Oh. Oh. Well, that is useful information. Thank you, dear. Yes, yes, you’re terribly thoughtful and I couldn’t have a better best friend. Yes, we’ll have to do a— A con with a bloody spike in his grip...
Rule number four of magic, the one that any responsible teacher drums into their students’ heads until it’s as second nature as breathing, is you do not fuck with demons. Yes, I’m aware of the irony o...
Shape-shifter? he snorted. No such thing. I leaned back on his couch and tilted my head at him. Gary? I said. You’ve got demon blood. You know I’m a sorcerer and that magic is real. Are you really gon...
She doesn’t dare come after us head-on, not now. We did, Caitlin said with a faint murmur of pleasure, slaughter most of her associates.
She had personal details about my relationships that only my close friends should have known. So you’ve got a stalker, I said to my reflection in the rearview mirror. And she eats people. Great.
So, Emma. Where are we on the ranch project? We’re signing tomorrow. Things couldn’t be running any more smoothly. Ranch project? I asked. Emma beamed at me. It’s a coup. 4. What kind of coup, exactly...
Solitary confinement? That’s where they stick you. Hell, you can do your whole sentence in solitary. Pros: you won’t get stabbed. Cons: you’ll probably go insane from the isolation.
Sounds ominous, I said. Do you get a cool code name, too? No, but I have handcuffs— Kinky. —and a gun. I shook my head. There you go, ruining the mental image.
Spend enough time living on the wrong side of the law, magic powers or not, you grow a sixth sense for when things are about to go sideways. Think of it as Darwinism for criminals. You learn when to w...
Stacy, Artie snapped, I don’t have time for this shit, okay— The first message, which she said you’d understand, is that she’s one of Caitlin’s sisters. She’s going to make sure you stay properly ente...
Standing next to Caitlin was like walking into a lioness’ den wearing a suit made of T-bone steaks. No amount of infatuation could make me forget what she was, or drown out the memory of Artie Kaufman...
The Nook was in a perpetual state of slightly organized chaos, like it had been hit by a tornado followed by a slightly mad librarian with bold new ideas about the Dewey decimal system.
The cellar itself? Not shown. Probably wanna check that out. The cellar, I said. Great. Because nothing bad ever happens in the cellars of creepy old houses.
There’s no council of wizened wizards overseeing the world of magic, no hidden academies where bright-eyed and precocious youths learn the secrets of the unknown. What we do have is a collective desir...
The key to walking around places where you’re not supposed to be is to look like you’re too important to be interrupted. Most people are non-confrontational by nature, and if you give them a good reas...
The princes of hell were too old, too powerful to operate on Earth. They couldn’t even set foot here without kicking off the apocalypse ahead of schedule. So every prince had a hound: the one demon in...
The problem with doing magic under pressure is that the pressure drowns out the flow, the rhythm. It’s like trying to play jazz with a gun to your head.
The problem with security, real and bulletproof security, is that it’s ugly. By way of example, take a look at a supermax prison or better yet, a liquor store in the bad part of town. The rich and bea...
The truth is, Nadine purred into my ear, since the moment we met, all I’ve been thinking about is you, me, and my favorite pair of scissors. I think I’d start by gelding you, like the vile animal you...
The world is full of good men who make bad decisions, I told her. Sometimes it works out. Sometimes it doesn’t. You just have to figure things out the best you can. Make the best choices you can. Choi...
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