Quotes From "Dreams Of A Dark Warrior" By Kresley Cole

Yo, beautiful. Come pop this collar off me.” Natalya hissed, “Are you mad?”“ What’s she gonna do? Vivisect me? Imprison me? We’ve got a pact to fulfill, remember?” To Dorada, she cried, “Seriously, sweetheart, shake that mummified ass over here.” Regin kicked the glass. “Lemme the fuck out–” La Dorada swung her head around, peering at Regin with her one eye.“ Okay. That’s freaky. Lookit, Gollum, if you spring me, I’ll help you find your Precious. Kresley Cole

Nix to Declan:Begin transcript– Testing. Hello, hellooo, anybody out there? Check, check, one, two. Soft pee. Puh, puh. Resonance! Sooooooft pee. Alpha bravo disco tango duck. This is Nïx! I’m the Ever-Knowing One, a goddess incandescent, incomparable, and irresistible. But enough about what you think of me. It’s a beautiful day in New Orleans. The wind is out of the east at a steady five knots and clouds look like rabbits … But enough about what you think of me! Now, down to business– Squirrel! Where was I? [Long pause] Why am I in Regin’s car? Bertil, you crawl right back out of that bong this minute! Oh, I remember! I am hereby laying down this track for Magister Declan Chase. If you are a mortal of the recorder peon class, know that Dekko and I go waaaaay back, and he’ll go berserk (snicker snicker) if he doesn’t receive this transmittal. …Chase, riddle me this: what’s beautiful but monstrous, long of tooth but sharp of tooth and soft of mind, and can never ever tell a lie? That’s right. The Enemy of Old can be very useful to you. So use him already. P. S. Your middle name’s about to be spelled r-e-g-r-e-t. And with that, I must bid you adieu. Don’t worry, we’ll catch up very soon. …[Muffled] Who’s mummy’s wittle echolocator? That’s right–you are! – End transcript . Kresley Cole

I can draw you a diagram. Hint: I'm slot B, and you're tab A. Kresley Cole

Straightaway, she'd called to the guard, "Oh, boys?" She'd sauntered to the glass in only her black lace bra and panties. "I need some assistance, " When they slowed, agog, she'd purred, "Can one of you help me find my orgasm? Kresley Cole

Aidan from the past: He took her hands in his bloodied, callused ones. “Accept me?” His eyes glowed, his lashes spiked from rain. Declan in the present: He gripped her nape. “I fuckin love you, Regin! ” Rain spiked his lashes as he gazed down at her, commanding her, “Love me back! Kresley Cole

He's like six hundred years younger than you are. I refuse to be the moral compass of our cell! Most weekends I have an intoxispell bong attached to my mouth like a respirator. I love scatological humor, and I list 'pranks involving nuclear waste' and 'making demons eat things' as my hobbies. Kresley Cole

You're still... Declan?"----Voice hoarse, he said, "Aye, it's me. I will never be your perfect Viking, Regin! I've made unforgivable mistakes. I've no family or friends, and my men hold no love for me. I'm scarred inside and out. And I'm bloody askin' for you anyway! Kresley Cole

Seconds passed, then ... La Dorada skulked into view. She was half-mummified, but sodden. Kresley Cole

Valkyrie, I will get answers from you one way or another. Either through this painful exercise in futility, as you believe, or through a civilized conversation."" You call this civilized?" She strained against her cuffs, leaning in to whisper, "Psst, Chase. The sexual tension between us is grueling. Kresley Cole

What'd you want to talk about?"" Just to commend you on your revenge last night. It must have been fiendish. Of course, I can only imagine since there wasn't a mark on Chase this morning, only residual bliss."" He heals fast! I whaled on his face. Must've been thirty hits." Natalya's lips quirked. "You're glowing like a Lite-Brite.""Shut it, fairy. Kresley Cole

Don't get pissy with me leech." With a glare, Carrow pressed her print to his torque. "Even tapped out, I can still do a love spell to make you fall in love--with the sun. Kresley Cole

Yo, Dekko, who do I gotta blow around here to get a shower? Kresley Cole

You do not mind my humor?”“ Not at all. I’ve not laughed like this …” His brows drew together. “I think I’ve never laughed like this.”“ Usually I exasperate people. And I jest at inappropriate times. Such as during executions. Freya says ’tis my gift and my bane to frustrate others.”“ I like your manner, Reginleit. Life is long without humor. Kresley Cole

I'm told the effect is cumulative--it will continue to worsen." Though outwardly calm as he explained this, his face had paled even more. "But if you tell me about the Valkyrie's weaknesses, I'll administer the antidote."" Weaknesses? So many. Foremost, we're ... ticklish. Kresley Cole

His tone dripping condescension, Lothaire crooned, “Ah children, it’s not yet story time.” He closed his eyes and turned away, saying over his shoulder, “To anyone who contemplates even nearing me while I sleep: I will garrote you with your own viscera. Kresley Cole

Just hear me out. While you were napping, I was busy chatting up our allies. Didn't you know--your woman's a golden-tongued ambassador! My sisters always said I graduated from the shock-and-awe school of diplomacy, but joke 'em if they can't take a fuck, right? Kresley Cole

She murmured, "You're unfinished."" Aye, precisely."" I need to go." When she moved to get up, he shoved her against his side and slapped her arse to keep her there. "You stay with me." She snapped, "What do you want from me, C Kresley Cole

Apparently unaffected, she rose. "Yeah, you're probably right. I should be going." She feigned a yawn. "You've gotta head back to work and I've gotta head to jail. Big night for me. I'm planning to shiv someone for a bar of soap. -- Kresley Cole

Regin had known the risk in coming here, but she wasn't fearful. As Lucia had also told her, "Sometimes I don't think you have the sense to be afraid when you should." Regin had interpreted that to mean, "You have no sense of fear, oh, great Reginleit. Kresley Cole

..., It'd taken her several seconds to react to the sight of them together. She'd been almost hypnotized by the scene as Lothaire drank. Chase's masculine face had been tense, his gray eyes focused on the ground. Lothaire's face had been starkly beautiful, his pale blond hair brushing Chase's shoulder. Light and dark. One terrible, one t Kresley Cole

It felt bizarre to be ignored in general, much less by an embodiment of Aidan--who used to stare at her so hard that he'd run into trees. Kresley Cole

He can learn things about me through your blood. Can learn about my sister! " She briefly covered her mouth. "He can see everything we've done! I don't want that leech to know what we do in private." Lothaire strolled up, making a scoffing sound. "As if I don't watch you two live from a distance. Kresley Cole

He shot to his feet, faced off against her. "No more mercy for ye, Valkyrie." Holding nothing back, he launched a haymaker at her Kresley Cole

Kneeling before him, Regin murmured, "Don't let that Fegley worm get to you." Still staring ahead, the kid slowed his banging. "There's a good ... male of indeterminate species. Kresley Cole

When Thad began nuzzling her neck, pressing his opened lips against her, she smacked him in the back of the head. "Don't go vamp on me now! "" Whaa! " He shot upright, his fangs sharp. "Where Kresley Cole

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Regin! " He leapt up from a bunk." Well, well, the gang's all here." Nix must've given him Regin's whereabouts. Again."I'm going to get you out of here, " he said, his green eyes aglow. She snorted. "Let me know how that works out for you, Job MacBangup." Seeing Brandr here just brought her situation into stark relief. "It's curious though--you don't usually show up until it's time to bury him. Kresley Cole

I give you a week, maybe two, before you're driven to bite someone."" I don't know how to... to bite or drink! But you could teach me."" And what could you possibly do in return?" Lothaire waved a negligent hand. "Play football for me? Break in my jeans really well? Kresley Cole

You see, that's the thing with you detrus, " Chase began in a contemplative tone. "Your bodies are abominations. If I severed your arms--" Lothaire yawned loudly."--you'd merely regenerate from the injury. You might experience pain, but you wouldn't suffer the horror of permanent loss, not like a human." Lothaire grew increasingly bored by this. "When I get free, I believe I'll show you your spine. I'll hand it to you so casually, politely even, as if expecting you to remark upon it. Kresley Cole

I can't believe you're going to sacrifice your archery mojo for MacReive." Lucia would forfeit her fantastical skill with a bow if she was unchaste. "Who am I going to hang out with when your a talentless nobody? Kresley Cole

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There's no poetry in me, Reginleit. No fine words." He stared down at her, his gaze seeming to consume her. "I come to you as a man unfinished. Kresley Cole

Lothaire briefly gazed heavenward. "Chase is clearly a reluctant sharer. Which should incite her curiosity about what's going on in his head. She's a disgustingly self-righteous Valkyrie, filled with the need to fix things, to right wrongs. If anything needed fixing ..." He waved a hand to indicate Declan from head to toe. "As wrong as he can be. Kresley Cole

Tell me, if I take you to my room and put you in my bed, what do you think would happen?"" I can draw you a diagram. Hint: I'm slot B, and you're tab A. Kresley Cole

No ale for the girl, Birgit, " Aidan said to the woman. "Do we not have milk?" Regin's face heated. And all the worse, because she would dearly love some milk. Kresley Cole

You could run, and I could stay to fend them off, " the vampire offered. "For some reason, I feel amazingly refreshed." He swung an amused look at Declan that made him grind his teeth. "And it seems I'm quite handy against them."---- Natalya tossed away her busted TEP-C. "So, Lothaire, you're going to fight them out of the blackness of your heart? Kresley Cole

Warlord, you once told me I'd always know what you're thinking. What are your thoughts now?"" Partly, I'm thinking that I might shame myself in my trews, just from the feel of you next to me. Kresley Cole

When they passed the centaur king's cell, Volos pointed at Regin and slid his forefinger across his throat. She replied, "Hey, didn't I see you in a donkey show down in Tijuana? No? You've got a twin then-- Kresley Cole

Wouldn't be surprising. Most immortal females behave like they're in heat." Her brows rose. "You are the one who taught me about pleasure." .. "And now in another lifetime, you ridicule me for missing it? Come on, Chase. Take me to where you live. Scared I'll find some footy pajamas? A fleshlight? I want a bath almost as much as you need to watch me take one. I get so much more talkative when I'm clean. Loreans are really fastidious, you know. Kresley Cole

Regin to Declan:"Lemme guess, " Regin said. "You had your introductory spiel all planned, but rational thought deserted you when you saw me stroll in braless."----" For the record, " She continued, "it's not my fault I came in here looking like Chesty LaRue. You caught me on laundry day, so I have no undergarments on. Though I will cop to a little extra spring in my step for your benefit. Kresley Cole

Face it, Nat, this is one tiger who will never be jumping through your flaming hoop-- Kresley Cole

Regin:“I finally understand what a dickie-do is. Your gut does stick out more than your dickie do. Kresley Cole

What is he?”“ I can’t puzzle it out. He doesn’t have horns, pointed ears–or apparently a need to eat. He does have small fangs, but he also sports a tan line.”“ You checked? Natalya, you durrrty bitch.”“ Hey, I had to determine if he was a blood sucker or not. Now I don’t know what to think. Kresley Cole