“I have to go to her, Lucan. For my own sanity, if nothing else. If I stay here, I'm not sure what good I'd be, to tell you the truth. She's the only thing that's held me together in a very long time. I'm a wreck for this woman, my friend. She owns me now." - Rio” IfsLongTogetherMy OwnLong TimeMy FriendsNot SureSanityWrecksRioIf I Stay Author:Tina St. John
“Maybe she should cut the guy a little slack, [...] Maybe Thorne had been a no-show because something bad happened to him on the job. What if he'd been injured in the line of duty and didn't come by as promised because he was incapacitated in some way? Maybe he hadn't called to apologize or to explain his absence because he physically couldn't. Right. And maybe she had checked her brain into her panties from the second she first laid eyes on the man.” IfsMenWayShouldFirstsLittlesShowsEyeJobsGuyLinesBrainCuttingHappenedDutyAbsenceWhat IfApologizingInjuredPantiesWry Author:Tina St. John
“You would quit the Order for her? Niko asked, the youngest only behind Dante, and a warrior who relished his duty perhaps even more than Dante had himself. I would quit breathing for her, if she asked it of me.” IfsOrderBehindsDutyQuittingWarriorBreathing Author:Tina St. John
“I’m not going to leave you here to bleed my friend dry.” “If that had been my intent, they’d already be dead on the floor.” IfsMy FriendsDry Author:Tina St. John
“Would I be healed now if you gave me your blood, Nikolai?” “Are you asking me for it?” “If I were, would you give it to me?” IfsGivingBloodAskingHealed Author:Tina St. John
“So much for keeping things business when it came to Jenna Darrow. If this had been a test, he figured he’d just failed it with flying colors.” IfsColorTestsFlying Author:Tina St. John
“Jenna.” Brock stroked the underside of her chin very gently, lifting her face up toward his. “Would it be all right if I kissed you?” IfsFacesLiftingChins Author:Tina St. John