You wear your armor even to dinner, Lady Wilhelmina?"

“Of course I wear armor. I am sitting with a pirate, a mercenary, an adventurer, and a bounder. If a shot is not fired tonight, I daresay that your reputations are nothing but lies.

“You've made vampire spiders?"Now it was her turn to wonder if her was serious. …”

“His dark gaze searched her face. “Aren’t you curious, inspector? A kiss—and onl…”

“Perhaps we should see what comes next.”

“Yes. I remember.”His voice had deepened. I remember. Mina did, too, every conve…”