelak’s kin… — G.A. Aiken Copy Share Image
“What’s going on?” “Nothing.” She coughed, and released Talaith’s hand. “Except you have some powerful enemies.” “Tell me what I don’t know,… — G.A. Aiken Copy Share Image
“Friends?” “Aye. We’re friends now.” “Are we?” “Of course we are!” he replied cheerfully—just like his name. “Why wouldn’t we be friends?”… — G.A. Aiken Copy Share Image
“They can’t help it, you know. It happens in the egg,” she reasoned. “As soon as they grow that genitalia, intelligence goes… — G.A. Aiken Copy Share Image
“You off then, Da?” she asked. “Aye. Too old for all this killing.” And to prove that, her father turned and brought… — G.A. Aiken Copy Share Image
“Dagmar faced the Iron, quickly bowed her head. “King Gaius, I’m sorry about the confusion. I’m Dagmar Reinholdt, Vassal of Garbhán Isle… — G.A. Aiken Copy Share Image
“I didn’t think it was possible — but this situation has managed to get worse.” “But you’re so calm,” she observed. “That’s… — G.A. Aiken Copy Share Image
“It wasn’t the first time he’d run for his life. And it most likely would not be the last. In the past… — G.A. Aiken Copy Share Image
“Wait. . are they really going to—” “Head butt each other until one passes out or dies of blood on the brain?… — G.A. Aiken Copy Share Image
“Hhhmm. A sense of humor.” He cocked his head to the side. “That actually might annoy me.” She frowned, ignoring the teasing… — G.A. Aiken Copy Share Image
“You wanted hatchlings.” “I know. I just didn’t want those hatchlings. Personally, I blame your father.” Bercelak’s eyes grew wide. “Excuse me?”… — G.A. Aiken Copy Share Image
“You are, however, surprisingly light of touch.” “Pardon?” “The way you’re holding my hand. I always thought you’d be more of a… — G.A. Aiken Copy Share Image
“I know I’m not an easy She-dragon to. . not fear.” “I’m not afraid of you, Ghleanna. I’ve never been afraid of… — G.A. Aiken Copy Share Image
“You ask me if you can eat dinner in your room, but you don’t ask me if you can torture Éibhear to… — G.A. Aiken Copy Share Image
“Do you not listen to our daily meetings about the state of your lands?” “Of course I don’t. They’re dead boring.” “Not everything can… — G.A. Aiken Copy Share
“Normally, I’d lie and connive and do whatever necessary to make you take me into the south.” “But …” More tears began to flow.… — G.A. Aiken Copy Share
“I didn’t think it was possible — but this situation has managed to get worse.” “But you’re so calm,” she observed. “That’s usually when… — G.A. Aiken Copy Share
“Briec removed his clothes and slipped into bed with her, wrapping his arms around her waist and snuggling her from behind. “Izzy?” “That’s just… — G.A. Aiken Copy Share
“You bet against your own son?” “Just like you, the boy doesn’t pay attention. And seeing that she’s just like her mother, he didn’t… — G.A. Aiken Copy Share
“You, dragon, are the most—” “Amazing being you’ve ever met.” It wasn’t a question from him. It was a statement. “I was going to… — G.A. Aiken Copy Share
“You bastard! Let me down!" "Not on your life, beauty." The godlen claw gripped her tighter. "You get hurt, he'll kill me. Now quiet.… — G.A. Aiken Copy Share
“. “And I stole some oxen jerky out of Bercelak’s bag. He makes the best oxen jerky.” “Bercelak the Vengeful cooks?” “Aye. And he’s… — G.A. Aiken Copy Share
“The bastard was effectively stuck until he and Morfyd helped him. Fearghus smiled a little at his father’s suffering and the female who caused… — G.A. Aiken Copy Share
“Found naked with a few of his grandfather’s kitchen maids? His father’s claw right to the back of the head. Suggest that when his… — G.A. Aiken Copy Share
“What’s wrong with him?” “Nothing. He’s just. . just. .” “Just what?” “A peacemaker.” And she’d dropped her voice to a whisper. “What would… — G.A. Aiken Copy Share
