I wasn’t much older than Brooke, but she was young enough and tiny enough that Ramon and I both spent more time protecting her than ogling her.”
-- Sam, as narrator (chapter 1 paragraph 18)

Importance: This quote demonstrates Sam and Ramon relationship with Brooke and foreshadows how they will care for her.

Still, a necromancer left unchecked could create all sorts of trouble. Best to put him in his place now.”
-- Narrator (chapter 3 paragraph 6)

Importance: Douglas is concerned about Sam avoiding his radar. He doesn’t view Sam as a genuine threat to his power, but it demonstrates that no matter how small the power, he doesn’t want anyone else to have it.

But Brid could tell she was alone, and with the heavy musk of wolf around her, that shouldn’t be.”
-- Narrator (chapter 5 paragraph 1)

Importance: The quote gives the reader a sense of Brid’s heightened senses that come with being a fey/werewolf.

He’d never been able to understand that...
-- Narrator (chapter 5 paragraph 43)