"'Some people use things; they destroy. You're a creator, a builder'... Once [those words] might have been right, but now, they could not have been further from the truth."
Chapter 1, page 1

"To be recognized as the guild's leader would fulfill the promise Turquoise had once made. She had sworn that no one would ever mistake her for prey again."
Chapter 1, pages 4-5

"'In the early sixteen hundreds two sisters, vampires both, founded an empire they called Midnight. This building was the heart, the symbol so to speak, of their power. They were less than five hundred years old, young compared to most of their kind, but they both were ruthless, and more organized than their elders; their determination allowed them to take control swiftly.'"
Jillian Red, Chapter 2, page 13

"'I could sell you in. You would fetch a high number, I'm sure. Attractive, healthy, strong, intelligent... or I...