Prince Trehan Christian Daciano (Dacian vampire) and Princess Bettina of Abaddon (Half demon / half sorceress) 
 "What else did you see of my life?" 
 She knew he would point out her weakness, her dependency on her guardians, her useless panting after Caspion. 
 "You view the world differently than I do." 
 "Of course I do. You're a brave warrior. I'm...not." 
 "You're an artist. You see beauty in so much, noting details I never you have seen. You gave a sensibility I could only imagine before." He parted his lips, then paused for a moment, as if he wanted to get his next words right. "I've spend my entire life killing. I destroy. You create. You've opened my eyes to a new world. I crave more of it. More of you." 
 After I read "Lothaire", my satisfaction level had reached its peak. That was the main reason, I had major issues getting into this book. 
 Thankfully this did not last long. After a while, I experienced pure awesomeness! 
 (Moreover, (view spoiler)[ the fact that I already knew that Caspion will find his HEA later on in "Shadow's Seduction", it also helped me to enjoy the book ;) (hide spoiler)])