Man, you cannot be real," the human said softly. "Why not?" "You just can't." She laughed a little. "Well, I am." He cleared his throat again. Offered her a lopsided grin. "Mind if I ask you to prove it?" "How?" "Can I touch your hair?
J.R. Ward (2011). “J.R. Ward The Black Dagger Brotherhood Novels 1-4”, p.423, Penguin