Quotes by L.E. Sterling

I stare into the ruggedly handsome face, the eyes alight with a vast intelligence and that eerie, unearthly power. Hes beautiful, so haunted with power it takes me a second to realize exactly what position Nolan Storm has put me in, and by extension, my family.

He places a hand on either side of the bar, locking me in. And why wont you admit it? he asks. Im so startled by his new, gentler tone that I hazard a glance. My breath catches in my throat. Jareds eyes have changed to that sumptuous green, huge and mesmerizing, the pupils dilating like a cats. I cant see to look away as he inches forward, until hes standing all but a hairs breadth away from me.

Frown deepening, Jared bounces a hand off the chair arm. You know youre different, Princess. And its not just because youre some fancy, spoiled rich girl. Hell, you dont smell like anyone else. Money cant buy that smell. I assume he wasnt talking about my expensive perfume, which money did in fact buy.

I stare at the long, almost elegant thinness of the wrist bone jutting out from a heap of flesh and cloth. All that separates us, that poor woman and me, is an accident of birth.

He licks his lips as his head tilts down toward me. My body goes wild. Frissons of electricity travel up and down my spine as the True Born leans down. His voice is silk in my ear. Youre not with your parents now. No restrictions. How does that make you feel?

Whats a Laster? A dead man.

By your eighteenth birthday youre supposed to know. Theyre supposed to tell you. Splicer. True Born. Laster.

In Dominion they have a saying about the Lasters. Those who can, Splice. Everyone else comes in Last.