No, no. It's always a good time for you to call, Roza.

I’d seen him fight before, but it never got old. He was captivating. He never stopped moving. Every action was graceful and lethal. He was a dancer of death.

Wait until next time," he warned. "I'll do things that'll make you lose control within seconds.

You understand your responsibilities better than guardians twice your age. You'll do what you have to do to succeed.

How is Angeline?” asked Dimitri. “Is she improving?” Eddie and I exchanged glances. So much for avoiding her indiscretions.

“Improving how exactly?” I asked. “In combat, in following the dress code, or in keeping her hands to herself?”

“Or in turning off caps-lock?” added Eddie.

“You noticed that too?” I asked.

“Hard not to,” he said.

Eddie was intensely dedicated too. Adrian sometimes called him mini-Dimitri