उसे उस पर बहुत गुस्सा आया था—वह लड़की हमेशा उसे उकसाती रहती थी। लेकिन जब उसने उसे अपनी बाँहों में भरा, तो वह सारा गुस्सा एक गहरी, सुलगती और बेकाबू चाहत में बदल गया। उस चाहत ने उसे मजबूर किया कि वह झुककर उसकी गर्दन की धड़कती हुई नस पर अपने दाँत गड़ा दे और वहाँ अपने होने की निशानी छोड़ जाए।

He'd been so angry at her -always pushing his buttons, that girl. But then he'd taken her into his arms, and all that anger had blazed into a darker, hotly possessive need that had urged him to bend his head, bite down on the throbbing pulse in her neck, leave a mark.

He'd been so angry at her -always pushing his buttons, that girl. But then he'd taken her into his arms, and all that anger had blazed into a darker, hotly possessive need that had urged him to bend his head, bite down on the throbbing pulse in her neck, leave a mark.

उसने किसी तरह गले से आवाज़ निकालते हुए कहा, "तुम... सच में बहुत गंदे बिल्ली हो।"

You," she managed to say hoarsely," are a very bad kitty cat.

You," she managed to say hoarsely," are a very bad kitty cat.

उसने शांत लहजे में फुसफुसाया, "कितनी पक्की बात है," और उसकी इस बात से उसके शरीर में एड्रेनालाईन दौड़ गया। उसके दिमाग के आदिम हिस्से को एहसास हो गया था कि वह किसी शिकारी के सामने है। "क्या किसी पर नज़र है?" न जाने क्या सोचकर उसके मुँह से निकल पड़ा, "नहीं। पर मेरा कुंवारे मरने का कोई इरादा नहीं है।"

"So decisive", he murmured in that calm tone that had adrenaline flooding her body, the primitive part of her brain conscious she was in the presence of a predator. "Got your eye on someone?" She didn‘t know what made her say it. "No. But I have no plans to die a virgin."

"So decisive", he murmured in that calm tone that had adrenaline flooding her body, the primitive part of her brain conscious she was in the presence of a predator. "Got your eye on someone?" She didn‘t know what made her say it. "No. But I have no plans to die a virgin."

भले ही अब मैं ‘साइलेंट’ न रही हूँ, लेकिन आज भी मेरा चेहरा देखकर कोई मेरे मन की बात नहीं भाँप सकता।

I might not be Silent any longer, but I still have the perfect poker face.

I might not be Silent any longer, but I still have the perfect poker face.

उसने मेरे शरीर का ऐसा इस्तेमाल किया जैसे कोई बैंजो बजा रहा हो और फिर क्वार्टरबैक के चक्कर में मुझे छोड़ दिया। बहुत दुख हुआ।" "ज़रूर हुआ होगा।" "मैं सच कह रहा हूँ। मेरा दिल टूट गया था।" "कितने दिनों के लिए?" "पूरे एक हफ्ते के लिए।" एक किशोर लड़के की ज़िंदगी में तो यह पूरी उम्र के बराबर है।

She dumped me for the quarterback after she'd played my body like a banjo. So Sad." "I bet" "I'm serious. I was heartbroken." "For how long?" "A whole week." An eternity in the life of a teenage boy.

She dumped me for the quarterback after she'd played my body like a banjo. So Sad." "I bet" "I'm serious. I was heartbroken." "For how long?" "A whole week." An eternity in the life of a teenage boy.

आखिरी बार तुमने कब कोई बहस हारी थी?" उसने ऐसे नाटक किया जैसे वह याद कर रहा हो। फिर थोड़ा झुककर उसके कान में फुसफुसाया, "कुछ ही घंटे पहले, जब तुमने गाड़ी रोकने और मेरे साथ पिछली सीट पर आने से मना कर दिया था।"

When was the last time you lost an argument?" He pretended to think about it. Then, leaning down, he whispered in her ear, "A few hours ago when you refused to stop the car and crawl into the backseat with me.

When was the last time you lost an argument?" He pretended to think about it. Then, leaning down, he whispered in her ear, "A few hours ago when you refused to stop the car and crawl into the backseat with me.

वह उसके लिए जान दे सकता था, सब कुछ तबाह कर सकता था, और जो भी उसे उससे छीनने की कोशिश करता, वह उसे चीर-फाड़ कर रख देता। और वह उसे कभी जाने नहीं देता... भले ही वह आज़ादी के लिए गिड़गिड़ाती रहे।

He'd kill for her, destroy for her, savage anyone who dared attempt to take her from him. And he would never let her go...even if she begged for her freedom.

He'd kill for her, destroy for her, savage anyone who dared attempt to take her from him. And he would never let her go...even if she begged for her freedom.

अगर मुझे लगेगा कि तुम गलत हो, तो मैं तुमसे अंत तक लड़ूँगी, लेकिन मैं कभी तुम्हारा फैसला नहीं करूँगी / तुम्हें कभी गलत नहीं ठहराऊँगी।

I will fight you endlessly if I think you're wrong but I will never judge you.

I will fight you endlessly if I think you're wrong but I will never judge you.

"मैं तुम्हें हमेशा के लिए चूम सकती हूँ," उसने उसके होठों के करीब फुसफुसाते हुए कहा, उसके निचले होंठ को अपने होंठों में भींच लिया और ऊपरी होंठ से खेलने लगी, उसका भारी शरीर एक मादक दबाव सा महसूस हो रहा था। "मुझे तुम्हारे जिस्म की गर्माहट अपने करीब बहुत अच्छी लगती है।" "तुम ऐसी बातें करती हो, एलेना। तुम मुझे अपना गुलाम बना लोगी।"

I could kiss you forever," she murmured against his lips, sucking at the lower one, playing with the upper, his body weight a luscious pressure. "I love feeling you against me." "You say such things, Elena. You will make me your slave.

I could kiss you forever," she murmured against his lips, sucking at the lower one, playing with the upper, his body weight a luscious pressure. "I love feeling you against me." "You say such things, Elena. You will make me your slave.

उसके जबड़े पर अंगूठा रखकर उसके होंठों को अलग करते हुए, उसने उसे फिर से चूमा, और हवा में परी जैसी धूल चमकने लगी। "म्म्म्।" वह उससे सटकर रगड़ने लगी। "क्या तुमने अपने खास ब्लेंड में कुछ बदलाव किया है?" उसने एलेना को बताया था कि परी जैसी वह धूल आम तौर पर बहुत शानदार और बेहतरीन होती है, पर कामोत्तेजक नहीं। एलेना ने हमेशा सिर्फ राफेल का बनाया ब्लेंड ही चखा था, और वह हमेशा बेहद कामोत्तेजक होता था—लेकिन आज उसमें एक खतरनाक तीखापन भी था। उसके गले पर चूमते हुए उसने कहा। "मैं नहीं चाहूँगा कि मेरी सहधर्मिणी को कभी बोरियत महसूस हो।"

Pressing his thumb down on her jaw to part her lips, he kissed her again, angel dust glittering in the air. "Mmm." She rubbed against him. "Did you make a change to your special blend?" Angel dust, he'd told her, was normally rich and exquisite, but not sexual. Elena had only ever tasted Raphael's blend, and it was always oh-so-sexual-today, it also held a dangerous bite. Kisses down her throat. "I wouldn't wish my consort to suffer ennui.

Pressing his thumb down on her jaw to part her lips, he kissed her again, angel dust glittering in the air. "Mmm." She rubbed against him. "Did you make a change to your special blend?" Angel dust, he'd told her, was normally rich and exquisite, but not sexual. Elena had only ever tasted Raphael's blend, and it was always oh-so-sexual-today, it also held a dangerous bite. Kisses down her throat. "I wouldn't wish my consort to suffer ennui.

उसने राफेल से कहा, "तुम्हारे वेपन्स-मास्टर के सीने में भी शायद एक धड़कता हुआ दिल है। किसे पता था?" "जेसामी को।" "मैं इस बात को मानता हूँ।"—एलेना गैलन के बारे में बात करते हुए

Your weapons-master appears to have an actual, beating heart," she said to Raphael. "Who knew?" "Jessamy." "I concede that point." Elena referring to Galen

Your weapons-master appears to have an actual, beating heart," she said to Raphael. "Who knew?" "Jessamy." "I concede that point." Elena referring to Galen

सांस लेने के लिए जब उनके होंठ अलग हुए, तो उसने एक सख्त और धीमी फुसफुसाहट में कहा, "अगर तुमने कभी दोबारा ताशा का नाम लेकर मुझे छेड़ा, तो मैं तुम्हारे सारे अरमान निकाल दूँगी।" राफेल थोड़ा सिटकिया। "उसे ठीक होने में कम से कम एक दिन लगेगा। क्या तुम वाकई इतने लंबे समय के लिए मेरी... इन खूबियों को खोना चाहती हो?"

You ever taunt me with Tasha again," she said in a harsh whisper when they broke the kiss to gasp for air, "and I will geld you." Raphael winced. "That would take at least a day to repair. Are you sure you want to lose my....attributes for that long?

You ever taunt me with Tasha again," she said in a harsh whisper when they broke the kiss to gasp for air, "and I will geld you." Raphael winced. "That would take at least a day to repair. Are you sure you want to lose my....attributes for that long?

मैं तुम्हारे होश उड़ने से पहले तुम्हारा दिल बाहर निकाल सकती थी।" "किस चीज़ ने तुम्हें रोका?" "मुझे लगा कि चादरों पर फैले इतने सारे खून को देखकर मोंटगोमरी को गुस्सा आ जाएगा।" "मोंटगोमरी कभी भी इतने भद्दे तरीके से गुस्सा होने वाला इंसान नहीं है। हाँ, शायद वह बर्फीले और शालीन अंदाज़ में ज़रूर चिढ़ जाता।"

I could've totally cut out your heart before you knew what was happening." "What stopped you?" "I thought Montgomery might've been pissed off at all the blood on the sheets." "Montgomery would never be something as uncouth as pissed off. Annoyed in an icily genteel manner, perhaps.

I could've totally cut out your heart before you knew what was happening." "What stopped you?" "I thought Montgomery might've been pissed off at all the blood on the sheets." "Montgomery would never be something as uncouth as pissed off. Annoyed in an icily genteel manner, perhaps.

हे भगवान! मैं एक फरिश्ते को दबाए जा रही हूँ। मुझे उठने दो!

Oh my God! I'm crushing an angel. Let me up!

Oh my God! I'm crushing an angel. Let me up!

मुझे एक बात बताओ, राफेल?" वह पहले से ही मुड़कर दरवाजे की طرف जा रहा था। "तुम क्या जानना चाहती हो, गिल्ड हंटर?" उसने राफेल की ज़ुबान फिसलने पर अपनी मुस्कान छुपा ली। "मैं तुम्हें क्या कहकर बुलाऊँ? पति? हमसफ़र? बॉयफ्रेंड?" दरवाजे के हैंडल पर हाथ रखकर रुकते हुए, उसने उसे एक रहस्यमयी नजरों से देखा। "तुम मुझे 'मास्टर' कह सकती हो।"

Tell me something, Raphael?" He was already turning, heading to the door. "What is it you'd like to know, Guild Hunter?" She hid her smile at his slip. "What do I call you? Husband? Mate? Boyfriend?" Stopping with his hand on the doorknob, he shot her an inscrutable look. "You can call me 'Master'.

Tell me something, Raphael?" He was already turning, heading to the door. "What is it you'd like to know, Guild Hunter?" She hid her smile at his slip. "What do I call you? Husband? Mate? Boyfriend?" Stopping with his hand on the doorknob, he shot her an inscrutable look. "You can call me 'Master'.

कभी-कभी मुझे याद आता है कि मैं हमेशा उन लोगों की रक्षा नहीं कर सकता जिन्हें मैं प्यार करता हूँ।" उसकी उंगलियों के नीचे उसके बाल मुलायम और रेशमी थे। उसने उसे यह समझाने की कोशिश नहीं की कि वह भगवान नहीं है, कि वह हर एक की रक्षा नहीं कर सकता। वह यह बात जानता था। लेकिन बात को जानना और उस पर यकीन करना दो अलग बातें हैं। उसने जो कहा, उसने सचमुच राफेल की धड़कनें थाम दीं। "काश तुम मुझसे प्यार करते।" "क्यों?" "क्योंकि शायद तब तुम मेरी भी रक्षा कर पाते।" उसकी आवाज़ में एक दर्दनाक और दिल दहला देने वाला अकेलापन गूंज रहा था।

Sometimes I remember that I can't always protect those I love." Under his fingers, her hair was soft and silky. She didn't try to tell him that he wasn't God, that he couldn't protect everyone. He knew that. But knowing and believing were two different things. What she did say succeeded in stopping his heart. "I wish you'd love me." Why?" Because then maybe you could protect me, too" Haunting sorrow whispered through her tone.

Sometimes I remember that I can't always protect those I love." Under his fingers, her hair was soft and silky. She didn't try to tell him that he wasn't God, that he couldn't protect everyone. He knew that. But knowing and believing were two different things. What she did say succeeded in stopping his heart. "I wish you'd love me." Why?" Because then maybe you could protect me, too" Haunting sorrow whispered through her tone.

दिमित्री कमरे में वापस आते हुए सुस्त आवाज़ में बोला, "मैं खून की महक सूंघ सकता हूँ, एलेना। क्या तुम फ्लर्ट करने की कोशिश कर रही हो?"

I can smell blood, Elena,” Dmitri drawled, walking back into the room. “Are you trying to flirt?

I can smell blood, Elena,” Dmitri drawled, walking back into the room. “Are you trying to flirt?

इस बात की बहुत थोड़ी सी संभावना थी कि वह सचमुच उसे इस तरह मार डालती, और अगर वह ऐसा करती, तो उस पर मुकदमे चलाए जाते। सिवाय इसके कि, ज़ाहिर है, अगर वह यह साबित कर पाती कि उसका इरादा नुकसान पहुँचाने का था। वह यह नज़ारा अभी से अपनी आँखों के सामने देख सकती थी। देखिए, हुज़ूर, वह तो मुझे पूरी तरह से अपनी गिरफ्त में लेने वाला था, और मुझे यह एहसास कराने वाला था कि मुझे इसमें मज़ा आ रहा है।

There was a very slight chance she might actually kill him that way, and if she did, she’d be brought up on charges. Unless, of course, she could prove harmful intent. She could see it now. See, Your Honor, he was going to f*ck me silly, make me like it.

There was a very slight chance she might actually kill him that way, and if she did, she’d be brought up on charges. Unless, of course, she could prove harmful intent. She could see it now. See, Your Honor, he was going to f*ck me silly, make me like it.

रैंसम को उसकी लड़कियों जैसी हरकतें दुनिया की सबसे मज़ेदार चीज़ लगती थीं, वह इस बात पर लगातार उसे चिढ़ाता रहता था, लेकिन पिछली बार जब उसने अपनी बड़ी जुबान खोली थी, तो एलेना ने भी उसे करारा जवाब देते हुए यह पॉइंट आउट कर दिया था कि उसके लंबे काले बालों पर शैम्पू-कंडीशनर सच में बहुत सूट करता है।

Ransom thought her girly tendencies the funniest thing ever, constantly teased her over them, but the last time he'd opened his big mouth, she'd gotten her own back by pointing out that his long black hair sure did look well conditioned.

Ransom thought her girly tendencies the funniest thing ever, constantly teased her over them, but the last time he'd opened his big mouth, she'd gotten her own back by pointing out that his long black hair sure did look well conditioned.

अगली सुबह महाकाव्य जैसी शानदार आर्चेनजेल टावर की इमारत के सामने टैक्सी से उतरते हुए एलेना ने खुद से बुदबुदाया, "मैं सबसे बेहतरीन हूँ।" "अरे मैडम, किराया देंगी या बस खुद से ही बड़बड़ाती रहेंगी?" "क्या? ओह... खुले पैसे तुम अपने पास रखो।" "...क्या तुम्हारा कोई बहुत बड़ा शिकार सामने आने वाला है?" एलेना ने यह नहीं पूछा कि टैक्सी वाले को कैसे पता चला कि वह एक हंटर है। "नहीं। लेकिन अगले कुछ घंटों के भीतर मेरे किसी भयानक मौत के मुंह में जाने की पूरी संभावना है। क्यों न जन्नत में अपनी जगह पक्की करने के चक्कर में कुछ अच्छा ही काम कर लिया जाए।"

I'm the best," Elena muttered to herself the next morning s she got out of the taxi in front of the magnificient creation that was Archangel Tower. "Hey, lady, you gonna pay me or just talk to yourself?" "What? Oh.... Keep the change." ... "...you got a big hunt coming on?" Elena didn't ask how he'd pegged her for a hunter. "No. But I do have a high chance of meeting a horrible death within the next few hours. Might as well do something good as up my shot at getting into heaven.

I'm the best," Elena muttered to herself the next morning s she got out of the taxi in front of the magnificient creation that was Archangel Tower. "Hey, lady, you gonna pay me or just talk to yourself?" "What? Oh.... Keep the change." ... "...you got a big hunt coming on?" Elena didn't ask how he'd pegged her for a hunter. "No. But I do have a high chance of meeting a horrible death within the next few hours. Might as well do something good as up my shot at getting into heaven.

तुम राफेल के साथ कब से हो?" "एक मरने वाली औरत के हिसाब से तुम बहुत ज़्यादा सवाल पूछती हो।" "अब क्या कहूँ? मुझे हर बात की पूरी जानकारी के साथ मरना पसंद है।" —वेनम और एलेना

How long have you been with Raphael?” “You ask a lot of questions for a dead woman.” “What can I say? I prefer to die well-informed.” -Venom and Elena

How long have you been with Raphael?” “You ask a lot of questions for a dead woman.” “What can I say? I prefer to die well-informed.” -Venom and Elena

एक समय था जब वह खुद को दर्द दिए बिना उसे छू नहीं सकता था। और अब, दर्द तब होता था जब वह उसे नहीं छूता था।

Once, he hadn't been able to touch her without causing himself pain. Now, it only hurt when he didn't touch her.

Once, he hadn't been able to touch her without causing himself pain. Now, it only hurt when he didn't touch her.

तुम मेरी हो, एलेना। अगर तुमने किसी और बिस्तर पर सोने का फैसला किया, तो मैं खुद तुम्हें अपनी बाहों में उठाकर घर ले आऊँगा।

You are mine, Elena. If you choose to sleep in another bed, I will simply pick you up and bring you home.

You are mine, Elena. If you choose to sleep in another bed, I will simply pick you up and bring you home.

तो वह शक्तिशाली, दुष्ट और मन पर काबू पाने वाला फरिश्ता यह सोचता है कि तुम सिर्फ उसकी हो। यानी ‘मैं अपनी औरत को किसी के साथ शेयर नहीं करता।’

So the big, bad, and able-to-mind-control angel thinks you’re his. As in ‘I don’t share my woman.

So the big, bad, and able-to-mind-control angel thinks you’re his. As in ‘I don’t share my woman.

मुझे एक स्टेटसन हैट चाहिए, ताकि मैं तुम्हें काउगर्ल की तरह राइड कर सकूं" - मर्सी से रायली

I need a Stetson, so I can ride you like a cowgirl" - Mercy to Riley

I need a Stetson, so I can ride you like a cowgirl" - Mercy to Riley

तुम लगभग मरने ही वाली थीं।" "लेकिन तुम मुझे वापस ले आए।" उसने अपने हाथों में उसका चेहरा थाम लिया। "मुझे हमेशा से पता था कि तुम वहीं हो। मौत में इतनी हिम्मत नहीं थी कि वह द वॉल को हरा सके।

You almost died.” “But you brought me back.” She cupped his face in her hands. “I always knew you were there. Death didn't have a chance against the Wall.

You almost died.” “But you brought me back.” She cupped his face in her hands. “I always knew you were there. Death didn't have a chance against the Wall.

हॉक की आँखों में ऐसे देखते हुए जैसे बहुत कम मर्द कर पाते हैं, वॉकर ने कहा, "तुम उसके साथ अच्छे से पेश आओगे।" यह कोई बात नहीं, बल्कि एक हुक्म था। हॉक का भीतर का भेड़िया चौंक गया। "क्या तुम्हें लगता है कि मैं इसके अलावा कुछ और करूँगा?" "अगर मुझे ऐसा लगता, तो तुम मर चुके होते।"

Holding Hawke’s gaze in a way that not many men could, Walker said, “You will be good to her.” Not a statement, but an order. Hawke’s wolf stirred. “Do you think I’d be otherwise?” “If I did, you’d be dead.

Holding Hawke’s gaze in a way that not many men could, Walker said, “You will be good to her.” Not a statement, but an order. Hawke’s wolf stirred. “Do you think I’d be otherwise?” “If I did, you’d be dead.

वह मुँह से वे शब्द नहीं कह सकता था, उसने 'साइंस' (मूक दुनिया) में बहुत लंबा समय बिताया था, लेकिन उसने बात करने के दूसरे तरीके सीख लिए थे। उसके डेस्क से गिरा हुआ पेपरवेट उसने अपनी जेब से निकाला और उसके हाथों में रख दिया। "यह ठीक हो गया है। बस तुम्हें इस पर कुछ निशानों से ऐतराज़ नहीं होना चाहिए।"

He couldn’t say the words, had spent too long in Silence, but he’d learned other ways to speak. Taking the paperweight she’d knocked off her desk out of his pocket, he put it in her hands. “It’s fixed. As long as you don’t mind more than a few scars.

He couldn’t say the words, had spent too long in Silence, but he’d learned other ways to speak. Taking the paperweight she’d knocked off her desk out of his pocket, he put it in her hands. “It’s fixed. As long as you don’t mind more than a few scars.

तुम मेरी अर्धांगिनी (मेट) हो। क्या तुम्हें लगता है कि तुम इसे संभाल सकती हो?" दिल खुशी से फूले नहीं समा रहा था, इसलिए कुछ बोलना मुश्किल था। "क्या तुम्हें लगता है कि तुम मुझे संभाल सकते हो?" "बस शर्त यह है कि तुम मेरे साथ नरमी से पेश आओ।" - एम्मेट और रिया (व्हिस्पर ऑफ़ सिन)

You‟re my mate. Think you can handle that?” It was hard to speak with her heart bursting open. “Think you can handle me?” “So long as you're gentle with me.”" Emmett to Ria - Whisper of sin

You‟re my mate. Think you can handle that?” It was hard to speak with her heart bursting open. “Think you can handle me?” “So long as you're gentle with me.”" Emmett to Ria - Whisper of sin

बहुत सी महिलाओं को अपनी सास से परेशानी होती है।" राफेल का चेहरा देखने लायक था। "मेरी माँ एक पागल महादूत (आर्चएन्जिल) है।

A lot of women have trouble with their mothers-in-law.” Raphael’s look was priceless. “My mother is an insane archangel.

A lot of women have trouble with their mothers-in-law.” Raphael’s look was priceless. “My mother is an insane archangel.

एलेना। चुप रहो, मुझे उस पागल औरत से बात करने दो।

Elena. Hush, let me talk to the crazy lady.

Elena. Hush, let me talk to the crazy lady.

एलेना, मौत मेरे लिए कोई आकर्षण नहीं रखती।" उसके भीतर की ताकत उसकी त्वचा को चीर रही थी, एक ठंडी सफेद आग की तरह। "खासकर तब जब मेरी भूख तुम्हारे लिए अभी तक शांत नहीं हुई है।

Death holds no allure for me, Elena.” The power of him cut against his skin, a cold white fire. “Not when I have yet to sate my hunger for you.

Death holds no allure for me, Elena.” The power of him cut against his skin, a cold white fire. “Not when I have yet to sate my hunger for you.

राफेल, इसे बताओ कि अगर मुझे थोड़ी सी भी खरोंच आई, तो तुम इसका कुछ नहीं बिगाड़ोगे।" "यह झूठ होगा, एलेना। मैं इसका गला फाड़कर रख दूंगा।"

Raphael, tell him you won’t do anything to him if I get ‘damaged.’ ” “That would be a lie, Elena. I would tear out his throat.

Raphael, tell him you won’t do anything to him if I get ‘damaged.’ ” “That would be a lie, Elena. I would tear out his throat.

अब से तुम मेरे अलावा किसी और पुरुष के साथ नहीं नाचोगी। इससे पहले कि तुम्हें उस शख्सियत को मेरी शख्सियत के सामने टिकाना पड़े, खुद को जानने के लिए अब कोई समय नहीं मिलेगा। अपनी कामुकता को तब तक तलाशने की कोई आज़ादी नहीं होगी, जब तक कि वह पूरी तरह मेरी न हो जाए।

No more dancing with any male but me. No more time to learn who you are before you have to hold that personality against mine. No more freedom to explore your sensuality before I own it.

No more dancing with any male but me. No more time to learn who you are before you have to hold that personality against mine. No more freedom to explore your sensuality before I own it.

तो क्या हमें आगे भी ऐसे ही धमाकेदार हिट मिलते रहेंगे?" सिएना के झुके हुए सिर पर थॉमस की गहरी भूरी आँखें चमक उठीं। "ऐसा नहीं है कि मैं इसकी कद्र नहीं कर रहा, मेरी जान, लेकिन मेरी माँ के मुताबिक इसकी वजह से मैं जरूरत से ज्यादा उत्साहित हो गया था।"

So we're going to keep getting mega-hits like this?" Tomas's dark brown eyes sparkled as they landed on Sienna's down-bent head. "Not that I don't appreciate it, sugar, but it did make me 'hyper,' according to my mother.

So we're going to keep getting mega-hits like this?" Tomas's dark brown eyes sparkled as they landed on Sienna's down-bent head. "Not that I don't appreciate it, sugar, but it did make me 'hyper,' according to my mother.

तुम गाड़ी चला सकती हो।" जब उसने अपनी भृकुटी उठाई, तो उसने कहा, "इंसानी मर्दों के साथ मेरा पाला इतना पड़ा है कि मैं समझ चुकी हूँ कि जब कोई महिला स्टीयरिंग पर होती है, तो आप लोगों में गाड़ी ठीक से चलाने की जन्मजात लाचारी होती है, और मैं चाहती हूँ कि तुम्हारा पूरा ध्यान इस केस पर रहे।

You can drive.” When he raised an eyebrow, she said, "I've had enough contact with human males to realize you seem to have a congenital inability to function while a female is at the wheel, and I'd rather your full attention be on the case.

You can drive.” When he raised an eyebrow, she said, "I've had enough contact with human males to realize you seem to have a congenital inability to function while a female is at the wheel, and I'd rather your full attention be on the case.

हॉक," उसने कहा। "तुम्हें यही नाम पुकारना चाहिए।"

Hawke," he said. "That's the word you need to be saying.

Hawke," he said. "That's the word you need to be saying.

तुम्हें ये अदा कहाँ से मिली—किसी लेबर कैंप से?

Where did you learn your charm—the gulag?

Where did you learn your charm—the gulag?

सम्मान?" "हाँ।" "अब मैं तुम्हारे साथ कुछ ऐसी हरकतें करने जा रहा हूँ जो एक अच्छी लड़की को कभी किसी मर्द के साथ नहीं करने देनी चाहिए।

Honor?” “Yes.” “I’m going to do things to you now that a good girl definitely shouldn’t let a man do to her.

Honor?” “Yes.” “I’m going to do things to you now that a good girl definitely shouldn’t let a man do to her.

"तुम," उसने उसकी बेल्ट खोलते हुए फुसफुसा कर कहा, "अब तक के सबसे सेक्सिएस्ट मर्द हो जिससे मैं मिली हूँ।" सिर्फ सांस लेने भर से ही वह उसके मन में गंदे-गंदे ख्यालों को जगा देता था।

You,” she murmured, using both hands to undo his belt, “are the sexiest man I have ever met.” He made her think bad thoughts simply by breathing.

You,” she murmured, using both hands to undo his belt, “are the sexiest man I have ever met.” He made her think bad thoughts simply by breathing.

उसकी आँखों में देखते हुए, उसने उनके बीच की बची हुई दूरी को मिटा दिया और घुटनों के बल बैठ गया, उसका वो खूबसूरत और घायल सा चेहरा ऊपर की ओर उसे देख रहा था।

Holding her gaze, he closed the final distance between them and went down to his knees, that beautiful bruised face looking up at her.

Holding her gaze, he closed the final distance between them and went down to his knees, that beautiful bruised face looking up at her.

क्या तुम मुझे अपना तोहफा कह रही हो?" "हाँ।" वह मुस्कुराई। "तुम्हारी इस बारे में क्या राय है?" "ऐसा लग रहा है जैसे अब मुझे खोलने की बारी मेरी है।" उसने उसके होंठों को हल्के से काटा। "इसे धीरे-धीरे करना।"

Are you calling me your gift?" "Yes." She smiled. "How do you feel about that?" "Like it's my turn to be unwrapped." He nibbled at her mouth. "Do it slow.

Are you calling me your gift?" "Yes." She smiled. "How do you feel about that?" "Like it's my turn to be unwrapped." He nibbled at her mouth. "Do it slow.

ब्लूबेल," उसने 'इरोटिक' से याद करते हुए कहा। "प्यारा नाम है।" "मैं दिमित्री को डार्क ओवरलॉर्ड बुलाती हूँ।" "शायद," दिमित्री ने कहा और वह मादा पिशाच तुरंत उठकर तेजी से घर के अंदर चली गई। "अब, प्यारी ब्लूबेल," उसकी त्वचा पर एक और सुस्त आहिस्ता फेरते हुए हाथ ने कहा, "ओवरलॉर्ड को बताओ कि तुमने क्या पता लगाया है।"

Bluebell,” she said, remembering from Erotique. “Pretty name.” “I call Dmitri Dark Overlord.” “Shae,” Dmitri said and the female vampire rose at once to walk quickly into the house. “Now, pretty Bluebell” another languid stroke across her skin “tell the Overlord what you discovered.

Bluebell,” she said, remembering from Erotique. “Pretty name.” “I call Dmitri Dark Overlord.” “Shae,” Dmitri said and the female vampire rose at once to walk quickly into the house. “Now, pretty Bluebell” another languid stroke across her skin “tell the Overlord what you discovered.

आओ मुझे चिपचिपा बना दो।

Come make me sticky. Dimitri to Honor

Come make me sticky. Dimitri to Honor

खेलना चाहती हो? आ जाओ ढूंढ लो मुझे, फरिश्ते जैसे लड़के।

You want to play? Come find me angel boy.

You want to play? Come find me angel boy.

दौलत, अच्छे सलीके और दबदबे का ऐसा नायाब नमूना था कि उसने पहला इनाम अपने नाम कर लिया।

As an example of wealth, good taste, and subtle intimidation, it took first prize.

As an example of wealth, good taste, and subtle intimidation, it took first prize.

यकीन है कि तुम अब जाकर समझदारी दिखाने वाले हो?

Surely you’re not going to practice discretion now?

Surely you’re not going to practice discretion now?

वह थोड़ा और झुक गया। "मेरे चाहने वाले हमेशा से योद्धा महिलाएं रही हैं। मुझे ताकत आकर्षित करती है।" उसने खुद के साथ इस तरह खेलने से इंकार कर दिया, भले ही उसका शरीर इस बात से बिल्कुल सहमत न था। ज़ोरदार तरीके से। "क्या तुम्हें चाकू भी आकर्षित करते हैं? क्योंकि अगर तुमने मुझे छुआ, तो मैं तुम्हें चीर कर रख दूंगी। मुझे परवाह नहीं कि तुम मुझे पास वाली बालकनी से नीचे फेंक दो।"

He leaned a fraction closer. “My lovers have always been warrior women. Strength intrigues me.” She refused to let him play with her like this, even if her body disagreed. Vehemently. “Do knives intrigue you, too? Because touch me and I will cut you up. I don’t care if you throw me off the nearest balcony.

He leaned a fraction closer. “My lovers have always been warrior women. Strength intrigues me.” She refused to let him play with her like this, even if her body disagreed. Vehemently. “Do knives intrigue you, too? Because touch me and I will cut you up. I don’t care if you throw me off the nearest balcony.

खानपान परहेज़ के बारे में कुछ भी कहिए, लेकिन पिशाच होने के मामले ने त्वचा और शरीर पर वाकई कमाल का असर दिखाया था।

Say what you would about the dietary requirements, vampirism sure did do great things for the skin and body.

Say what you would about the dietary requirements, vampirism sure did do great things for the skin and body.

मिएचेला की दुनिया में इंसानों से ऊँचा दर्जा जानवरों का था। इंसानों के कारनामे देखने के बाद, एलेना भी इस बात से इनकार नहीं कर पाई।

Animals obviously ranked higher in Michaela's world view than humans. Having seen some of the things humans were capable of, Elena couldn't disagree.

Animals obviously ranked higher in Michaela's world view than humans. Having seen some of the things humans were capable of, Elena couldn't disagree.

मुझे इसके शहर में होने की खबरें तो मिली थीं, लेकिन अब तक कोई साफ तस्वीर हाथ नहीं लगी थी। यह कुछ ज़्यादा ही खूबसूरत है। जी तो चाहता है कि इसके इस कसैले—

I’ve had reports of this one being in the city, but no close-up pictures till now. He’s some kind of pretty. I could just take a bite out of that firm—

I’ve had reports of this one being in the city, but no close-up pictures till now. He’s some kind of pretty. I could just take a bite out of that firm—

मोहब्बत एक ऐसी टीस थी जिसकी बराबरी कोई नहीं कर सकता था

Love was an agony beyond compare

Love was an agony beyond compare

मैं अपने दिल झाँकता हूँ तो देखता हूँ कि खड्ड मेरी तरफ देख रही है। 'मैं तुम्हें गिरने नहीं दूँगा।

I look into my heart and see the abyss looking back at me.' 'I won't let you fall.

I look into my heart and see the abyss looking back at me.' 'I won't let you fall.

ラファエルは指を持ち上げ、彼女の頬骨をなぞった。彼女は身を引いた。彼に傷つけられたからではない。その逆だ。彼が触れた場所……まるで彼女の最も熱く、女性的な部分に直通の回路がつながっているかのようだった。たった一度の撫でるようなタッチで、彼女は恥ずかしいほどに濡れてしまった。しかし、彼女は身を引くことを拒み、屈することを拒んだ。

Raphael lifted a finger, tracing it over her cheekbone. She flinched. Not because he was hurting her. The opposite. The places he touched ... it was as if he had a direct line to the hottest, most feminine part of her. A single stroke and she was embarrassingly damp. But she refused to pull away, refused to give in." (page 33 , Gollancz edition)

Raphael lifted a finger, tracing it over her cheekbone. She flinched. Not because he was hurting her. The opposite. The places he touched ... it was as if he had a direct line to the hottest, most feminine part of her. A single stroke and she was embarrassingly damp. But she refused to pull away, refused to give in." (page 33 , Gollancz edition)

ジーザス・H・クライスト。急に女性という生き物に対する見方が変わったよ。

Jesus H. Christ. I have new respect for the female of the species suddenly.

Jesus H. Christ. I have new respect for the female of the species suddenly.

彼女は手が届かないところへ一歩下がった。「シャツを着て、頭の中からベッドのことは追い出しなよ」「君がそばにいるかぎり無理だな」「私がライフルを構えていると想像して。いや、照準のど真ん中にあんたを捉えてるって想像してよ」ジャンヴィエールはため息をつき、朝の無精髭が生えた顎をこすった。「汚い言葉を使う君、たまらなく好きだな」

She stepped out of reach. “Go put on a shirt and get your mind out of bed.” “Impossible with you around.” “Pretend I’m holding a rifle. In fact, pretend I have you in the crosshairs.” Janvier sighed, rubbing at a jaw shadowed by morning stubble. “I love it when you talk dirty.

She stepped out of reach. “Go put on a shirt and get your mind out of bed.” “Impossible with you around.” “Pretend I’m holding a rifle. In fact, pretend I have you in the crosshairs.” Janvier sighed, rubbing at a jaw shadowed by morning stubble. “I love it when you talk dirty.

「あの男たちのほとんどは、お前と寝たいわけじゃないんだ」彼はぶっきらぼ言い返した。「だが、その気がある奴らの顔面には、俺の拳をお見舞いする権利を留保させてもらう」

Most of those men don’t want to sleep with you,” he said in blunt rebuttal. “I reserve the right to introduce my fist to the faces of the ones who do.

Most of those men don’t want to sleep with you,” he said in blunt rebuttal. “I reserve the right to introduce my fist to the faces of the ones who do.

イリウムは反省の色もなくニヤリと笑った。「もう一度試してみるかい?もっと超スローで動くよ――なにしろ、君たちは二人ともすごく歳上だからね」最後の言葉は、秘密を共有するような囁き声だった。ガレンはラファエルにチラリと視線をやった。「あいつはどうやって今まで生き延びてきたんだ?」「誰も捕まえられないからさ」

Illium grinned, unrepentant. “Want to try again? I’ll move extra slow — you are both so much older, after all.” The last words were a conspiratorial whisper. Galen glanced at Raphael. “How has he survived this long?” “No one can catch him.

Illium grinned, unrepentant. “Want to try again? I’ll move extra slow — you are both so much older, after all.” The last words were a conspiratorial whisper. Galen glanced at Raphael. “How has he survived this long?” “No one can catch him.

故郷を思い浮かべるときに思い出すのは、アドリアの顔だ。

It’s Adria’s face I see when I think of home.

It’s Adria’s face I see when I think of home.

「いつか私を嫌いになるわ」彼女は彼にしがみつきながら言った。彼の近くにいるときには、抱きしめずにいられなかったからだ。「いつか、私を嫌いになる日が来るわ」それが彼女にとって一番恐ろしいことだった。彼の手が彼女の髪をぐっと掴み、自分の額を彼女の額に押し付けた。彼の瞳は暗闇の中で夜光のように輝いていた。「お前が俺を土に埋めるその日まで、俺はお前を愛し続ける」

You’ll hate me,” she said, her arms locked around him because she couldn’t not hold him when he was close. “One day, you’ll hate me.” It was the thing she most feared. Hand fisting in her hair, he pressed his forehead to her own, his eyes night-glow in the dark. “I will love you until the day they put me in the earth.

You’ll hate me,” she said, her arms locked around him because she couldn’t not hold him when he was close. “One day, you’ll hate me.” It was the thing she most feared. Hand fisting in her hair, he pressed his forehead to her own, his eyes night-glow in the dark. “I will love you until the day they put me in the earth.

もうチャンスはないぞ、ゴールデン・アイズ。お前は俺のものだ。その権利を主張するためなら、俺は血を流すこともいとわない。

No more chances, Golden Eyes. You’re mine and I’ll draw blood to enforce my claim.

No more chances, Golden Eyes. You’re mine and I’ll draw blood to enforce my claim.

「戦士を選んだんだ、忘れたか?」「大天使を選んだあなたのようにね」

You chose a warrior, remember?” “As you chose an archangel.

You chose a warrior, remember?” “As you chose an archangel.

「一緒にいて安らげる相手じゃないな」アシャヤからドリアンへ

You're not a restful individual to be around" Ashaya to Dorian

You're not a restful individual to be around" Ashaya to Dorian

「あのサイトに、女たちがあなた宛てに電話番号を書き込んでいるそうね」セクシーな動画や写真付きで、という言葉が添えられている。ジャッドの目がきらりと光った。「ブレンナがそのサイトをハックして、トップページにでかでかとメッセージを貼り付けてやったからな。『この男は、鋭い歯と鋭利な爪、そして狂気的なまでの強烈な嫉妬心を持った狼の伴侶として、とても幸せに暮らしています』ってね」控えめでありながら、どこか静かな満足感を帯びた小さな笑み。「野生の狼に引き裂かれた獲物のグロテスクな写真も何枚かアップロードしてたな」

I hear women are posting their phone numbers on the site for you.” Accompanied by sexy videos and photos. Judd’s eyes gleamed. “Not after Brenna hacked the site and plastered a message on their homepage pointing out that I’m very happily mated to a wolf with sharp teeth, razored claws, and a wild case of insane jealousy.” A small smile that was nonetheless, quietly satisfied. “She also uploaded several gruesome photos of feral wolf kills.

I hear women are posting their phone numbers on the site for you.” Accompanied by sexy videos and photos. Judd’s eyes gleamed. “Not after Brenna hacked the site and plastered a message on their homepage pointing out that I’m very happily mated to a wolf with sharp teeth, razored claws, and a wild case of insane jealousy.” A small smile that was nonetheless, quietly satisfied. “She also uploaded several gruesome photos of feral wolf kills.

小柄な体つきだが、危険なほど魅惑的な曲線をしている。かぶりついてやりたいくらいだ。

Now a small woman, with dangerous curves. I could bite into her.

Now a small woman, with dangerous curves. I could bite into her.

イリウムが言うには、それらを使えば誰かをはたき殺せるかもしれないそうだ。――エイダンからジェイソンへ、『天使の嵐』より

Illium says that perhaps I can use them to flutter someone to death. - Aodhan to Jason, Archangel's Storm

Illium says that perhaps I can use them to flutter someone to death. - Aodhan to Jason, Archangel's Storm

「君が必要なんだ」彼は彼女に告げた。自分の人生を制限なく生きる権利のために戦ってきたこの女性に。「俺のために遠隔起爆装置を作ってくれ」青みがかった美しい茶色の瞳が彼の瞳をじっと覗き込み、彼女は自分の鼻先を彼のそれにすり寄せた。「あなたって、いつも最高にロマンチックなこと言うのね」

I need you," he said to her, this woman who'd fought for her own right to live her life free of limits, "to build me some remote detonation devices." Amazing brown eyes shot with blue peering into his as she pressed her nose to his. "You always say the most romantic things.

I need you," he said to her, this woman who'd fought for her own right to live her life free of limits, "to build me some remote detonation devices." Amazing brown eyes shot with blue peering into his as she pressed her nose to his. "You always say the most romantic things.

あいつがどれほど強いか、俺はよく知っている……あいつは孔雀のようなものだ。羽を広げ、大きな声を張り上げて、自分の体がいかに弱々しいかという現実から目をそらさせようとしているのだ。――ジェイソンからマヒヤへ

I know exactly how strong he is... He is like a peacock, spreading his feathers and squawking loudly to distract you from the back that his body is but weak." -Jason to Mahiya

I know exactly how strong he is... He is like a peacock, spreading his feathers and squawking loudly to distract you from the back that his body is but weak." -Jason to Mahiya

そして彼は気づいた……その脆く儚い人間の命は、ただ彼にとって重要なのではない。自分自身の命よりも重要なのだ。

And he realized... that fragile, mortal life wasn't just important to him. It was more important than his own.

And he realized... that fragile, mortal life wasn't just important to him. It was more important than his own.

「私が絶対に『嫌だ』と言わないって知ってるくせに。それにネイトなんて熱心すぎて、私よりうちのアルファを愛してるんじゃないかって思うくらいよ」「それは心外だな」ネイトが不機嫌そうにぶつぶつ言った。「お前よりサッカーのほうが好きかもしれないが、ルーカスのあの不細工な顔よりは絶対にないね」

You know I'll never say no, and Nate's so dedicated, I think he loves our alpha more than me." "I resent that," Nate grumbled. "I might love football more than you, but definitely not Lucas's ugly mug.

You know I'll never say no, and Nate's so dedicated, I think he loves our alpha more than me." "I resent that," Nate grumbled. "I might love football more than you, but definitely not Lucas's ugly mug.

私は自分が「こうあるべきだ」という理想にとらわれていたせいで、人生で最高に素晴らしいものを危うく逃しかけていた。時には「こうあるべきだ」なんてものはなくて、ただ一度きりの、幸せをつかみ取るチャンスしかないこともある。

I almost let the best thing that ever happened to me slip away because I was hung up on ideas of what I ‘should’ want. Sometimes there is no ‘should,’ there’s only a single chance to grab on to happiness.

I almost let the best thing that ever happened to me slip away because I was hung up on ideas of what I ‘should’ want. Sometimes there is no ‘should,’ there’s only a single chance to grab on to happiness.

片方の眉がわずかに持ち上がった。「裏切ったんだよ、お嬢さん。今さら大きくて悪い狼を恐れたところで始まらないさ」ジャッドが話しているのは分かっていたが、彼女の視線は、人間の皮を被っていようとも紛れもない捕食者であるその男から決して離れなかった。彼が何か固いバーの包みを剥がして差し出すと、彼女はそれを受け取った。冷たい炎をコントロールし続けるためには、エネルギー不足が命取りになりかねないことを自覚していたからだ。「ありがとう」かすかな笑み。その凍てついた瞳には、奇妙な面白がりの色が浮かんでいた。「どういたしまして」それは二人が交わした中で、最も礼儀正しいやり取りだった。

A single raised eyebrow. "You've defected, sweetheart. No use worrying about the big, bad wolf now." She was aware of Judd speaking, but her attention never shifted off the man who was a predator, for all that he wore human skin. When he peeled open and held out a bar of some kind, she took it, aware low energy levels could be dangerous when it came to her ability to keep a handle on the cold fire. "Thank you." A faint smile, a strange amusement in those icy eyes. "You're welcome." It was the most polite interaction they'd ever had.

A single raised eyebrow. "You've defected, sweetheart. No use worrying about the big, bad wolf now." She was aware of Judd speaking, but her attention never shifted off the man who was a predator, for all that he wore human skin. When he peeled open and held out a bar of some kind, she took it, aware low energy levels could be dangerous when it came to her ability to keep a handle on the cold fire. "Thank you." A faint smile, a strange amusement in those icy eyes. "You're welcome." It was the most polite interaction they'd ever had.

「夕食にラザニアを作ったの」タムシンが声を張り上げた。「それでいい?」「君を目で飲み込んでしまうんじゃないかってくらい、彼はじっと彼女を見つめ続けた。「なんでもいいよ」「じゃあ、あなたにラザニアを無駄にするのはやめようかしら」タムシンは冷却装置から容器を取り出した。「代わりに段ボールでもどう?」血の匂いが漂い続け、彼とジャッドの間にピンと張り詰めた期待感が漂っているにもかかわらず、ブレンナはどこかおかしくなっていた。唇をピクつかせながら、彼女は彼の返事を待った。「段ボールには栄養価がない」完全に抑揚のない声。「ラザニアのほうがいい選択肢だな」

I made lasagna for dinner," Tamsyn called out. "That work for you?" He continued to look at her, as if he'd drink her up with his eyes. "Anything is fine." "Maybe I shouldn't waste my lasagna on you, then." Tamsyn grabbed a container from the cooling unit. "How about some cardboard instead?" Brenna found herself amused in spite of the blood that continued to scent the air and the taut expectation that stretched between her and Judd. Lips twitching, she waited for his response. "Cardboard has no nutritional value." Utterly toneless. "Lasagna would be a better choice.

I made lasagna for dinner," Tamsyn called out. "That work for you?" He continued to look at her, as if he'd drink her up with his eyes. "Anything is fine." "Maybe I shouldn't waste my lasagna on you, then." Tamsyn grabbed a container from the cooling unit. "How about some cardboard instead?" Brenna found herself amused in spite of the blood that continued to scent the air and the taut expectation that stretched between her and Judd. Lips twitching, she waited for his response. "Cardboard has no nutritional value." Utterly toneless. "Lasagna would be a better choice.

「ええ」彼女は微笑み、その言葉を気に入った。「今の私の気分を何かに例えるなら――夢から覚めて、現実の世界を見たときのような感じね。とても美しい場所だけど、そこには闇もある。もしその闇を根絶やしにしようとしたら、光までをも破壊してしまうことになるわ」自分の種族の未来に対する痛みが、彼女の締め付けた。

Yes.” She smiled, liking the word. “What I feel like right now—I’d compare it to waking from a dream and seeing the real world. It’s a beautiful place, but it also has darkness. If you try to eradicate that darkness, you also destroy the light.” Pain for the future of her people tightened her heart.

Yes.” She smiled, liking the word. “What I feel like right now—I’d compare it to waking from a dream and seeing the real world. It’s a beautiful place, but it also has darkness. If you try to eradicate that darkness, you also destroy the light.” Pain for the future of her people tightened her heart.

「わかった」まつ毛にきらめく雫は、まるで移りゆく途中の星々のようだった。「でも、その代わりに何か私にくれる?」「何でも」彼の肉体は彼女のものだった。彼の唇に指を軽く滑らせながら、彼女は言った。「あなたは私に鷲をくれた。私もあなたに鷲をあげたいの」その傷跡に優しいキスが落とされる。「一緒に空を飛びましょう」

All right." Shimmering droplets on her eyelashes, stars caught in transition. "But will you replace it with something for me?" "Anything." His body was hers. Brushing her fingers over his lips, she said, "You gave me an eagle. I want to give you one, too." A tender kiss pressed to the scar. "I want us to fly together.

All right." Shimmering droplets on her eyelashes, stars caught in transition. "But will you replace it with something for me?" "Anything." His body was hers. Brushing her fingers over his lips, she said, "You gave me an eagle. I want to give you one, too." A tender kiss pressed to the scar. "I want us to fly together.

「私の過去の記憶が必要ないって言うなら」彼女はカレブに言った。「じゃあ、なんで私はここにいるの?」彼は立ち上がり、テーブルに両手を突いて、彼女のほうへと身を乗り出した。彼女が手を伸ばせば、彼の剃りたての顎を指でなぞれるほどの距離だった。「君がここにいるのはね」彼女の心臓が肋骨の中で激しく脈打つようなトーンで彼は言った。「君が、僕のものだからだよ」

If you don’t need my backsight,” she said to Kaleb, “then why am I here?” He rose to his feet and, placing his hands on the table, leaned toward her until she could’ve reached out and run her fingers along his freshly shaven jaw. “You are here,” he said in a tone that made her heart thump wildly against her ribs, “because you belong to me.

If you don’t need my backsight,” she said to Kaleb, “then why am I here?” He rose to his feet and, placing his hands on the table, leaned toward her until she could’ve reached out and run her fingers along his freshly shaven jaw. “You are here,” he said in a tone that made her heart thump wildly against her ribs, “because you belong to me.

彼女の声が震えた。「あなたが私のものなんて、本当に嬉しい。絶対にあなたを手放さないわ」今度はカレブが言った。「知ってるよ」――そんなにも求められていることに、彼は打ちのめされていた。「君ってやつは、本当にちょっと独占欲が強いな」

Her voice trembled. "I’m so glad you’re mine. I won’t ever let you go." This time, it was Kaleb who said, "I know," devastated at being so wanted. "You are just a little possessive."

Her voice trembled. "I’m so glad you’re mine. I won’t ever let you go." This time, it was Kaleb who said, "I know," devastated at being so wanted. "You are just a little possessive."

「母がね」彼は言った。「僕たちを舞踏会に招待したんだ」ラファエルから贈られた、バターのように柔らかい革製のフォアアームシースから、エレーナは短剣を引き抜いた。「ちょっと自分の目をナイフで突き刺して――ついでに腹も切り裂いてくるから、失礼するわ」

My mother," he said, "has invited us to a ball." Elena pulled a blade from one of the butter-soft forearm sheaths that had been a gift from Raphael. "Excuse me while I stab myself in the eyes-and disembowel myself while I'm at it.

My mother," he said, "has invited us to a ball." Elena pulled a blade from one of the butter-soft forearm sheaths that had been a gift from Raphael. "Excuse me while I stab myself in the eyes-and disembowel myself while I'm at it.

彼の首に腕を回し、彼女は彼のこめかみにキスをした。「怖がらせてごめんなさい」大天使が恐怖を認めるなどありえないことだったが、彼は彼女のものであり、彼女は意図せず彼を傷つけてしまったのだ。自分の犯したミスは自分で直さなければならなかった。彼の翼が動いたが、二人は体を離さなかった。「君に出会うまで、僕は本当の恐怖を知らなかった。その力を賢く使うんだな」

Arms wrapped around his neck, she kissed his temple. "I'm sorry I scared you." It wasn't the done thing for an archangel to admit fear, but he was hers, and she'd hurt him without meaning to; it was up to her to fix her mistake. His wings shifted, but he didn't extricate their bodies. "I didn't know fear until you, Elena. Use the power wisely.

Arms wrapped around his neck, she kissed his temple. "I'm sorry I scared you." It wasn't the done thing for an archangel to admit fear, but he was hers, and she'd hurt him without meaning to; it was up to her to fix her mistake. His wings shifted, but he didn't extricate their bodies. "I didn't know fear until you, Elena. Use the power wisely.

ラファエルの喜び、彼のキスが、彼女を二度目の絶頂へと導いた……そして二人が再び身じろぎするまで、ラファエルは身をかがめて彼女のナイフケースのストラップを外し、それとナイフをベッドサイドのテーブルに置いた。「このシースも美しいがね」革に触れながら彼は言った。「僕の刃を収めるシースのほうが、はるかに好みだ」

Raphael's pleasure, his kiss, sent her over a second time....and it wasn't until they both stirred again that Raphael reached down and undid the strap of her knife sheath, putting it and the knife on the bedside table. "Beautiful as this sheath is," he said, touching the leather, "I much prefer the one which holds my blade.

Raphael's pleasure, his kiss, sent her over a second time....and it wasn't until they both stirred again that Raphael reached down and undid the strap of her knife sheath, putting it and the knife on the bedside table. "Beautiful as this sheath is," he said, touching the leather, "I much prefer the one which holds my blade.

あなたなしの永遠なんて何の意味もない。この世のどんな力と引き換えにしても、私は自分のエレーナを手放すつもりはない。

Eternity would mean nothing without you. For no power on this earth would I trade my Elena.

Eternity would mean nothing without you. For no power on this earth would I trade my Elena.

「優しい観光客の皆さんに向かって手を振るんだ、スパークル。疫病や火の嵐を引き起こしたりはしないから、約束するよ」エイダンの険しい視線に、エレーナは頬の内側を噛んだ。彼の纏う近寄りがたい雰囲気を打ち破った者など、彼女はこれまで見たことがなかった。「スパークルにブルーベルか、いいね」「二度と」エイダンは梁に頑なに手をかけたまま言った。「二度とその言葉を口にするな。この不老不死の生の中で、もう一度それを口にしたらあいつの舌を引き抜いてやると約束したのを、イリウムは忘れてしまったらしい」

Wave to the nice tourists, Sparkle. I promise it won't cause pestilence and firestorms." Elena bit the inside of her cheek at Aodhan's glare-she'd never seen anyone crack his reserved shell. "Sparkle and Bluebell, nice." "Never," Aodhan said, hands stubbornly on the girder, "ever repeat that. Illium seems to have forgotten I promised to separate his tongue from his mouth should he utter it again in this immortal lifetime.

Wave to the nice tourists, Sparkle. I promise it won't cause pestilence and firestorms." Elena bit the inside of her cheek at Aodhan's glare-she'd never seen anyone crack his reserved shell. "Sparkle and Bluebell, nice." "Never," Aodhan said, hands stubbornly on the girder, "ever repeat that. Illium seems to have forgotten I promised to separate his tongue from his mouth should he utter it again in this immortal lifetime.

「その力は、私を誘惑し、自分自身の細胞にそれを織り込むよう囁きかけたの」彼は肩越しに振り返った。「あなたに出会う前なら、間違いなくそれを受け入れていただろうし、そうなれば内側から破壊されていたはずだ」「あなたに出会う前は」彼女は囁いた。「私は自分の心の内に閉じこもって、傷つかないように守るばかりで、見逃していた栄光の素晴らしさなんて知らなかったわ」彼女は彼の手に自分の手をしっかりと絡めた。「あなたと私、私たちは一つのチームよ。この世のどんな邪悪なものも、私たちを引き裂くことなどできないわ」

The power, it seduced, whispering to me to weave it into my own cells." A glance over his shoulder. "Before you, I would've no doubt accepted it and it would've destroyed me from the inside out." "Before you," she whispered, "I was shut up inside my heart, protecting it from harm, and never knowing the glory I missed." She linked her hand in his. "You and I, we're a unit. I dare any evil on this earth to tear us apart.

The power, it seduced, whispering to me to weave it into my own cells." A glance over his shoulder. "Before you, I would've no doubt accepted it and it would've destroyed me from the inside out." "Before you," she whispered, "I was shut up inside my heart, protecting it from harm, and never knowing the glory I missed." She linked her hand in his. "You and I, we're a unit. I dare any evil on this earth to tear us apart.

एक बहुत पहले मरा हुआ फरिश्ता जो मुझ पर अपना हक समझता था," उसका रहस्यमयी जवाब था, और उसकी आँखों की चमक मानो पिघली हुई चाँदी जैसी लग रही थी। "मैंने उसका गला फाड़ दिया था। उसके बाद, मैंने उसका जिगर और दिल खा लिया। बाकी के अंदरूनी अंग इतने स्वादिष्ट नहीं थे इसलिए मैंने उन्हें उसके बाकी जीवों को खिला दिया।" एलिना का हाथ छुरे के हैंडल पर और कस गया, वह जानती थी कि नासिर के बाजू में बंधी म्यान में उसकी अपनी चमकती तलवारें भी हैं। "मुझे नहीं लगता था कि एक पिशाच को, जिसने एक फरिश्ता मारा हो, जिंदा रहने की अनुमति दी जाएगी।" एक धीमी, आक्रामक सी मुस्कान। "मैंने यह थोड़ी कहा कि मैंने उसे मारा था।

A long-dead angel who thought to own me,” was his enigmatic answer, the silver in his eyes almost liquid. “I tore out his throat. After that, I ate his liver and his heart. The remaining internal organs weren’t as tasty so I gave them to his other creatures.” Elena’s hand tightened on the handle of the knife, conscious Naasir carried gleaming blades of his own in the sheaths strapped to his arms. “I wouldn’t think a vampire who killed an angel would be permitted to live.” A slow, feral smile. “I didn’t say I killed him.

A long-dead angel who thought to own me,” was his enigmatic answer, the silver in his eyes almost liquid. “I tore out his throat. After that, I ate his liver and his heart. The remaining internal organs weren’t as tasty so I gave them to his other creatures.” Elena’s hand tightened on the handle of the knife, conscious Naasir carried gleaming blades of his own in the sheaths strapped to his arms. “I wouldn’t think a vampire who killed an angel would be permitted to live.” A slow, feral smile. “I didn’t say I killed him.

दिमित्री साफ तौर पर बहुत अच्छा... खून देता है।

Dmitri clearly gives good . . . blood.

Dmitri clearly gives good . . . blood.

अगर हमारे साथ ऐसा होता है," उसने फुसफुसाते हुए कहा, क्योंकि उसका दिमाग इतने लंबे और त्रासदियों से भरे जीवन की कल्पना नहीं कर पा रहा था, "अगर हम महसूस करें कि हम दोनों, यानी जो हम साथ में हैं, समय के बहाव में कहीं खो रहे हैं, तो मैं सोना (शीतनिद्रा में जाना) नहीं चाहती। मैं तब अलविदा कहना चाहती हूँ जब मैं पूरी तरह खुद रहूँ और तुम पूरी तरह तुम रहो।

If that happens to us," she whispered, unable to wrap her mind around the idea of a life so long and so full of tragedy, "if we feel ourselves, who we are together, becoming lost in time, I don't want to Sleep. I want to say good-bye when I'm still me and you're still you.

If that happens to us," she whispered, unable to wrap her mind around the idea of a life so long and so full of tragedy, "if we feel ourselves, who we are together, becoming lost in time, I don't want to Sleep. I want to say good-bye when I'm still me and you're still you.

उन्हें बिखरी और थकी हुई देखकर, शायद किसी को उसमें कमजोरी नजर आती। लेकिन उसने ताकत, दृढ़ संकल्प और एक ऐसा इरादा देखा जिसे कोई नहीं तोड़ सकता था।

Looking at her, bedraggled and beaten, some might have seen weakness. He saw strength, determination, and a will no one could crush.

Looking at her, bedraggled and beaten, some might have seen weakness. He saw strength, determination, and a will no one could crush.

मैं नहीं चाहूँगा कि मेरी संगिनी कभी बोरियत महसूस करे।

I wouldn't wish my consort to suffer ennui.

I wouldn't wish my consort to suffer ennui.

दो टूटे हुए टुकड़े मिलकर एक पूरा वजूद बनाते हैं।

Two broken pieces making a whole.

Two broken pieces making a whole.

बिना तर्क के भावना आपको दूसरों के पैरों तले कुचलने देती है; बिना भावना के तर्क क्रूरता का एक मुखौटा है।

Emotion without reason lets people walk all over you; reason without emotion is a mask for cruelty.

Emotion without reason lets people walk all over you; reason without emotion is a mask for cruelty.

एक रानी का दरबार ऐसा होता है जिसकी चर्चा हर तरफ होती है। एक देवी का दरबार ऐसा होता है जिसे कभी भुलाया नहीं जाता।

A queen keeps a court that is spoken about. A goddess keeps a court that is never forgotten.

A queen keeps a court that is spoken about. A goddess keeps a court that is never forgotten.

जिंदगी हमें बदल देती है। इसके अलावा कुछ और चाहना बेकार है।

Life changes us. To wish otherwise is pointless.

Life changes us. To wish otherwise is pointless.

पैक परिवार के बंधनों, जोड़े बनने और प्रेम की नींव पर टिका होता है। आप सबसे पहले आते हैं। हमेशा आते रहेंगे।

Pack is built on the bonds of family, of mating, of love. You come first. You always will.

Pack is built on the bonds of family, of mating, of love. You come first. You always will.

कुछ चीज़ों को अधिक मजबूत बनने के लिए टूटने की ज़रूरत होती है।

Some things need to be broken to become stronger.

Some things need to be broken to become stronger.

प्रेम वफादारी का सबसे बड़ा रूप है, वह जो प्रेमी की तुलना में अपने प्रिय की खुशी को प्राथमिकता देता है।

Love is the greatest form of loyalty, one that places happiness of the beloved over the lover.

Love is the greatest form of loyalty, one that places happiness of the beloved over the lover.

जिंदगी शायद दर्द दे, शायद चोट पहुँचाए, शायद हमेशा के लिए जख्म दे दे, लेकिन यह जीने के लिए ही थी।

Life might hurt, might bruise, might forever scar, but it was for living.

Life might hurt, might bruise, might forever scar, but it was for living.

मानव हृदय की इच्छाशक्ति से बढ़कर कुछ भी मजबूत नहीं है।

Nothing is stronger than the will of the human heart.

Nothing is stronger than the will of the human heart.

क्या तुम मुझे पागल करने की कोशिश कर रहे हो? “हर किसी को एक शौक की ज़रूरत होती है।”

You trying to make me crazy?” “Everyone needs a hobby.

You trying to make me crazy?” “Everyone needs a hobby.

बुराई से लड़ने के लिए, आपको अंधेरे को समझना होगा।

To fight evil, you have to understand the dark.

To fight evil, you have to understand the dark.

जिंदगी में किसी का दिल कभी पूरी तरह नहीं टूटता, हर कोई किसी न किसी जख्म के साथ जीता है।

No one goes through life with a whole heart.

No one goes through life with a whole heart.

सोफ़ी, मेरे दिल का ख्याल रखना, ठीक है? इसे अपने सीने से बाहर रखना थोड़ा अजीब जरूर है—पर इसकी भरपाई के लिए मैं तुम्हारा दिल चुराने की सोच रहा हूँ।

Take care of my heart won't you, Sophie? It's a little odd having it outside my body-but I'm planning to steal yours to make up for it.

Take care of my heart won't you, Sophie? It's a little odd having it outside my body-but I'm planning to steal yours to make up for it.

लेकिन तुम... तुम हमेशा से मेरे मन में बरसने वाली बारिश और बहने वाली हवा रही हो। सोते, जागते, सांस लेते हर पल मुझे तुम्हारा ही अहसास होता है।

But you, you’ve always been the rain, the wind, inside my mind. I taste you when I sleep, when I wake, when I breathe.

But you, you’ve always been the rain, the wind, inside my mind. I taste you when I sleep, when I wake, when I breathe.

असमर्थता या नादानी को तो माफ किया जा सकता है, पर मूर्खता की कोई माफी नहीं।

Only ignorance excuses stupidity

Only ignorance excuses stupidity

सच सिर्फ एक औजार था। उसे कभी भी वैसे ही नहीं बोल देना चाहिए था। नहीं, उसे मोड़ना, मरोड़ना और रंगना पड़ता था, तब जाकर वह एक हथियार बनता था।

Truth was a tool. It should never simply be said. No, it had to be bent, twisted, colored, until it became a weapon.

Truth was a tool. It should never simply be said. No, it had to be bent, twisted, colored, until it became a weapon.

उसके उस एक चुंबन में उसका सारा प्यार था, और उसी ने उसका दिल तोड़ दिया।

His kiss held his heart. It broke hers.

His kiss held his heart. It broke hers.

शायद, बस शायद, दो टूटे हुए इंसान मिलकर कुछ मुकम्मल बना सकें।

Maybe, just maybe, two broken people could manage to create something whole.

Maybe, just maybe, two broken people could manage to create something whole.

मेरे साथ रहो। मैं तुम्हें ऐसी चीजें दिखाऊँगा जिन्हें देखकर तुम खुशी से हंस पड़ोगी, जुनून में चीख उठोगी, और बेइंतिहा खुशी के आंसुओं से रो पड़ोगी।

Stay with me. I’ll show you things that’ll make you laugh in delight, scream in passion, cry for the sheer joy of it.

Stay with me. I’ll show you things that’ll make you laugh in delight, scream in passion, cry for the sheer joy of it.

मर्सी, उसके साथ थोड़ा नरमी से पेश आना। उसका दिल बहुत बड़ा है—वह बिना एक पल सोचे तुम्हारे लिए अपनी जान दे देगा। लेकिन वह बदले में किसी से ऐसी उम्मीद नहीं रखता।

Be gentle with him, Mercy. He's got a heart as big as Texas— he'll die for you without blinking. But he doesn't expect anyone to do the same for him.

Be gentle with him, Mercy. He's got a heart as big as Texas— he'll die for you without blinking. But he doesn't expect anyone to do the same for him.

वह चाहती थी कि वह उसे छूना बंद कर दे। ऐसा इसलिए नहीं कि उसे अच्छा नहीं लग रहा था, बल्कि इसलिए कि उसे यह कुछ ज़्यादा ही अच्छा लग रहा था। इससे उसके मन में उन चीज़ों की चाहत जाग रही थी जो कभी उसकी नहीं हो सकती थीं। और अगर कोई बहुत लंबे समय तक भूखा रहे, तो वह तड़ने लगता है। दर्द महसूस करने लगता है।

She wished he’d stop touching her. Not because she didn’t like it but because she liked it far too much. It made her hunger for things that could never be hers. And if someone went hungry for too long, they started to starve. Started to hurt.

She wished he’d stop touching her. Not because she didn’t like it but because she liked it far too much. It made her hunger for things that could never be hers. And if someone went hungry for too long, they started to starve. Started to hurt.

तुम्हें ही अब मेरा अंतरामन बनना होगा।" वह अपनी कमियों और अपने अंदर के उन हिस्सों को अच्छी तरह जानता था जो हमेशा के लिए टूट चुके थे। "मेरा अंतरामन तो अब कभी दोबारा नहीं पनपने वाला।"

You’ll have to be my conscience.” He knew his flaws, and he knew the parts of him that were irrevocably broken. “Mine isn’t going to grow back.

You’ll have to be my conscience.” He knew his flaws, and he knew the parts of him that were irrevocably broken. “Mine isn’t going to grow back.

सदियों से इंसानी औरतें कमीने मर्दों को थप्पड़ मारती आई हैं। तुम वही कर रही थीं जो स्वाभाविक है।

Human women have been slapping men for being bastards for centuries. You were doing what comes naturally.

Human women have been slapping men for being bastards for centuries. You were doing what comes naturally.

कुछ भी कभी खत्म नहीं होता। हम खुद को यह धोखा देते हैं कि वक्त के साथ सब धुंधला हो जाता है, पर असल में ऐसा कभी नहीं होता।

Nothing's ever gone. We fool ourselves that things fade, but they never do.

Nothing's ever gone. We fool ourselves that things fade, but they never do.

उसके भीतर एक ऐसी मासूमियत थी, जिसका शायद उसे खुद भी अहसास नहीं था।

In her lived an innocence of soul of which she seemed unaware.

In her lived an innocence of soul of which she seemed unaware.

मेरे लिए तुम्हारे जीवन का एक घंटा भी हज़ारों लोगों से ज़्यादा कीमती है।

An hour of your life is worth more than a thousand people to me.

An hour of your life is worth more than a thousand people to me.

एक हल्की सी मुस्कान, जिसे देखकर उसके बदन का एक-एक रोंगटा सिहर उठा। "तुम कितनी तेज़ी से भाग सकती हो?" एक भेड़िए का अंदाज।

A faint smile that made every tiny hair on her body rise in quivering attention. "How fast can you run?" A wolf's question.

A faint smile that made every tiny hair on her body rise in quivering attention. "How fast can you run?" A wolf's question.

वह ऐसे काम करता था जो वह किसी और के लिए कभी न करता, लेकिन वह आसमान को खाली कर देता ताकि वह अपने पंख फैलाकर उड़ सके, फिर भी वह उसे कभी आज़ाद नहीं करता। वह उसी की थी, और हमेशा उसी की रहेगी।

He would do things for he'd do for no one else, but while he'd empty the sky for her so she could spread her wings, fly, he would not set her free. She belonged to him, would always belong to him

He would do things for he'd do for no one else, but while he'd empty the sky for her so she could spread her wings, fly, he would not set her free. She belonged to him, would always belong to him

वोल-तू, मों पेति पपियों।" गैलेन के "छोटी तितली, उड़ जाओ" वाले निर्देश पर इलियम हंस पड़ा।

Voles-tu, mon petit papillon.” Illium laughed at Galen’s instruction to “fly, little butterfly

Voles-tu, mon petit papillon.” Illium laughed at Galen’s instruction to “fly, little butterfly

तुमने जाने की कोशिश की तो मैं तुम्हें ढूँढ निकालूँगा।" उसके मन में राहत की लहर दौड़ गई, पर उसने अपने ब्रश के पीछे वाले हिस्से से उसकी जांघ पर मारा। "किसी पाग़ल कुत्ते की तरह? बहुत रोमांटिक है।

You try to leave and I will hunt you down." Relief poured through her, but she smacked at his thigh with the back of her brush. "Like a rabid dog? Very romantic.

You try to leave and I will hunt you down." Relief poured through her, but she smacked at his thigh with the back of her brush. "Like a rabid dog? Very romantic.

जितनी लंबी ज़िंदगी होती है, उतनी ही ज़्यादा गलतियाँ होती हैं। और उतने ही ज़्यादा गम उठाने पड़ते हैं।

The longer you live, the more mistakes you make. And the more sorrows you carry.

The longer you live, the more mistakes you make. And the more sorrows you carry.

तुम्हारी आज़ादी का क्या?" उसने एक मिनट से ज़्यादा समय तक उसके कान में फुसफुसाते हुए, दीवार पर उसके सिर के पास अपने दोनों हाथ टिका दिए। जब उसने उस पागलों की तरह खूबसूरत सीने के हर इंच को—जो कठोर मांसपेशियों, चमकती त्वचा और उस पर बिखरे रेशमी-रूखे बालों से ढका था—सहलाया, तो उसने उसे रोकने की कोई कोशिश नहीं की। "बेवकूफ।" उसने अपने दांतों से उसके जबड़े को भींच दिया। "मुझे सिर्फ एक ही आज़ादी चाहिए थी, और वह थी तुमसे प्यार करने का अधिकार।"

What about your freedom?" he whispered in her ear over a minute later, bracing his hands palms down on the wall beside her head. He made no move to stop her as she stroked and petted every inch of that sinfully gorgeous chest, all hard muscle and gleaming skin overlaid with silky-rough strands of dark hair. "Idiot." She nipped his jaw with her teeth. "The only freedom I ever wanted was the right to love you.

What about your freedom?" he whispered in her ear over a minute later, bracing his hands palms down on the wall beside her head. He made no move to stop her as she stroked and petted every inch of that sinfully gorgeous chest, all hard muscle and gleaming skin overlaid with silky-rough strands of dark hair. "Idiot." She nipped his jaw with her teeth. "The only freedom I ever wanted was the right to love you.

कभी उसने इसे गानों में पिरोया था, लेकिन उसके दिल के गीत बहुत पहले ही खामोश हो चुके थे, और वह जानता था कि एक दिन उसकी आवाज़ भी ऐसे ही थम जाएगी। जिसके भीतर कुछ बचा ही न हो, अंत में उसके पास कहने के लिए भी कुछ नहीं बचता।

Once, he'd used it in song, but the songs in his heart had gone silent long ago, and he knew that one day so would his voice. A man with nothing inside him eventually had nothing to say.

Once, he'd used it in song, but the songs in his heart had gone silent long ago, and he knew that one day so would his voice. A man with nothing inside him eventually had nothing to say.

मेरा दिल अगर मेरी ही यादों से महरूम रहे, तो इसमें कोई डर की बात नहीं है।

To be haunted by my heart is no threat.

To be haunted by my heart is no threat.

मैं तुमसे तब तक प्यार करूँगा जब तक मुझे मिट्टी में दफना नहीं दिया जाता।

I will love you until the day they put me in the earth.

I will love you until the day they put me in the earth.

खून के बदले ज़िंदगी। ज़िंदगी के बदले खून। यही है चेंजलिंग का न्याय।

Blood for life. Life for life. Changeling justice.

Blood for life. Life for life. Changeling justice.

जितना वह बुराई को समझता है, उतना शायद ही कोई और समझता होगा। भले ही इसे मिटाने के हमारे तरीके अलग हों, पर इस बात पर हम दोनों सहमत हैं कि बुराई का वजूद है।

He understands evil better than any other person I’ve ever known. We disagree in how to eliminate it, but we do not disagree that it exists.

He understands evil better than any other person I’ve ever known. We disagree in how to eliminate it, but we do not disagree that it exists.

मैं क्या कहूँ? मुझे हर बात की पूरी खबर रखना पसंद है।

What can I say? I prefer to die well informed.

What can I say? I prefer to die well informed.

लड़ने का मतलब है मौत का सामना एक बार फिर करना, शायद अपनी पूरी प्रजाति के खात्मे का सामना करना। लेकिन भाग जाना... क्या वह भी एक तरह का खात्मा नहीं है?

To fight is to face death once more, perhaps the total annihilation of their kind. But to run... is that not also a kind of annihilation?

To fight is to face death once more, perhaps the total annihilation of their kind. But to run... is that not also a kind of annihilation?

वह मजबूत था। और उसका दिल टूट रहा था।

He was strong. And his heart, it was breaking.

He was strong. And his heart, it was breaking.

हमारी यादें ही हमें इंसान बनाती हैं... चाहे वे कितनी भी काली और भयानक क्यों न हों।

Our memories make us... even the darkest of them all.

Our memories make us... even the darkest of them all.

जिंदगी कभी बेकार नहीं जाती

A life is not a waste of time

A life is not a waste of time

वो उसे अपने गुस्से को शांत करने के लिए अकेला छोड़ने को पूरी तरह तैयार थी। और उस आदमी को गुस्सा आता भी था, भले ही वो इस बात को माने न।

She was more than willing to let him walk off his temper. And the man had one, even if he wasn't willing to admit it.

She was more than willing to let him walk off his temper. And the man had one, even if he wasn't willing to admit it.

कुछ चीज़ों के लिए खतरे से खेलना भी पूरी तरह बनता है।

Some things were worth the dance with danger.

Some things were worth the dance with danger.

और अगर वो गिरती, तो वो भी उसके साथ गिरता।

And if she fell, he'd fall with her.

And if she fell, he'd fall with her.

उसने खुद से कहा, "माता-पिता चाहे हम उन्हें पूरी ज़िंदगी जानते हों या सिर्फ़ एक दिन, उनकी छाप हम पर रह ही जाती है।"

Fathers and mothers,” she found herself saying, “leave their mark, no matter if we’ve known them a lifetime or only a day.

Fathers and mothers,” she found herself saying, “leave their mark, no matter if we’ve known them a lifetime or only a day.

लेकिन कभी-कभी, किसी को बचाने या उसकी रक्षा करने की ये चाहत इतनी गहरी और अंधी हो जाती है कि इंसान जिस चीज़ की हिफ़ाज़त करना चाहता है, उसी को तबाह कर डालता है।

But sometimes, that depth of need—to save, to protect—can become a blinding fervor, one that destroys the very thing it thinks to safeguard.

But sometimes, that depth of need—to save, to protect—can become a blinding fervor, one that destroys the very thing it thinks to safeguard.

ये मेरे लिए बिल्कुल ठीक है... सिएना लॉरेन स्नो।

That works fine for me . . . Sienna Lauren Snow.

That works fine for me . . . Sienna Lauren Snow.

एलेना, अपनों की रक्षा करने के मामले में तुम्हारा प्यार बहुत fierce और उग्र है, ऐसा प्यार जिसके पास रक्षा करने के लिए नाखून और दांत दोनों हैं।

Your love is a fierce thing, Elena, a thing with claws and teeth when it comes to protecting those you claim.

Your love is a fierce thing, Elena, a thing with claws and teeth when it comes to protecting those you claim.

कभी-सो-कभी उसे अपने अंदर की उस आवाज़ से नफरत हो जाती थी, जो बेवकूफी भरी हरकत करने पर उसे तुरंत टोक देती थी। मज़े की बात ये है कि सिएना के मामले में ऐसा अक्सर होता था।

Sometimes he hated that voice in his brain, the one that slapped him upside the head anytime he got too stupid. Funny, it happened a lot with Sienna.

Sometimes he hated that voice in his brain, the one that slapped him upside the head anytime he got too stupid. Funny, it happened a lot with Sienna.

अगर मैं तुम्हें अपनी मेज़ पर लिटाकर अभी अपनी उंगलियाँ तुम्हारे अंदर उतार दूँ, तो मुझे लगता है कि तुम्हें कुछ अलग ही महसूस होगा।

If I were to splay you out on my desk and thrust my fingers into you right now, I think I’d find different.

If I were to splay you out on my desk and thrust my fingers into you right now, I think I’d find different.

...उसके होंठ किसी बहकावे की तरह थे—कोमल, काटने का मन करने वाले, और ऐसे कामुक जैसे सिर्फ़ किसी मर्द के होंठ ही हो सकते हैं।

...his lips were pure temptation, soft, bitable, sensual in a way only a man's mouth could be.

...his lips were pure temptation, soft, bitable, sensual in a way only a man's mouth could be.

एक किंवदंती या लीजेंड बनने के लिए आमतौर पर मरना ही पड़ता है।

To be a legend, you generally had to be dead.

To be a legend, you generally had to be dead.

मैं अपनी यादें नहीं खोना चाहती। मुझे भूलने पर मजबूर मत करो। एक परछाई बनकर जीने से बेहतर है कि मैं एलेना बनकर मर जाऊँ।

I don’t want to lose my memories. Don’t make me forget. I would rather die as Elena, than live as a shadow.

I don’t want to lose my memories. Don’t make me forget. I would rather die as Elena, than live as a shadow.

तुम्हारे पास मुझे टुकड़ों-टुकड़ों में चीर देने की ताकत है, मुझे इतना गहरा और सचमुच का ज़ख्म देने की ताकत है कि मैं कभी उबर न पाऊँ।

You have the power to tear me to pieces, to wound me so deep and true that I‘ll never recover.

You have the power to tear me to pieces, to wound me so deep and true that I‘ll never recover.

ये शिकारी बेकाबू और जुनूनी तरीके से प्यार करते थे, लेकिन साथ ही वे बहुत ज़्यादा कब्ज़े की भावना रखते थे, जो इंसानों की नज़र में किसी जुनून या पागलपन की हद तक पहुँच जाती थी।

These predators loved with wild fury, but they were also darkly possessive, crossing the boundary into what humans might term obsession.

These predators loved with wild fury, but they were also darkly possessive, crossing the boundary into what humans might term obsession.

बरसों में ऐसा पहली बार हुआ था कि वह अवाक रह गया था। उसके शब्दों ने नहीं, बल्कि उसके हाथों की कोमलता और उसकी आँखों में झांकती चिंता ने उसे स्तब्ध कर दिया था। वह एक महादूत था। वह इससे कहीं अधिक बुरी तरह घायल हो चुका था और उसने उन ज़ख्मों को झटक कर नजरअंदाज कर दिया था। लेकिन तब, कोई ऐसी औरत नहीं थी जिसके बाल सुनहरे धूप में रंगे हों और जिसकी आँखें तूफानी सलेटी हों, जो खुद को चोट पहुँचाने के लिए उस पर चिल्ला पड़ी हो।

For the first time in forever, he was stunned to silence. Not by her words, but by the tenderness in her hands, the worry in her eyes. He was an archangel. He’d been wounded far, far worse and shrugged it off. But then, there had been no woman with sun kissed by the sunset and eyes of storm gray to tear into him for daring to get himself hurt.

For the first time in forever, he was stunned to silence. Not by her words, but by the tenderness in her hands, the worry in her eyes. He was an archangel. He’d been wounded far, far worse and shrugged it off. But then, there had been no woman with sun kissed by the sunset and eyes of storm gray to tear into him for daring to get himself hurt.

लुकास ने कहा, "तुम्हें बैठ जाना चाहिए," और वह मर्सी से नहीं कह रहा था। साशा ने उसे घूर कर देखा। "मुझे नहीं पता था कि चार महीने की गर्भावस्था मुझे सीधा खड़े रहने के काबिल नहीं छोड़ती।" "यह मुझे समझदारी के काबिल नहीं छोड़ती।"

You should sit,” Lucas said, and he wasn't talking to Mercy. Sascha stared at him. “I didn't realize pregnancy of four weeks' duration made me incapable of standing upright.” “It makes me incapable of reason.

You should sit,” Lucas said, and he wasn't talking to Mercy. Sascha stared at him. “I didn't realize pregnancy of four weeks' duration made me incapable of standing upright.” “It makes me incapable of reason.

वह तब तक झुका जब तक उसके होंठ उसके कान को छू नहीं गए। "मैंने तुमसे कहा था कि सिहरना बंद करो।" और फिर उसने उसे काट लिया। एक धीमी, दर्द रहित काट जिसमें निश्चित रूप से दांतों का इस्तेमाल हुआ था।

He leaned down until his lips brushed her ear. “I told you to stop flinching.” And then he bit her. A slow, painless nip but there were definitely teeth involved.

He leaned down until his lips brushed her ear. “I told you to stop flinching.” And then he bit her. A slow, painless nip but there were definitely teeth involved.

उसने उसके लिए बनाई गई हॉट चॉकलेट की चुटकी ली, और उसकी नज़र से नज़र मिलाई, वे रहस्यमयी, अथाह काले रंग की आँखें जो बिल्कुल impenetrable और अपठनीय थीं। "मैक्स?" "हाँ?" "क्या तुम मुझे याद रखोगे?" उसका दिल हज़ारों टुकड़ों में टूट गया। "हमेशा।"

Taking a sip of the hot chocolate he'd made her, she met his gaze, those eerie eyes of endless black impenetrable, unreadable. "Max?" "Yes?" "Will you remember me?" His heart broke into a thousand pieces. "Always.

Taking a sip of the hot chocolate he'd made her, she met his gaze, those eerie eyes of endless black impenetrable, unreadable. "Max?" "Yes?" "Will you remember me?" His heart broke into a thousand pieces. "Always.

वह नहीं जानता था कि इसके अलावा क्या करे, उसे कैसे सांत्वना दे, इसलिए उसने बस उसे अपनी बाहों में भर लिया, दुनिया की उस इकलौती इंसान को थाम लिया जो कभी उसके लिए रोई थी

He didn't know what else to do, how to comfort her, so he simply held her, held the only person in the world who had ever cried for him

He didn't know what else to do, how to comfort her, so he simply held her, held the only person in the world who had ever cried for him

मैंने अपने अंदर सब कुछ बंद कर लिया है। सब कुछ।" ये शब्द उसने अपने भींचे हुए दाँतों के बीच से निकाले। "मुझे लगा कि अगर मैं इसे दबा कर रख सकूँ, बस दबा कर रख सकूँ, तो सब ठीक हो जाएगा। लेकिन ऐसा नहीं है।" "क्यों?" उसने पूछा। "तुम अपना कंट्रोल इस तरह क्यों खो रहे हो?" जब इसका जवाब मिला, तो साशा का दिल टूट गया। "हॉक।" यह एक लगभग अनसुनी फुसफुसाहट थी। "ओह, सिएना।" उसने उस लड़की के बालों पर हाथ फेरा, जबकि उसका दिमाग बिजली की तेज़ी से काम कर रहा था। "क्या यह सब जमा होता गया?" सिएना ने सिर हिलाया। "जिस पल मैं उससे मिली, सब कुछ बिखर गया—मेरी ढालें, मेरी कंडीशनिंग, सब कुछ!"

I shut up everything inside. Everything." Words ground out through clenched teeth. "I thought if I could hold it, just hold it, it would be fine. But it's not." "Why?" she asked. "Why are you losing control so badly?" The answer, when it came, broke Sascha's heart. "Hawke." It was an almost soundless whisper. "Oh, Sienna." She stroked her hand over the girl's hair, even as her mind worked at piercing speed. "Has it been cumulative?" Sienna nodded. "The second I met him, everything crumbled, my shields, my conditioning, everything!

I shut up everything inside. Everything." Words ground out through clenched teeth. "I thought if I could hold it, just hold it, it would be fine. But it's not." "Why?" she asked. "Why are you losing control so badly?" The answer, when it came, broke Sascha's heart. "Hawke." It was an almost soundless whisper. "Oh, Sienna." She stroked her hand over the girl's hair, even as her mind worked at piercing speed. "Has it been cumulative?" Sienna nodded. "The second I met him, everything crumbled, my shields, my conditioning, everything!

जब वह इस तरह होती थी, उसकी वो बेकाबू जंगलीपन बमुश्किल ही दब पाती थी, तो यह विश्वास करना मुश्किल होता था कि वह उसके पैक में चुपचाप आई थी। उसकी भावनाएं इतनी बर्फ के पीछे बंद थीं कि उसके अंदर के भेड़िए को बहुत गुस्सा आता था।

When she was like this, the wildness of her barely contained, it was hard to believe she'd come into his pack Silent, her emotions blockaded behind so much ice, it had infuriated his wolf.

When she was like this, the wildness of her barely contained, it was hard to believe she'd come into his pack Silent, her emotions blockaded behind so much ice, it had infuriated his wolf.

उसे रसोई में ले जाओ," हुक्म आया। "अगर वह झूठ बोलती है, तो उसे कड़ाही में फेंक दो।" "वह कड़ाही के बारे में मज़ाक कर रहा था, है ना? किसी इंसान के लिए इतनी बड़ी कड़ाही हो ही नहीं सकती?" बार्ड रुक गया, उसने आह भरी और अपनी उन बड़ी-बड़ी, भावुक आँखों से उसे देखा। "हमारे पास," उसने कहा, "चाकू हैं।"

Take her to the kitchen,” came the order. “If she lies, throw her in the cauldron." “He was jesting about the cauldron, wasn’t he? You cannot have a cauldron big enough for a person?” Bard halted, sighed, looked at her with those wide, liquid eyes.“We,” he said, “have knives.

Take her to the kitchen,” came the order. “If she lies, throw her in the cauldron." “He was jesting about the cauldron, wasn’t he? You cannot have a cauldron big enough for a person?” Bard halted, sighed, looked at her with those wide, liquid eyes.“We,” he said, “have knives.

मेरे अंदर बहुत सारा प्यार भरा है, जेसन। बहुत सारा। और मुझे कभी किसी पर उस प्यार की बरसात करने की इजाज़त नहीं मिली—कोई इसे चाहता ही नहीं था। मुझे तुम्हारे साथ अपने दिल के पंख फैलाने दो।

I have so much love inside me, Jason. So much. And I have never been allowed to shower it on anyone - no one wanted it. Let me stretch the wings of my heart with you.

I have so much love inside me, Jason. So much. And I have never been allowed to shower it on anyone - no one wanted it. Let me stretch the wings of my heart with you.

उसके छूने के अंदाज़ में ऐसा कुछ नहीं था जिससे यह लगे कि वह उसे टूटा हुआ या किसी इस्तेमाल की हुई चीज़ की तरह देखता है, और इससे उसे एक ऐसी आज़ादी महसूस हुई जिसकी उसने कभी कल्पना भी नहीं की थी।

Nothing in his touch said he considered her fractured, considered her damaged goods, and that gave her a freedom she wouldn't have believed possible.

Nothing in his touch said he considered her fractured, considered her damaged goods, and that gave her a freedom she wouldn't have believed possible.

उस सम्मोहित करने वाली नज़र में देखते हुए उसने फुसफुसा कर कहा, "हम एक-दूसरे के लिए बने हैं, तुम और मैं... दो टूटे हुए हिस्से मिलकर एक पूरा वजूद बनाते हैं।"

We fit, you and I,” he whispered looking into that haunting gaze. “Two broken pieces making a whole.

We fit, you and I,” he whispered looking into that haunting gaze. “Two broken pieces making a whole.

मैक्स, मेरे अंदर अब कुछ खास नहीं बचा है।" कई बार, उसे सिर्फ गूँज ही सुनाई देती थी।

There's not much left inside me, Max" Sometimes, all she heard were echoes.

There's not much left inside me, Max" Sometimes, all she heard were echoes.

मुझे उकसाओ और मैं सचमुच कर दूँगा। मुझे सज़ा मिलेगी, लेकिन तुम फिर भी मरे हुए मिलोगे।

Push me and I will. I’ll get punished, but you’ll still be dead.

Push me and I will. I’ll get punished, but you’ll still be dead.

तुम्हारे पास मुझे टुकड़ों में चीर देने की ताकत है, मुझे इतना गहरा और सचमुच का घाव देने की ताकत है कि मैं कभी उबर न पाऊँ। रिस्सा की मौत ने उस लड़के के साथ जो किया जो मैं कभी हुआ करता था? तुम उस आदमी के साथ जो मैं आज बन चुका हूँ, उससे हज़ार गुना बुरा करने की क्षमता रखती हो।

You have the power to tear me to pieces, to wound me so deep and true that I'll never recover. What Rissa's death did to the boy I was? You have the ability to do a thousand times worse to the man I've become.

You have the power to tear me to pieces, to wound me so deep and true that I'll never recover. What Rissa's death did to the boy I was? You have the ability to do a thousand times worse to the man I've become.

मॉर्ग से बाहर आकर उसने दिमित्री से पूछा, "क्या तुम्हें पता है कि जेसन कहाँ है?" दिमित्री ने कर्मचारियों के लिए आरक्षित पार्किंग में खड़ी आग जैसी लाल फेरारी को अनलॉक करने के लिए कार की चाबी का बटन दबाया। "क्या तुम अपनी ब्लूबेल से पहले ही ऊब गई?" शैंपेन की महक जैसी कोई खुमारी उसकी इंद्रियों में तैरने लगी, जिसमें किसी बहुत तेज़ चीज़ की कड़वाहट भी मिली हुई थी। दिमित्री की खुशबू में ऐसा सख्त तेवर उसने कभी महसूस नहीं किया था। उसे उस औरत पर तरस आ रहा था जिसे वह आज अपने बिस्तर पर ले जाने वाला था। "हाँ, बिल्कुल। अब मैं एक हरम बना रहा हूँ।"

Do you know where Jason is?” she asked Dmitri when they exited the morgue. Dmitri pressed the car remote to unlock the flame red Ferrari parked in the employees-only lot. “Tired of your Bluebell already?” A tendril of champagne circled around her senses, cut with something far harder. Never had she felt that harsh edge in Dmitri’s scent. She pitied the woman he took to his bed today. “Yeah, that’s it. I’m building a harem.

Do you know where Jason is?” she asked Dmitri when they exited the morgue. Dmitri pressed the car remote to unlock the flame red Ferrari parked in the employees-only lot. “Tired of your Bluebell already?” A tendril of champagne circled around her senses, cut with something far harder. Never had she felt that harsh edge in Dmitri’s scent. She pitied the woman he took to his bed today. “Yeah, that’s it. I’m building a harem.

लिली, मेरा नाम मेरे दिल पर लिखा है

Your name is written on my heart, Lily

Your name is written on my heart, Lily

वह वहीशी था जो डरावने सपनों की तरह पीछा करता था, और वे दोनों यह बात अच्छी तरह जानते थे।

he was the monster that stalked nightmare and they both knew it

he was the monster that stalked nightmare and they both knew it

राइली: "क्या तुम मुझ पर पंजे चलाना चाहती हो, बिल्ली? आ जाओ।" मर्सी: "माफ़ करना, मैं बेसहारा बच्चों पर हाथ नहीं उठाती।"

Riley : "Do you want to claw at me, kitty-cat? Come on." Mercy: "Sorry, I don't beat defenseless puppies.

Riley : "Do you want to claw at me, kitty-cat? Come on." Mercy: "Sorry, I don't beat defenseless puppies.

"आज तक कोई इसका कारण नहीं ढूँढ पाया।" "लेकिन?" "लेकिन ऐसा माना जाता है कि अमृत तभी खिलता है जब..." उसने अपनी साँस रोकी। "...कोई महादूत सच्ची मोहब्बत करे।"

No one has ever been able to pinpoint the trigger." "But?" "But it is legend that ambrosia only rises when-" She held her breath. "- an archangel loves true.

No one has ever been able to pinpoint the trigger." "But?" "But it is legend that ambrosia only rises when-" She held her breath. "- an archangel loves true.

"आज रात सेंटिनल की मीटिंग है," रिया ने उससे कहा। "लुकास के यहाँ।" "किस समय?" "...सात बजे। साशा खाना बना रही है।" "भगवान हम सबकी रक्षा करे।" साशा ने तय किया था कि उसे खाना बनाना पसंद है। अफ़सोस की बात थी कि खाना पकाने को साशा पसंद नहीं थी।

Sentinel meeting tonight,” Ria told her. “At Lucas's place.” “Time?” ... “Seven. Sascha's doing dinner.” “God save us all.” Sascha had decided she liked cooking. Unfortunately, cooking didn't like her back.

Sentinel meeting tonight,” Ria told her. “At Lucas's place.” “Time?” ... “Seven. Sascha's doing dinner.” “God save us all.” Sascha had decided she liked cooking. Unfortunately, cooking didn't like her back.

उसने भींचे हुए दाँतों के बीच से एक लंबी साँस छोड़ी। “कभी-कभी सच में मेरा मन करता है”—बेचैनी से आवाज़ आई—“तुम्हें काट खाऊँ!” वह सन्न रह गया। “शायद मैं तुम्हें इसकी इजाजत दे दूं।” “अगर तुम्हें इसमें मज़ा आएगा, तो मैं यह बिल्कुल नहीं करूँगी।”

She blew out a breath between gritted teeth. “Sometimes I really want to”—a frustrated sound—“bite you!” He froze. “I might let you.” “I won’t do it if you’d enjoy it.

She blew out a breath between gritted teeth. “Sometimes I really want to”—a frustrated sound—“bite you!” He froze. “I might let you.” “I won’t do it if you’d enjoy it.

ऐसा लगता है कि इस गुलदान को देखकर मोंटगोमेरी खुद को रोक नहीं पाया। मुझे डर है कि उसे खूबसूरत चीज़ों से कमज़ोरी है और अगर उसे लगे कि किसी चीज़ की सही कद्र नहीं हो रही है, तो वह उसे उठाकर अपने साथ ले जाता है। एक बार उसने किसी दूसरे महादूत के घर से एक प्राचीन मूर्ति को इसी तरह 'यहाँ से वहाँ' कर दिया था।

it seems Montgomery could not help himself when it came to this vase. I'm afraid he has a weakness for beautiful things and has been known to relocate an item if he feels it is not being accorded the proper appreciation. Once he 'relocated' an ancient sculpture from the home of another archangel.

it seems Montgomery could not help himself when it came to this vase. I'm afraid he has a weakness for beautiful things and has been known to relocate an item if he feels it is not being accorded the proper appreciation. Once he 'relocated' an ancient sculpture from the home of another archangel.

ब्रैना की आँखें फटी की फटी रह गईं। अपना हाथ उठाकर उसने धीरे से उसके माथे से बाल हटाए। “मैं बार-बार वो बातें क्यों बता देती हूँ जिन्हें मैंने अपने साथ कब्र तक ले जाने की कसम खाई थी?” इस स्पर्श से उसके पूरे जिस्म में बिजली सी दौड़ गई। “क्योंकि तुम जानती हो कि मैं डरावने सपनों के ख़िलाफ़ हमेशा तुम्हारी ढाल बनकर खड़ा रहूँगा।”

Brenna’s eyes widened. Raising a hand, she brushed his hair gently off his forehead. “Why do I keep telling you things I swore I’d take to my grave?” The contact shot electricity through his nerves. “Because you know I’ll always be your shield against the nightmares.

Brenna’s eyes widened. Raising a hand, she brushed his hair gently off his forehead. “Why do I keep telling you things I swore I’d take to my grave?” The contact shot electricity through his nerves. “Because you know I’ll always be your shield against the nightmares.

जब जूड ने ब्रैना को उसके कमरे में ढूँढ निकाला, तब वह किसी छोटे से कंप्यूटर जैसे उपकरण को ठीक कर रही थी। “जूड,” उसने अपने औज़ार नीचे रखते हुए कहा। “तुम यहाँ नहीं आ सकते। यह तनाव—” उसने ब्रैना की घबराई हुई बातों को बीच में ही रोक दिया। “मुझे तुमसे एक ज़रूरी बात पूछनी है।” “तुम्हारी ज़िंदगी से ज़्यादा ज़रूरी क्या हो सकता है?” उसकी आवाज़ ऐसी थी मानो वह रोने वाली हो। “तुम्हारी ज़िंदगी। अगर तुम्हें कुछ हो गया, तो मुझे नहीं लगता कि मैं होश में रह पाऊँगा।” एक सीधी-सी सच्चाई।

Brenna was fixing some kind of a small computronic device when he found her in her quarters. “Judd,” she said, putting down her tools. “You can’t be here. The dissonance—” He interrupted her panicked words. “I need to ask you something important.” “What could be more important than your life?” She sounded close to tears. “Your life. If you die, I don’t know if I’d stay sane.” A simple truth.

Brenna was fixing some kind of a small computronic device when he found her in her quarters. “Judd,” she said, putting down her tools. “You can’t be here. The dissonance—” He interrupted her panicked words. “I need to ask you something important.” “What could be more important than your life?” She sounded close to tears. “Your life. If you die, I don’t know if I’d stay sane.” A simple truth.

मेरे दिल की धड़कन, तुम वही हो, एड्रिया मॉर्गन। चुनी हुई और हमेशा के लिए मेरी।" उसके गाल से उसका हाथ हटाकर, उसने उसकी हथेली पर एक गहरा, ठहर कर चूमा और फिर उसे अपने उसी दिल के मज़बूत और स्थिर धड़कते हुए हिस्से पर रख लिया। "एक भेड़िया और एक इंसान के रूप में, तुम मेरे हर एक हिस्से की मालकिन हो।

Heart of my heart, that’s who you are, Adria Morgan. Chosen and forever.” Picking her hand off his cheek, he pressed a lingering kiss to the palm before placing it over the strong, steady rhythm of that very organ. “Wolf and man, you own every part of me.

Heart of my heart, that’s who you are, Adria Morgan. Chosen and forever.” Picking her hand off his cheek, he pressed a lingering kiss to the palm before placing it over the strong, steady rhythm of that very organ. “Wolf and man, you own every part of me.

प्रिंसेस माहिया, और वह मेरी है।

The Princess Mahiya, and she is mine.

The Princess Mahiya, and she is mine.

दाहरियल ने उसी कठोर और बेरहम लहजे में कहा, “कुछ औरतें इंसान के दिल में इस तरह घर कर जाती हैं कि उन्हें निकालने की कोशिश में खून बहने लगता है।”

Some women,” Dahariel said in that same hard tone devoid of any hint of humanity, “get under a man’s skin until digging them out makes you bleed.

Some women,” Dahariel said in that same hard tone devoid of any hint of humanity, “get under a man’s skin until digging them out makes you bleed.

क्या तुम्हें लगता है कि अब तुम्हें मुझे हुक्म देने का हक है?" न्यूयॉर्क के महादूत—एक ऐसा खतरनाक प्राणी जिससे आज भी उसका दिल थोड़ा डरता है—ने उसकी गर्दन के पीछे से बाल हटाए और अपने होंठ उसकी त्वचा पर फेरे। "बेशक। तुम मेरी हो।" आवाज़ में ज़रा भी मज़ाक नहीं था, बस बेबाक अधिकार का एहसास था। "मुझे नहीं लगता कि सच्चे प्यार का यह खेल तुम्हें पूरी तरह समझ आया है।"

Do you think you have the right to give me orders now?" The Archangel of New York, a creature so lethal that part of her feared him even now, lifted the hair off her nape, brushed his lips across her skin. "Of course. You are mine." No hint of humor, nothing but stark possession. "I don't think you've quite got the hang of this true love thing.

Do you think you have the right to give me orders now?" The Archangel of New York, a creature so lethal that part of her feared him even now, lifted the hair off her nape, brushed his lips across her skin. "Of course. You are mine." No hint of humor, nothing but stark possession. "I don't think you've quite got the hang of this true love thing.

उसने कहा, "तुम इस नियम की इकलौती अपवाद हो"। उसकी 'साइलेंस' (मौन) का सबसे पुराना, सबसे गहरा और सबसे खूबसूरत दोष। "तुम्हारे बिना, मैं एक दानव बन जाता।"

You", he said, "are the single exception that rule". The oldest, deepest, most beautiful flaw in his Silence."Without you, I would be a monster.

You", he said, "are the single exception that rule". The oldest, deepest, most beautiful flaw in his Silence."Without you, I would be a monster.

डोरियन ने तटस्थ आवाज़ में कहा, जिससे उसके शब्दों की गहराई ज़रा भी कम नहीं हुई, “तुम भाग सकती हो, लेकिन देर-सबेर तुम्हारे पास भागने के लिए कोई जगह नहीं बचेगी।”

You can run,” Dorian said in a neutral tone that did nothing to lessen the intensity of his expression, “but sooner or later, you run out of places to run to.

You can run,” Dorian said in a neutral tone that did nothing to lessen the intensity of his expression, “but sooner or later, you run out of places to run to.

ब्लूबेल, अगर मेरी आँखों पर पट्टी बंधी हो और दोनों हाथ पीठ पीछे बंधे हों, तब भी तुम मुझे हरा नहीं सकतीं।" "ब्लूबेल?" इलियम ने अपनी आँखें सिकोड़ें। "बस, बहुत हुआ, ओ जंगली।"

Bluebell, you couldn’t take me if I was blindfolded and had both hands tied behind my back.” “Bluebell?” Illium narrowed his eyes. “That’s it, Barbarian.

Bluebell, you couldn’t take me if I was blindfolded and had both hands tied behind my back.” “Bluebell?” Illium narrowed his eyes. “That’s it, Barbarian.

कुछ ज़ख्मों का भरना ज़रूरी होता है, फिर चाहे कितना भी समय बीत गया हो या कितना भी वक्त बाकी हो।

Some wounds should be healed, no matter how much time has passed or how much time is left.

Some wounds should be healed, no matter how much time has passed or how much time is left.

“मैं तुमसे प्यार करती हूँ,” उसने फुसफुसा कर कहा। उसने अपनी हथेली उसकी पीठ पर फेरी। “हाँ, तुम करती हो।” “तुम्हें भी पलटकर वही कहना चाहिए था,” उसने बुरा मानने का नाटक करते हुए कहा क्योंकि यह बचकानी बात उसके डर और उम्मीद को रोके हुए थी। “क्यों?” उसने उसे घूरते हुए कहा। “तुम जानती हो कि तुम ही मेरे दिल की धड़कन हो।”

I love you,” she whispered. He stroked his hand down her back. “Yep, you do.” “You’re supposed to say it back,” she said, pretending to be offended because the silliness kept the fear/hope at bay. “Why?” He scowled down at her. “You know you’re my heartbeat.

I love you,” she whispered. He stroked his hand down her back. “Yep, you do.” “You’re supposed to say it back,” she said, pretending to be offended because the silliness kept the fear/hope at bay. “Why?” He scowled down at her. “You know you’re my heartbeat.

एलेना ने उसे याद दिलाया, "शिकारी मैं हूँ, मुझे आगे जाना चाहिए।" "बेशक तुम आगे जा सकती हो। मेरे मरने के बाद।"

I'm the hunter," Elena reminded him. "I should go first." "Of course you may go first. When I am dead.

I'm the hunter," Elena reminded him. "I should go first." "Of course you may go first. When I am dead.

ओह हाँ, वही तो थी जो मुझे ऐसे घूर रही थी मानो इंतज़ार कर रही हो कि कब मेरे नुकीले दाँत निकलेंगे और मैं उसे खा जाऊँगी। मैं खुद को रोक नहीं पाई—मैंने अपनी नाक खुजलाने के लिए पंजों का इस्तेमाल किया। उसकी आँखें तो डर के मारे बाहर ही आ जाने को थीं।

Oh yeah, that’s the one who kept watching me as if she was waiting for me to grow fangs and try to eat her. I couldn’t help it—I used my claws to scratch my nose. Her eyes almost popped out of their sockets.

Oh yeah, that’s the one who kept watching me as if she was waiting for me to grow fangs and try to eat her. I couldn’t help it—I used my claws to scratch my nose. Her eyes almost popped out of their sockets.

डर मेरी ज़बान पर किसी धातु जैसा महसूस हो रहा है—मैं उसे जानती ही कितना वक़्त हुआ है, फिर भी मुझे पक्का यकीन है कि अगर मैंने उसका प्रस्ताव स्वीकार किया, तो उसके जाने पर मेरा एक हिस्सा टूटकर बिखर जाएगा।" कीर आगे बढ़ा और उसके बालों को उसके कान के पीछे अटका दिया। "हम सब अंदर से थोड़े टूटे हुए होते हैं।" उसकी आवाज़ शांत पर असरदार थी। "इस ज़िंदगी में किसी का भी दिल पूरा नहीं होता।"

The fear is like metal on my tongue—I’ve known him but a fragment of time, and yet I’m certain if I accept his suit, it will destroy a part of me when he leaves.” Keir reached forward to tuck her hair behind her ear. “We’re all a little broken.” Quiet. Potent. “No one goes through life with a whole heart.

The fear is like metal on my tongue—I’ve known him but a fragment of time, and yet I’m certain if I accept his suit, it will destroy a part of me when he leaves.” Keir reached forward to tuck her hair behind her ear. “We’re all a little broken.” Quiet. Potent. “No one goes through life with a whole heart.

दिमित्री, क्या कभी किसी औरत ने तुम्हें ठुकराया है?" "एक बार।" वह मुस्कुराते हुए मुड़ा, उसकी मुस्कान देखकर उसका दिल चाहा कि वह उसका चेहरा अपने हाथों में थाम ले और अपने होंठों से उसके उन खूबसूरत होंठों को छू ले। "मैंने उसी से शादी कर ली।"

Ever had a woman say no to you, Dmitri?” “Once.” He turned the corner with a smile that made her want to cup his face, trace those beautiful lips with her own. “I married her.

Ever had a woman say no to you, Dmitri?” “Once.” He turned the corner with a smile that made her want to cup his face, trace those beautiful lips with her own. “I married her.

उसने मन ही मन खीझते हुए खुद से कहा कि अब उसे अपने माथे पर बने 'बेवकूफ' वाले टैटू के आगे 'बहुत बड़ा' शब्द भी जोड़ लेना चाहिए।

She crushed it, telling herself she was going to add Big in front of her Idiot tattoo.

She crushed it, telling herself she was going to add Big in front of her Idiot tattoo.

एक इंसान के लिए तुम मुझे अपना दुश्मन बना लोगे?" "इंसान" शब्द का इस्तेमाल उसने ऐसे किया जैसे कोई "कीड़ा-मकौड़ा" हो।

You’d make an enemy out of me over a human?” The word “human” might as well have been “rodent.

You’d make an enemy out of me over a human?” The word “human” might as well have been “rodent.

ज़रूर बताओ। यह देखना काफ़ी मज़ेदार होगा कि तुम तक सबसे पहले कौन पहुँचता है।" "अगर मेरा मनोरंजन करना तुम्हारी प्राथमिकता सूची में नहीं है, तो इसके लिए मुझे माफ़ करना।"

Do tell. It might be entertaining to see who gets to you first.” “Excuse me if entertaining you isn’t at the top of my agenda.

Do tell. It might be entertaining to see who gets to you first.” “Excuse me if entertaining you isn’t at the top of my agenda.

एलेना सोचने लगी कि क्या मिहाएला किसी की सेवा का इंतज़ार कर रही है। मन में उसकी इस बात पर हँसते हुए, उसने खुद के लिए कॉफ़ी निकाली—और क्योंकि वह दरियादिल महसूस कर रही थी, और ठीक है, शायद इसलिए भी कि वह मिहाएला को चिढ़ाना चाहती थी—राफेल के लिए भी। फिर उसने कॉफी का बर्तन नीचे रख दिया।

Elena wondered if Michaela was waiting to be served. Snorting inwardly at the idea, she poured her own coffee—and, because she was feeling generous, and okay, maybe because she wanted to irritate Michaela—Raphael’s as well. Then she put down the carafe.

Elena wondered if Michaela was waiting to be served. Snorting inwardly at the idea, she poured her own coffee—and, because she was feeling generous, and okay, maybe because she wanted to irritate Michaela—Raphael’s as well. Then she put down the carafe.

क्या तुम्हें एहसास है कि इससे तुम्हारे पंख और भी ज़्यादा अनोखे हो जाते हैं?" "क्या तुम्हारा मतलब है कि तुमने मुझे किसी ब्यूटी ट्रीटमेंट के लिए गोली मारी थी?"

You do realize this makes your wings even more unique." "Are you saying you shot me as a cosmetic procedure?

You do realize this makes your wings even more unique." "Are you saying you shot me as a cosmetic procedure?

उसने फुसफुसाकर कहा, "तुम्हारा एक हिस्सा हवा है।" "हाँ, यह सच है। लेकिन हवा भी कभी-कभी विश्राम करती है।" सिर हिलाते हुए, उसने अपना हाथ उसकी गर्दन के पीछे सरकाया, उसकी त्वचा की मर्दों वाली स्वाभाविक गर्माहट को महसूस करते हुए। "तो फिर मुझे एक कभी न थमने वाला तूफ़ान समझो।"

Part of you is the wind,” he murmured. “Oui, that is true. But even the wind sometimes rests.” Shaking her head, she slid her hand around the back of his neck, soaking in the intrinsically male heat of his skin. “Then consider me an endless storm.

Part of you is the wind,” he murmured. “Oui, that is true. But even the wind sometimes rests.” Shaking her head, she slid her hand around the back of his neck, soaking in the intrinsically male heat of his skin. “Then consider me an endless storm.

उसने अब कहा, "तुम मुझसे नहीं डरतीं।" वह इतनी बेवकूफ नहीं थी कि झूठ बोलती। "मेरी सिट्टी-पिट्टी गुम है। पर मुझे लगता है कि तुमने मुझे इतनी दूर सिर्फ इसलिए नहीं बुलाया होगा कि मुझे छत से नीचे धक्का दे दो।"

You don't fear me," he said now. She wasn't stupid enough to lie. "I'm petrified. But I figure you didn't make me come all this way just so you could push me off the roof.

You don't fear me," he said now. She wasn't stupid enough to lie. "I'm petrified. But I figure you didn't make me come all this way just so you could push me off the roof.

यह एक ऐसा काम था जो शिकारियों को किंवदंती बना देता था। बेशक, एक किंवदंती बनने के लिए आमतौर पर आपका मरा होना ज़रूरी होता है।

This was the kind of job that made legends out of hunters. Of course, to be a legend, you generally had to be dead.

This was the kind of job that made legends out of hunters. Of course, to be a legend, you generally had to be dead.

मखमल में लिपटी हुई खुली तलवार जैसी आवाज़ थी राफ़ेल की।

A naked blade sheathed in velvet, that was Raphael's voice.

A naked blade sheathed in velvet, that was Raphael's voice.

वो मुझे एक तलवार देना चाहता था? इसमें क्या बुराई है?” “तलवारें,” उसने फुसफुसाकर कहा, “और मखमल के गिफ़्त एक साथ ही जँचते हैं। और तुम्हारी इस म्यान में सिर्फ़ और सिर्फ़ मेरी ही तलवार समाएगी।

He wanted to give me a blade? What's wrong with that?” “Blades,” he whispered, “and sheaths go together. And your sheath will only ever hold my blade.

He wanted to give me a blade? What's wrong with that?” “Blades,” he whispered, “and sheaths go together. And your sheath will only ever hold my blade.

यह बात तुम्हें तब सोचनी चाहिए थी जब तुमने मेरी एक्स-गर्लफ़्रेंड को बताया कि मैं नाश्ते में ज़िंदा बिल्लियाँ खाती हूँ।” मन में अपराधबोध का एक हल्का सा अहसास हुआ। फिर उस बिल्ली ने सोचा कि रायली उसके आख़िरी सफल पैंतरे के बारे में क्या सोचेगी। “किसको पता था कि वह मेरी बात पर विश्वास कर लेगी?” [मर्सी ने जवाब दिया।] “ओह अच्छा? जब तुमने 'ग़लती से' अलमारी खोलकर मेरा 'बिल्ली का पिंजरा' दिखाया, जो उन बेचारी, दुखी बिल्लियों से भरा था जिन्हें मैं खाने वाली थी?” एक भृकुटी तन गई। “क्या वो पिंजरा मेरे ख़ास 'बिल्ली की खाल उतारने वाले' औज़ारों के पास नहीं रखा था?” “वो साफ़ तौर पर नकली थे।” बास ने सिर्फ़ उसे घूर कर देखा।

Should've thought of that before you told my ex-girlfriend I eat live kittens for breakfast." A tiny twinge of guilt. Then the cat wondered what Riley would think of her last successful "shoo-away." "Who knew she'd believe me?" [Mercy responded.] "Oh no? When you 'accidentally' opened the cupboard to expose my 'kitten cage' full of the poor, sad kitties I was going to snack on?" A raised eyebrow. "Wasn't the cage next to my special 'kitten defurring' tools?" "They were obviously fake." Bas just stared at her.

Should've thought of that before you told my ex-girlfriend I eat live kittens for breakfast." A tiny twinge of guilt. Then the cat wondered what Riley would think of her last successful "shoo-away." "Who knew she'd believe me?" [Mercy responded.] "Oh no? When you 'accidentally' opened the cupboard to expose my 'kitten cage' full of the poor, sad kitties I was going to snack on?" A raised eyebrow. "Wasn't the cage next to my special 'kitten defurring' tools?" "They were obviously fake." Bas just stared at her.

क्या मैं बहुत जल्दी आ गया हूँ?” “नहीं। वो तुम्हारा इंतज़ार कर रहे हैं।” मुस्कान गायब हो गई और उसकी जगह चेहरे पर हल्की सी निराशा आ गई। “मुझे लगा था तुम ज़्यादा... खतरनाक होगे।

Am I too early?" "No. He's waiting for you." The smile faded, to be replaced by a slightly disappointed expression. "I thought you'd be . . . scarier.

Am I too early?" "No. He's waiting for you." The smile faded, to be replaced by a slightly disappointed expression. "I thought you'd be . . . scarier.

क्या तुम्हारे अंदर अपनी जान बचाने की ज़रा भी समझ नहीं है?

Do you have no sense of self-preservation?

Do you have no sense of self-preservation?

हम सब सत्ता के आकर्षण से उतने ही प्रभावित होते हैं।

We're all as susceptible to the lure of power.

We're all as susceptible to the lure of power.

“हम मरेंगे,” उसने कहा, “हम साथ मरेंगे। यही तय हुआ है।”

"We die," she said, "we die together. That's the deal."

"We die," she said, "we die together. That's the deal."

अपना सिर उठाकर वह भी समूह के बाकी लोगों के साथ ब्रेस्स की जीत में चीखने लगी। वह आवाज़... सीधे रूह को छू रही थी; उसका संगीत ऐसा था जो दिल में बस जाए, बिल्कुल बेदाग, पवित्र और फिर भी माटी की खुशबू से पूरी तरह जुड़ा हुआ।

Lifting her head, she joined in as the others in the group began to howl in response to Brace's triumph. The sound was . . . It touched the soul, the music haunting, starkly pure and yet so very earthy.

Lifting her head, she joined in as the others in the group began to howl in response to Brace's triumph. The sound was . . . It touched the soul, the music haunting, starkly pure and yet so very earthy.

उसका हाथ छोड़कर वह उसकी बाहों में मुड़ी। फिर पंजों के बल उचककर, उसने अपने दोनों हाथों से उसका चेहरा थामा और उसे नीचे की ओर झुकाया। उसका वह चुंबन मासूम और नाज़ुक था—एक ऐसा हल्का सा स्पर्श, जिसने सांस लेने के जितनी देर में उसे हमेशा के लिए उसका गुलाम बना लिया।

Dropping her hand, she turned in his arms. Then, rising up on tiptoe, she cupped his face in her palms and drew him down. Her kiss was innocent, vulnerable, a caress so gentle that it made him her slave between one breath and the next.

Dropping her hand, she turned in his arms. Then, rising up on tiptoe, she cupped his face in her palms and drew him down. Her kiss was innocent, vulnerable, a caress so gentle that it made him her slave between one breath and the next.

वह उसी की थी और वह उसी का था। उनके बीच रूह तक के जुड़ाव का हक था।

She was his and he was hers. They had under-the-skin privileges.

She was his and he was hers. They had under-the-skin privileges.

डोरियन, तुम उदास क्यों हो? वह उससे झूठ नहीं बोल सका। "तेंदुआ चाहता है कि तुम उसे देखो।"

Why are you sad, Dorian?" He couldn't lie to her. "The leopard wants you to see it.

Why are you sad, Dorian?" He couldn't lie to her. "The leopard wants you to see it.

उसने अपनी आँखें मूंद लीं और अपना माथा उसके माथे से टिका दिया। "तुम मेरी जान ले लोगी, एलेना।" वह मुस्कुराई। "तुम्हारी इस बोरिंग सी पुरानी ज़िंदगी में थोड़ी सी हलचल की ज़रूरत है।"

He closed his eyes, dropping his forehead against hers. “You’ll be the death of me, Elena.” She smiled. “You need a little excitement in that boring old life of yours.

He closed his eyes, dropping his forehead against hers. “You’ll be the death of me, Elena.” She smiled. “You need a little excitement in that boring old life of yours.

एक महादूद (आर्चएंजेल) अपने जीवन में सिर्फ एक ही बार किसी दूसरे फरिश्ते को जन्म दे सकता है, और वह तब होता है जब हमारे शरीर से 'एम्ब्रोसिया' नामक तत्व पैदा होता है। एम्ब्रोसिया किसी महादूत के जीवन में अनजाने में बस एक ही बार उत्पन्न होता है। ऐसी किंवदंती है कि एम्ब्रोसिया तभी बनता है जब कोई महादूत सच्ची मोहब्बत करता है।

The one and only time an archangel can Make another angel is when our bodies produce a substance known as ambrosia. Ambrosia,is produced instinctively at a single point in an archangel’s life. It is legend that ambrosia only rises when an archangel loves true.

The one and only time an archangel can Make another angel is when our bodies produce a substance known as ambrosia. Ambrosia,is produced instinctively at a single point in an archangel’s life. It is legend that ambrosia only rises when an archangel loves true.

नहीं, नाथन, नहीं।" उसने उसका चेहरा अपने हाथों में थाम लिया। "मुझे तुम्हारी—तुम सबकी—इतनी शिद्दत से ज़रूरत है कि मैं पागल हो रही हूँ। मुझे तुम्हारी हँसी चाहिए। तुम्हारी सोबत चाहिए। मुझे चाहिए कि तुम मेरे बगल में सोओ और जब मैं जागूँ तो तुम भी जागो। मेरे वजूद के हर ज़र्रे को तुम्हारी ज़रूरत है।"

No, Nathan, no." She wrapped his face in her hands. "I just need you--all of you--so much that I'm going crazy. I need your laugh. I need your company. I need you to sleep beside me and I need you to wake when I wake. I need you with everything in me.

No, Nathan, no." She wrapped his face in her hands. "I just need you--all of you--so much that I'm going crazy. I need your laugh. I need your company. I need you to sleep beside me and I need you to wake when I wake. I need you with everything in me.

भगवान, जब तुम साए (Psy) वाली भाषा बोलते हो तो कसम से बहुत सेक्सी लगते हो।

God, you’re sexy when you talk Psy.

God, you’re sexy when you talk Psy.

इलियम, जिसके चांदी के स्पर्श वाले नीले पंख और स्त्री-पुरुष दोनों को मोह लेने वाला चेहरा था, हवा में नामुमकिन सी कलाबाज़ियां खाने की उसकी खूबी तो सोने पर सुहागा थी ही, और ऊपर से उसने अपने आधे कपड़े भी उतार फेंके थे, जो मामले में सोने पर सुहागा साबित हुआ।

Illium, with his wings of silver-kissed blue and a face designed to seduce both males and females, not to mention his ability to do the most impossible acrobatics in the air, would provide a worthy diversion. The fact that he’d decided to ditch half his clothing was just icing on the cake.

Illium, with his wings of silver-kissed blue and a face designed to seduce both males and females, not to mention his ability to do the most impossible acrobatics in the air, would provide a worthy diversion. The fact that he’d decided to ditch half his clothing was just icing on the cake.

जैसे ही उसकी त्वचा उस मज़ेदार गरमाई से झनझना उठी, उसे लगा कि उसे इस पागलपन के बारे में गंभीरता से सोचना चाहिए था—कि वह एक पिशाच के साथ खेल रही थी, जो अपनी सारी मनमोहक अदाओं के बावजूद, गले पर फिरे खंजर की तरह जानलेवा था। पर फिर भी, उसके ज़्यादातर दोस्त पहले ही सोचते थे कि उसका मानसिक संतुलन ठीक नहीं है। तो फिर उन्हें निराश क्यों किया जाए?

As her skin sizzled under the delicious heat, she supposed she should’ve been giving serious thought to the lunacy of what she was doing playing with a vampire, who was, for all his charm, as lethal as a stiletto across the throat. But then again, most of her friends already thought she was half a nut short of a fruitcake. Why disappoint?

As her skin sizzled under the delicious heat, she supposed she should’ve been giving serious thought to the lunacy of what she was doing playing with a vampire, who was, for all his charm, as lethal as a stiletto across the throat. But then again, most of her friends already thought she was half a nut short of a fruitcake. Why disappoint?

जाने क्यों, मोंटगोमेरी को एक परी के रूप में देखने का ख्याल मुझ पर वह असर नहीं डालता जैसा कि तुम पर डालता प्रतीत होता है। -राफेल

Somehow the idea of Montgomery as a fairy doesn't have the same effect on me as it appears to have on you. -Raphael

Somehow the idea of Montgomery as a fairy doesn't have the same effect on me as it appears to have on you. -Raphael

सारा ने एक हाथ उठाया। 'तुमने उसके प्रस्ताव को आख़िर "अस्वीकार" कैसे किया?' 'उसका गला रेत कर।'

Sara held up a hand. 'How exactly did you "decline" his offer?' 'By slitting his throat.

Sara held up a hand. 'How exactly did you "decline" his offer?' 'By slitting his throat.

क्या तुम्हारी पलकें तुम्हारे बालों जैसी हैं?” “हाँ। वे बहुत सुंदर हैं—देखना चाहती हो?” उसके होंठ फड़के। “अहंकार पाप है, ब्लूबेल।” “मेरा तो मानना है कि अगर आपके पास खूबी है, तो उसका प्रदर्शन कीजिए।” -एलेना और इलियम

Are your eyelashes like your hair?” “Yes. They’re very beautiful—want to see?” Her lips twitched. “Vanity is a sin,Bluebell.” “When you have it, flaunt it, I say.” -Elena and Illium

Are your eyelashes like your hair?” “Yes. They’re very beautiful—want to see?” Her lips twitched. “Vanity is a sin,Bluebell.” “When you have it, flaunt it, I say.” -Elena and Illium

एक बार—और लगभग पूरी रात को यकीनन एक बार ही माना जाएगा—इसे आप एक गलती कहकर टाल सकते हैं। लेकिन अगर तुमने दोबारा ऐसा किया, तो वह सोचने लगेगा कि उसका तुम पर कोई हक़ है।” वह हिंसक और शिकारी किस्म के शेपशिफ्टर पुरुषों को अच्छी तरह जानती थी। उन्हें नियंत्रण पसंद था। वे खासकर चाहते थे कि उनकी औरतें उनके आगे झुकें। और रिले तो टेस्टोस्टेरोन से भरा एक ऐसा विशालकाय और प्राचीन मानवरूपी भेड़िया था—वह शायद यही समझता कि उसके आगे झुकना उसका अधिकार है। उसने नाक सिकोड़ी। “इस जनम में तो बिल्कुल नहीं।

Once— and most of the night definitely counts as once—you can write off as a mistake. But you do this again and he's going to start thinking he has rights over you.” She knew predatory changeling men. They liked control. They particularly liked their women to submit. And Riley was one big giant hunk of testosterone-fueled Neanderthal wolf—he probably thought her submission was his right. She snorted. “Not in this lifetime.

Once— and most of the night definitely counts as once—you can write off as a mistake. But you do this again and he's going to start thinking he has rights over you.” She knew predatory changeling men. They liked control. They particularly liked their women to submit. And Riley was one big giant hunk of testosterone-fueled Neanderthal wolf—he probably thought her submission was his right. She snorted. “Not in this lifetime.

एक बात जो मैं हमेशा से जानना चाहता था—जब तुम किशोरी थीं, तब तुमने उस बिकिनी प्रतियोगिता में हिस्सा क्यों लिया था?” उसका चेहरा गुस्से और झेंप के मिले-जुले भाव से लाल हो गया। “तुमने मेरी पृष्ठभूमि का पता कितनी दूर तक लगाया?” “काफी दूर तक।” थोड़ा ठहराव। “तुमने मेरे सवाल का जवाब नहीं दिया।” “और तुम धुएं का गुबार बनकर गायब नहीं हुए। दुनिया निराशाओं से भरी पड़ी है।

One thing I've always wondered—why did you enter that bikini contest when you were a teenager?” Her face flushed with a mixture of anger and embarrassment. “How far back did you trace me?” “Far enough.” A pause. “You didn't answer my question.” “And you didn't turn into a puff of smoke and disappear. The world is full of disappointments.

One thing I've always wondered—why did you enter that bikini contest when you were a teenager?” Her face flushed with a mixture of anger and embarrassment. “How far back did you trace me?” “Far enough.” A pause. “You didn't answer my question.” “And you didn't turn into a puff of smoke and disappear. The world is full of disappointments.

उसने देखा कि वह नया को अपनी छाती से चिपकाकर बिस्तर पर लेट गया। उसका हाथ उस नन्हे से शरीर पर इस तरह फैला हुआ था मानो उसे पूरी तरह ढँक रहा हो, और वह उसे अजीब से दुलार से सहला रहा था, उसके साथ बेहद गहरे स्तर पर जुड़ाव महसूस कर रहा था। फिर उसने मद्धम आवाज़ में खुशी की गड़गड़ाहट जैसी आवाज़ निकाली, और नया ने भी खुशी में एक छोटी सी प्यारी सी आवाज़ निकाली, जो स्पर्श के प्रति अपने प्रेम में बिल्कुल किसी बिल्ली जैसी लग रही थी।

She watched as he settled down on the bed with Naya skin to skin on his chest. His hand all but covered her tiny body as he stroked her in that changeling way, bonding with her on the most elemental level. Then he purred, and Naya made a happy little sound of delight, very much a cat in her love of touch.

She watched as he settled down on the bed with Naya skin to skin on his chest. His hand all but covered her tiny body as he stroked her in that changeling way, bonding with her on the most elemental level. Then he purred, and Naya made a happy little sound of delight, very much a cat in her love of touch.

तुम्हारे दुश्मनों की चीखों में एक अजीब सा अंधा संगीत होता है।

There is a dark music in the screams of your enemies.” (Raphael)

There is a dark music in the screams of your enemies.” (Raphael)

उसने उसे अपने दिल से लगाते हुए सोचा कि प्यार एक ऐसी पीड़ा है जिसकी कोई तुलना नहीं हो सकती।

Love, he thought as he held her to his heart, was an agony beyond compare.

Love, he thought as he held her to his heart, was an agony beyond compare.

“ऐसा क्यों है”—उसकी रीढ़ की हड्डी के ऊपरी हिस्से और फिर थोड़ा नीचे चूमे जाने पर वह सिहर उठी—“कि अंत में हमेशा मैं ही नग्न होती हूँ और तुम कपड़े पहने रहते हो?” एक भारी-भरकम मर्दाना हँसी गूँजी, उसके होंठ उसके कंधे पर थिरक रहे थे, और उसके हाथ उसकी कमर पर थे। “क्योंकि मैं एक समझदार आदमी हूँ।”

Why is it”—she shivered as he kissed the top of her spine, went lower—“that I always end up naked while you remain dressed?” A husky masculine chuckle, his lips moving over her shoulder, his hands on her hips. “Because I'm a smart man.

Why is it”—she shivered as he kissed the top of her spine, went lower—“that I always end up naked while you remain dressed?” A husky masculine chuckle, his lips moving over her shoulder, his hands on her hips. “Because I'm a smart man.

"क्या तुमने कभी उसे गुस्सा दिलाया है?" अगर पुलिसवाले ने कहा कि वह और उसकी पत्नी हमेशा वैवाहिक सुख में रहते हैं, तो एंड्रयू ने तय कर लिया था कि उसे मुक्का मारने की पूरी वजह मिल जाएगी। मैक्स ने एक भौंह उठाई। "हाँ, मैं इंसान हूँ।" उसने फोन अपने सूट की पेंट की जेब में खिसकाया और उसकी आँखों में एक साफ़ मज़ाकिया चमक के साथ खड़ा हो गया। "अगर तुम्हें अभी तक यह बात समझ नहीं आई, तो जान लो कि लड़ाई के बाद मनाने में ही असली मज़ा है।"

Have you ever made her angry?" If the cop said that he and his wife lived in a state of constant connubial bliss, Andrew decided he'd have full cause to throw a punch. Max raised an eyebrow. "Sure, I'm human." He slid the phone into the pocket of his suit pants and rose to his feet with a distinctly amused glint in his eyes. "Making up is the un part, in case you haven't figured that out yet.

Have you ever made her angry?" If the cop said that he and his wife lived in a state of constant connubial bliss, Andrew decided he'd have full cause to throw a punch. Max raised an eyebrow. "Sure, I'm human." He slid the phone into the pocket of his suit pants and rose to his feet with a distinctly amused glint in his eyes. "Making up is the un part, in case you haven't figured that out yet.

जब बच्ची थकने लगी, तो रिले ने उसे उठाया, अपनी पीठ पर लादा और दौड़ता रहा। मर्सी के अंदर का चीता खुशी से गुर्रा उठा—चाहे रिले की कमियाँ जो भी रही हों (और वे अनगिनत और मशहूर थीं), वह मासूमों की देखभाल करना अच्छे से जानता था।

When the kid began to flag, Riley picked her up, swung her onto his back, and kept running. The leopard in Mercy growled in approval - whatever his faults (and they were many and legend), Riley knew how to take care of the innocent.

When the kid began to flag, Riley picked her up, swung her onto his back, and kept running. The leopard in Mercy growled in approval - whatever his faults (and they were many and legend), Riley knew how to take care of the innocent.

अगर उसने सिएना के पीछे जाने का फैसला किया... एक गहरी साँस लेते हुए इंडिगो ने खुद से वादा किया कि जब भी और जैसे ही सही वक्त आएगा, वह उस लड़की को आगाह कर देगी—क्योंकि किसी भी औरत को बिना तैयारी के उस खेल का सामना नहीं करना चाहिए।

If he decided to pursue Sienna...Sucking in a breath Indigo promised herself she'd warn the girl if and when the time came-because no woman should have to face that campaign unprepared.

If he decided to pursue Sienna...Sucking in a breath Indigo promised herself she'd warn the girl if and when the time came-because no woman should have to face that campaign unprepared.

क्या मैं तुम्हें यहाँ भी काट सकता हूँ?

Can I bite you here, too?

Can I bite you here, too?

सियाना, तुम्हारा निशाना बहुत जल्दी चल जाता है, उसने छेड़ते हुए कहा।

You sure got a quick trigger, Sienna," he teased.

You sure got a quick trigger, Sienna," he teased.

"मुझे सब कुछ भुला दो।" एक फुसफुसाहट, एक विनती। उसकी इच्छा के खिलाफ जाने का तो सवाल ही पैदा नहीं होता था। उसने अपनी और उसकी स्थिति बदल दी ताकि वह उसके नीचे आ जाए। "क्या तुम्हें डर नहीं है कि मैं इसका फायदा उठाऊँगा?" उसने अपने आँसू पछे। "प्लीज़, वही तो मैं चाहती हूँ।" "थोड़ा ढंग से कहो।" "इसके बजाय क्यों न मैं तुम्हें गुस्सा दिलाऊँ? उस पर मुझे बहुत प्यार मिलता है।"

"Make me forget." A whisper, a plea. Not giving her what she wanted wasn't even an option. He switched their positions so she was under him. "Aren't you afraid I'll take advantage?" She wiped away her tears. "Please do." "Ask nice." "Why don't I make you angry instead? That gets me kissed a lot."

"Make me forget." A whisper, a plea. Not giving her what she wanted wasn't even an option. He switched their positions so she was under him. "Aren't you afraid I'll take advantage?" She wiped away her tears. "Please do." "Ask nice." "Why don't I make you angry instead? That gets me kissed a lot."

मैंने टैमी को यह कहते हुए सुना था कि तुम बहुत मनमोहक हो सकते हो। पर मुझे तो अभी तक उसका कोई सबूत नहीं मिला।" ओह, उसे बिल्ली की तरह नखरे दिखाना पसंद था। "मुझे लगा था कि जब मैंने तुम्हें चरमसुख तक पहुँचाया था, तब मैं काफी मनमोहक था।" उसने उसकी तरफ़ कामुक नज़रों से देखा। "मैं ऐसा और भी करने की सोच रहा हूँ—ठीक इसके बाद कि मैं तुम्हें राज़ छिपाना सिखा दूँ।"

I heard Tammy say you could be charming. I haven't seen any proof yet." Oh, his cat like that. "I thought I was very charming when I petted you into orgasm." He shot her a look filled with sexual heat. "I plan to do more of that - right after I teach you about keeping secrets.

I heard Tammy say you could be charming. I haven't seen any proof yet." Oh, his cat like that. "I thought I was very charming when I petted you into orgasm." He shot her a look filled with sexual heat. "I plan to do more of that - right after I teach you about keeping secrets.

कुछ मिनट? अचानक झेंपते हुए, उसने अपनी बाहों को सीने पर क्रॉस कर लिया। उसके चेहरे की मुस्कान और चौड़ी हो गई, जिसमें एक जंगली बिल्ली जैसी बेबाकी थी। इससे सोचना मुश्किल हो रहा था। "मुझे लगा था कि पुरुषों को दोबारा मिलन के लिए ज़्यादा समय चाहिए होता है।" "ये वाला बिल्ली का बच्चा नहीं।" खड़े होते हुए उसने कहा, "खेलने के लिए तैयार हो जाओ।"

A few minutes?" Feeling suddenly shy, she crossed her arms over her chest. The smile on his face widened, becoming touched with the feral wildness of the cat. It made thinking difficult. "I believed males needed a longer recovery time to mate." "Not this kitty cat." Rising to his feet, he said, "Get ready to play.

A few minutes?" Feeling suddenly shy, she crossed her arms over her chest. The smile on his face widened, becoming touched with the feral wildness of the cat. It made thinking difficult. "I believed males needed a longer recovery time to mate." "Not this kitty cat." Rising to his feet, he said, "Get ready to play.

मुझे तुम्हारा एक कतरा खून भी नहीं चाहिए—तब तक नहीं जब तक हम दोनों पसीने से तर-बतर और नग्न न हों और तुम मेरा नाम न पुकार रही हो।

I want no blood from you--not until we're both sweaty and naked and you're screaming my name.

I want no blood from you--not until we're both sweaty and naked and you're screaming my name.

छूने से नुक़सान हो सकता था, शायद जान भी जा सकती थी, फिर भी वह खुद को रोक नहीं पाई। यह जुनूनी सनक थी या कोई लाचारी, वह जानती नहीं थी, पर इतना तय था कि सब खत्म होने से पहले या तो वह दिमित्री के बिस्तर पर होगी... या फिर दोनों में से किसी एक का गहरा लाल खून बहेगा।

Contact would hurt, might be fatal, and yet she couldn’t stop herself. Obsession or compulsion, she didn’t know, but she did know that before this was over, she’d either end up in Dmitri’s bed . . . or one of them would bleed darkest red.

Contact would hurt, might be fatal, and yet she couldn’t stop herself. Obsession or compulsion, she didn’t know, but she did know that before this was over, she’d either end up in Dmitri’s bed . . . or one of them would bleed darkest red.

जब दोनों का काम खत्म हो गया, तो कॉफी टेबल पर रखे चाकुओं और बंदूकों का ढेर ऐसा लग रहा था मानो उन्होंने किसी शस्त्रागार को खाली कर दिया हो। “मुझे लगता है हमारी एक समस्या है, दिमित्री।

After they were both done, the pile of knives and guns on the coffee table looked like they’d cleaned out an armory. “I think we have a problem, Dmitri.

After they were both done, the pile of knives and guns on the coffee table looked like they’d cleaned out an armory. “I think we have a problem, Dmitri.

क्या तुम्हारी पूरी त्वचा का रंग ऐसा ही है?" "इसका जवाब पाने का बस एक ही तरीका है।

Is your skin this tone all over?" "Only one way you're going to discover the answer to that.

Is your skin this tone all over?" "Only one way you're going to discover the answer to that.

क्या तुम हो?" "क्या?" "ज़हरीला?" उसकी एक और ख़ूँखार मुस्कान। उसने अपनी जीभ के छोर से अपने एक नुकीले दाँत को छुआ और जब उसने जीभ हटाई, तो उसे सुनहरे तरल की एक बूँद दिखाई दी। "आजमा कर देख लो।" "शायद बाद में, माइकेला से बचने के बाद।

Are you?” “What?” “Venomous?” Another savage smile. He touched the tip of one fang with his tongue and when he drew it away, she saw a pearl of golden liquid. “Try me and see.” “Maybe later, after I’ve survived Michaela.

Are you?” “What?” “Venomous?” Another savage smile. He touched the tip of one fang with his tongue and when he drew it away, she saw a pearl of golden liquid. “Try me and see.” “Maybe later, after I’ve survived Michaela.

कैसी है वो शाही महाशयनी?" "जिंदा है।" "अ अफ़सोस।

How’s Her Royal Bitchiness?” “Alive.” “Pity.

How’s Her Royal Bitchiness?” “Alive.” “Pity.

समुद्र की खुशबू, एक जंगली उफनता हुआ तूफ़ान, उसके मन पर आ टकराया। एेलेना, दिमित्री नग्न क्यों है?

The scent of the sea, a wild turbulent storm, crashing into her mind. Elena, why is Dmitri naked?

The scent of the sea, a wild turbulent storm, crashing into her mind. Elena, why is Dmitri naked?

मुझे लगता है इलियम अपना ख़्याल खुद रख सकता है।" "तब नहीं जब वह लगातार तुमसे फ़्लर्ट करता रहे।" गर्मी का एक बारीक, लगभग खूबसूरत सा अहसास, शैंपेन और धूप जैसा, रोशनी में डूबी हुई विलासिता। "राफेल चीज़ें बाँटने वालों में से नहीं है।"

I think Illium can take care of himself.” “Not if he keeps flirting with you.” A fine, almost elegant tendril of heat, champagne and sunshine, decadence in the light. “Raphael’s not the sharing kind.

I think Illium can take care of himself.” “Not if he keeps flirting with you.” A fine, almost elegant tendril of heat, champagne and sunshine, decadence in the light. “Raphael’s not the sharing kind.

जबकि राफेल के 'सेवन' के लीडर के तौर पर दिमित्री ऐसी किसी कमज़ोरी को स्वीकार नहीं कर सकता था, पर वो नश्वर इंसान जो वह कभी हुआ करता था, वह इंसान जो एक ऐसी औरत से प्यार करता था जिसके होंठ चौड़े और भूरी तिरछी आँखें थीं... वह इंसान समझता था कि किसी से इतना गहरा प्यार करने का क्या मतलब है कि वह एक खूबसूरत पागलपन बन जाए।

While Dmitri, as the leader of Raphael’s Seven, could not accept such a weakness, the mortal he’d once been, the one who had loved a woman with a wide mouth and eyes of slanted brown . . . that man understood what it was to love so deeply it was a kind of beautiful madness.

While Dmitri, as the leader of Raphael’s Seven, could not accept such a weakness, the mortal he’d once been, the one who had loved a woman with a wide mouth and eyes of slanted brown . . . that man understood what it was to love so deeply it was a kind of beautiful madness.

तुम्हें मुझ पर उतना गुस्सा दिलाने का एकमात्र तरीका किसी दूसरे मर्द के साथ बिस्तर पर जाना है।

The only thing you can do to make me that angry is to lie with another man" ~ Raphael, Guild Hunter, Nalini Singh

The only thing you can do to make me that angry is to lie with another man" ~ Raphael, Guild Hunter, Nalini Singh

...क्योंकि वह उससे शादी करने वाला था। "पूछना रिवाज होता है," उसने अब उसकी तरफ़ मुड़ते हुए कहा जो अपनी उस छाती पर काली शर्ट के बटन लगा रहा था जिसे उसने कुछ ही देर पहले चाटा था, चूसा था और चूमा था। "क्यों?" उसने कंधे उचकाए। "मैं तुम्हें कोई विकल्प नहीं दे रहा हूँ।

... because he was going to marry her. “It is customary to ask,” she now said as she turned to watch him button up a black shirt over that chest she’d licked and sucked and kissed not long ago. “Why?” He shrugged. “I’m not giving you a choice.

... because he was going to marry her. “It is customary to ask,” she now said as she turned to watch him button up a black shirt over that chest she’d licked and sucked and kissed not long ago. “Why?” He shrugged. “I’m not giving you a choice.

लिली, अगर तुम मरी... तो मैं तुम्हारी रूह चुराकर तुम्हें पाताल लोक ले जाऊँगा, और अपने जादुई तहखाने में कैद कर लूँगा ताकि तुम कभी भाग न सको।

If you die, Lily ... I’ll steal your soul and take you to the Abyss, where I will keep you in my magical dungeon so you can never escape.

If you die, Lily ... I’ll steal your soul and take you to the Abyss, where I will keep you in my magical dungeon so you can never escape.

उसकी हथेली के नीचे, उसका दिल मज़बूती और यक़ीन के साथ धड़क रहा था। यह इंसानी धड़कन, कितनी सच्ची और कितनी जीवंत थी।

Under her palm, his heart beat strong and sure. It was such a human sound, so honest, so real.

Under her palm, his heart beat strong and sure. It was such a human sound, so honest, so real.

“मेरे ज़माने में,” उसने कहा, “लोग चुड़ैलों पर विश्वास करते थे। क्या तुम कोई चुड़ैल हो, ऑनर, जो मुझसे ये सब कहलवा रही हो?” उसने उसके उन पुराने ज़ख्मों को कुरेद कर रख दिया था जिन पर इतने लंबे समय से पपड़ी जम चुकी थी कि वह अक्सर भूल ही जाता था कि वे कभी थे भी। उसके बेहद नाज़ुक हाथ उसके चेहरे पर टिके रहे और उसने तब तक खींचा जब तक कि दोनों के माथे आपस में नहीं टिक गए। “मैं कोई चुड़ैल नहीं हूँ, दिमित्री। अगर होती, तो तुम्हें ठीक करना जानती।”

In my time,” he said, “they believed in witches. Are you a witch, Honor, that you make me say these things to you?” Causing him to rip open wounds that had stayed safely scabbed over for so long that, most of the time, he managed to forget they existed. Her hands, so very, very gentle, continued to hold his face as she tugged him down until their foreheads touched. “I’m no witch, Dmitri. If I was, I’d know how to fix you.

In my time,” he said, “they believed in witches. Are you a witch, Honor, that you make me say these things to you?” Causing him to rip open wounds that had stayed safely scabbed over for so long that, most of the time, he managed to forget they existed. Her hands, so very, very gentle, continued to hold his face as she tugged him down until their foreheads touched. “I’m no witch, Dmitri. If I was, I’d know how to fix you.

“तुमने किसी और के प्यार में न पड़ने की कसम खाई थी, दिमित्री।” एक फुसफुसाहट जिसने बन्दूक की गोली की तरह असर किया। “तो मुझे तुम्हारे पास वापस आना ही था... पतिदेव।”

You refused to fall in love with anyone else, Dmitri.” A whisper with the impact of a gun-shot. “So I had to come back for you . . . husband.

You refused to fall in love with anyone else, Dmitri.” A whisper with the impact of a gun-shot. “So I had to come back for you . . . husband.

सो जाओ रेड, मैं संभाल लूँगा।

Sleep Red, I've got you." - Vaughn to Faith

Sleep Red, I've got you." - Vaughn to Faith

“मुझे तुमसे यह नहीं कहना चाहिए,” उसके हर शब्द में समर्पण झलकता था, “पर मैं कह रहा हूँ। मेरा इंतज़ार करना, जेस। मैं तुम्हारे पास वापस लौटकर जरूर आऊंगा।” समंदर जैसी हरी आँखों में छुपा हुआ जंचता हुआ जज़्बा साफ झलक रहा था। उसने अपनी उंगलियाँ उसके होठों पर रखते हुए सिर हिलाया। “तुम्हें कभी पूछने की जरूरत नहीं है, गैलेन। ज़िंदगीभर, मैं तुम्हारा इंतज़ार कर सकती हूँ।”

I shouldn’t ask you to,” he said, devotion in every word, “but I’m going to. Wait for me, Jess. I’ll come back to you.” Naked emotion turned the sea green into hidden emeralds. Pressing her fingers to his lips, she shook her head. “You never have to ask, Galen. Forever, that’s how long I’d wait for you.

I shouldn’t ask you to,” he said, devotion in every word, “but I’m going to. Wait for me, Jess. I’ll come back to you.” Naked emotion turned the sea green into hidden emeralds. Pressing her fingers to his lips, she shook her head. “You never have to ask, Galen. Forever, that’s how long I’d wait for you.

यह एक व्हाइट-कॉलर अपराध था।” इलियम ने उसे एक अजीब नजर से देखा। “इंसानी दुनिया में, ऐसे अपराधों की सजा बहुत हल्की होती है, भले ही इनसे सैंकड़ों लोगों को नुकसान पहुँचता हो और कुछ लोग नाउम्मीदी में मौत को गले लगा लेते हैं, जबकि किसी एक इंसान को पीटने वाले को बड़ा अपराधी माना जाता है।”

It was a white-collar crime.” Illium gave her an odd look. “In the human world, such crimes are lightly punished, though they harm hundreds, leading some to choose death out of despair, while the man who beats a single person is considered the worse criminal.

It was a white-collar crime.” Illium gave her an odd look. “In the human world, such crimes are lightly punished, though they harm hundreds, leading some to choose death out of despair, while the man who beats a single person is considered the worse criminal.

अगर यही मौत है, गिल्ड हंटर,एंजेल की आग जब उसकी हड्डियों को चीरती हुई उसके दिल तक पहुँची, तो उसने अपने नश्वर मन में सोचा, तो फिर हम दूसरी दुनिया में मिलेंगे।

If this is death, Guild Hunter,he thought to his mortal as angelfire scored through his bones and touched his heart, then I will see you on the other side.

If this is death, Guild Hunter,he thought to his mortal as angelfire scored through his bones and touched his heart, then I will see you on the other side.

मैं तुमसे कहता हूँ कि मैं खतरनाक हूँ और तुम मेरे पास छुरियाँ रखना चाहती हो?

I tell you I'm dangerous and you want to put knives near me?" - Vaughn to Faith

I tell you I'm dangerous and you want to put knives near me?" - Vaughn to Faith

यह बात याद रखना,” उसने दर्द से कराहते हुए कहा। “और अपने जानने वाले हर शख्स को बताना।

Remember that,” he groaned. “And tell everyone you know.

Remember that,” he groaned. “And tell everyone you know.

उससे कहो कि हम काटते नहीं हैं।” “मैं अपने दोस्तों से झूठ नहीं बोलता।”

Tell her we don’t bite.” “I don’t lie to my friends.

Tell her we don’t bite.” “I don’t lie to my friends.

मर्सी के आने के बाद से वह जितनी सुकून की जिंदगी जी रहा था, वैसा सुकून उसे शायद ही कभी मिला था। वह बस उसे तब तक सहलाता रहा जब तक कि वह बिल्ली की तरह संतोष से गुर्राने न लगी। हमेशा की तरह यह बात उसे बहुत भाई। “मैंने तुम्हें गुर्राने पर मजबूर कर दिया।” एक सुस्त सी जम्हाई। “मैं नाटक कर रही थी।”

Content in a way he’d rarely been before Mercy, he simply stroked her until she purred. It delighted him as it always did. “I made you purr.” A lazy yawn. “I’m faking it.

Content in a way he’d rarely been before Mercy, he simply stroked her until she purred. It delighted him as it always did. “I made you purr.” A lazy yawn. “I’m faking it.

उसके इस अपनत्व ने उसके दिल के चारों ओर एक ऐसा घेरा बना लिया, कि वह उसमें इस तरह उलझ गई कि जान गई कि वह कभी इससे बाहर नहीं आ पाएगी। उसकी जिंदगी में पहली बार, उसकी भेड़िया रूपी अंतरात्मा ने किसी को चुना था। और उसने इस अकेले भेड़िए को चुना था। “तुमने मुझे पा लिया है,” उसने फुसफुसा कर कहा। पूरी तरह से।

His gentleness twined another tendril around her heart, until she was so entangled in him, she knew she’d never break free. For the first time in her life, her wolf had chosen. And it had chosen this lone wolf. “You have me,” she whispered. All of me.

His gentleness twined another tendril around her heart, until she was so entangled in him, she knew she’d never break free. For the first time in her life, her wolf had chosen. And it had chosen this lone wolf. “You have me,” she whispered. All of me.

साफ है कि मुझे राजकुमारियों के बारे में और पढ़ाई करनी होगी।

Obviously, I need to study princesses further.

Obviously, I need to study princesses further.

सोफिया उठी और उसने काउंसलर निकिता डंकन की इस अनोखी बेटी पर एक आखिरी नजर डाली।

Sophia got up, taking one last look at the extraordinary daughter Councilor Nikita Duncan had borne.

Sophia got up, taking one last look at the extraordinary daughter Councilor Nikita Duncan had borne.

हाक की आँखों में ऐसी मासूमियत थी कि एंड्रयू समझ गया, यह सरासर बकवास है।

Hawke's gaze was so innocent, Andrew knew it was pure bullshit

Hawke's gaze was so innocent, Andrew knew it was pure bullshit

उस पल में एक ऐसा ठहराव और पूर्णता थी जिसे महसूस कर सिएना के मन में आया: हाँ, यही तो है। हम दोनों को एक-दूसरे के साथ ऐसा ही होना चाहिए था।

There was a perfection to the moment that made Sienna think: Yes, this is it. This is who we're meant to be together.

There was a perfection to the moment that made Sienna think: Yes, this is it. This is who we're meant to be together.

भगवान की कसम, अगर मुझे फिर से गोली लगी, तो इंडिगो मेरा गला घोंट देगी।

I swear to God, if I get shot again, Indigo will strangle me.

I swear to God, if I get shot again, Indigo will strangle me.

नेहा के दरबार जैसी शालीन सभा मैंने कभी नहीं देखी। दिमित्री अपनी उँगलियों के बीच एक चाकू घुमा रहा था—उन तीन चाकुओं में से एक जो वह नेहा के इलाके से लाया था। "वह वाकई मेहमानों को पूरा सम्मान देना जानती है।" उसने वह चाकू जेसन की तरफ उछाल दिया। जेसन ने उसे वापस फेंकते हुए कहा, "शायद उसका इरादा था कि रात को सोते समय मेहमान का बहुत करीने से काम तमाम करवा दे।"

I have never been to a court s gracious as the one Neha keeps. Dmitri played a knife through his fingers, one of the three he'd brought back from Neha's territory. "She truly believes in giving honor to a visitor." He threw to knife at Jason. "He threw it back as Venom added, "Thought she might have that guest neatly executed as the court sleeps.

I have never been to a court s gracious as the one Neha keeps. Dmitri played a knife through his fingers, one of the three he'd brought back from Neha's territory. "She truly believes in giving honor to a visitor." He threw to knife at Jason. "He threw it back as Venom added, "Thought she might have that guest neatly executed as the court sleeps.

उसने धीमी आवाज़ में एक चुनौती भरे अंदाज़ में कहा, "चलो आगे बढ़ो। भूखे भेड़िए को छेड़ते रहो, देखते हैं फिर तुम्हारा क्या हस्र होता है।"

Go on,” he said in a low tone that was a dare. “Keep on poking the hungry wolf, see how naked it gets you.

Go on,” he said in a low tone that was a dare. “Keep on poking the hungry wolf, see how naked it gets you.

छोटे पिल्ले नियमों को सिर्फ एक सुझाव समझते हैं।

Pups think rules are suggestions.

Pups think rules are suggestions.

इससे पहले कि वह दोनों के बीच थोड़ी दूरी बना पाती, उसने उसे फिर से गले से लगा लिया। फिर उस मांद के सबसे चालाक भेड़िए ने अपनी आवाज़ धीमी करके फुसफुसाया, "लेकिन, जाने-मन, तुम्हारे पास एक फायदा है। तुम पहले से उसके दिलो-दिमाग पर छाई हुई हो। और तुम्हें अच्छे से पता है कि उसे कैसे परेशान करना है।"

He hugged her again, before she could put some distance between them. Then the most sneaky wolf in the den lowered his voice and whispered, “But you’ve got an advantage, sweetheart. You’re already in his head. And you know how to mess with it.

He hugged her again, before she could put some distance between them. Then the most sneaky wolf in the den lowered his voice and whispered, “But you’ve got an advantage, sweetheart. You’re already in his head. And you know how to mess with it.