We heard the clinking of glasses and faint, conversational laughter. A human torso, crudely butchered, lay across a glass table with its innards still wet and glistening. Lauren sat beside it, dressed...
C’mon, clock’s ticking. Let’s go pick a fight with an evil billionaire wizard.
She arched an eyebrow. You already know? I stole his soul, lost his soul, exorcised his soul from another person’s body, stuffed him in a bottle, pulled a short con, and now the Choir thinks I’m Gille...
Oh, hey, I said. Looks like the whole Vegas Metro SWAT division is here. Plus the FBI, Homeland Security, and probably the IRS for good measure.
But it’s not about violence; it’s about doing what you can, whenever you can, to stand up for what you believe. You fight and you never, ever give up. That’s what makes a man.
Ski masks might be traditional attire for a burglary, but buying four of them when there was no snow on the ground was a great way to stand out like a sore thumb. Believe it or not, cops follow up on...
My list of requirements was hard to meet. Ideally, I needed quiet neighbors, a landlord who took rent payments in cash and wasn’t picky about background checks, and hardwood floors for chalking down t...
You got a name? Kim, he spat. What’s your first name? Mister.
My first escape attempt had been a disaster and this one was likely to land me in an unmarked grave, but the situation wasn’t all bad. At least I was able to cross one thing off my bucket list. You kn...
I’m going to find out who Amber is. We’ve got to get to her before he does. My head swirled with maybes. Maybe Tony would lose his nerve. Maybe he’d drag his heels just a little longer. Maybe he’d sho...
So sorry, Calypso said, waving his cigarette in a slow circle. I should have asked before I lit up. Does anyone mind if I smoke? Duh, yes, Josh snapped at him. It’s a filthy habit. And it’s making my...
She arched one eyebrow, incredulous, and tilted her head. Daniel? Did you forget who I work for? In retrospect, it was a dumb question on my part.
In a week marred by death and pain, I’d found a single red rose growing in the ruins. I’d take the thorns as they came.
You must understand, Mr. Faust, that this is not the only world that exists. Like the petals of a snowflake, other dimensions weave and lace around our own, sometimes touching our planet, sometimes vi...
What’s going on, Faust? Hive B. They’re running death matches for rich sickos to gamble on. Warden Lancaster and the guards are all in on it. That’s why nobody ever comes back from Hive B. They’re not...
Just one question: how did you break the curse? Easy, I said. C’mon, sentenced to life in prison? That’s how I knew something was fishy. You would have moved heaven and earth to get me out of here. Be...
Your traveling companion is a highly successful narcotics dealer. I held up a finger. Point of order. She was arrested for marijuana possession twice, growing it once, and all three times the charges...
Why are you whispering? I’m on the roof of an evil flower shop, and I don’t want to get shot. That sort of answer, he said, really shouldn’t surprise me anymore.
I looked around, my heart pounding faster, trying to spot it before it could get the jump on me. The creature was near, but the noise sounded like it was coming from everywhere at once. No, I realized...
I gave him the list of what I needed. Brisco squinted at me. How is that gonna help? Didn’t you ever watch MacGyver? That guy could make bombs out of paper clips and chewing gum. Yeah, but…you aren’t...
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