The sound of carriage wheels and horses was faint,seeming more distant than they actually were. Drops of water clung to the wool of my dress and my cloak, the men dragging in the grass. We were in a s...
Mother was delicate the way badgers were delicate.
Me own mam saw things, he said, looking at the fire as if she might be there behind it. And they always came true. She didn't say anything about spirits. She just called it the Second Sight. Said it w...
I tried not to look as if I was hiding a handsome young lad under the mattress.
I pulled open my window and leaned out. Are you daft? I whispered loudly.He bowed extravagantly, deeply, his dark tousled hair falling over his brow. Such poetry, my lady.
I paused, folding the top corner of the page to keep my place. My dad used to wince every time he saw me do that, but I think books should be loved to pieces. They should be as worn and soft as flanne...
I don't need a babysitter. She huffed. I can take care of myself.No, you can't, Sky and I both replied together. I'd been saying the same thing to Solange and Lucy since they were barely old enough to...
Hunter was adding another log to the fireplace in the living room. Lucy handed her a small package. I made you guys something.Hunter pulled off the wrapping to reveal a small vampire Santa felt doll,...
Helena paused. Lucy?Yes?She ran a hand over my hair and kissed my cheek, just like she kissed Solange's cheek when Solange was little. We love you very much. But your mother and I will both lock you i...
He kissed me as if we had all the time in the world, as if it weren’t cold outside, as if winter weren’t coming, or the dawn, or any of the dangers that waited for us outside this field. I kissed him...
Connor said, quoting her favorite poem. He kissed her quickly. And don't fall out, he added.Don't die, she replied sleepily.Dude, Quinn grinned. Did you just recite poetry?Shut it, Connor shot back a...
We’re never alone, he said, kissing her ear slowly, until she shivered. You’ve stuffed the farm full of crazy people.You should be used to that. It’s how you grew up. She leaned into him. And I hate t...
We have treaties with some vampire tribes. And we also have several more departments, at the academy and at the college. And in the League at large as well. Things like Tech and Supernatural Studies.W...
Or to want to take a photo of Nicholas with his fangs out and wearing a black cape lined with red satin and then hang it over my pillow in a heart-shaped frame.
Nicholas came up beside me. Damn it, Sol. Ever heard of the speed limit?Oh, right, coming from the guy who got three speeding tickets the first week he had his license.That's different. At least he ha...
I knew how he felt, how it was like being swallowed by winter, so that even your insides were too stark and too cold.
I closed my eyes, wondering why it was no effort at all to call up the exact shade of his dark eyes, hostile as they were. I should be thinking about the bounty on our heads, not whether or not I’d ge...
I bet it’s never happened to you.She was right. But that was only because I’d been five years old when Grandpa had started my training. When I’d thought there were monsters under the bed, he taught me...
Hunter pulled away, rolling her eyes.Hey, where are you going? I murmured. We’re not done making up.We’re in crisis mode out there, she answered, reluctantly taking another step back.It’s always crisi...
How did you know it wasn't really me?Are you kidding? Your eyeballs could be on fire and you wouldn't bat your lashes at me like that.