The degenerate is at the Guild, Curran said. Regenerating.
The Khanum? Arland coughed. The last sip of tea must’ve gone wrong.Are you unwell? Dagorkun inquired.Healthy as a krahr, Arland said.That’s such a relief. I would hate for some illness to interfere an...
That's the nature of our relationship. A spark lit his eyes. We both do what's necessary, and after it's over, I watch you freak out about it.I don't.Oh, I don't want you to stop. I find it highly amu...
Sometimes bad shit happens, and you have to protect the people you love, Leon said. It would be nice if you can do that and keep your hands clean but life doesn’t work that way. Life is messy, and som...
So how was it? she asked. Kissing Curran?I can't let him kiss me again, because if he does, I'll sleep with him.Andrea blinked. Well, she said finally, At least you know where you stand.
So crosses don't do anything against your kind? Sean asked.No, Arland said. There is no mystical force repelling us.Then why?We're forbidden to kill a creature in a moment of prayer or invocation of t...
People around me die. They drop like flies. I've gone through life leaving a trail of dead bodies behind me. My mother is dead, my guardian is dead, my aunt is dead—because I killed her, and when my r...
My tablecloth was missing in action and long, jagged scratches covered the table's surface.The scratches looked suspiciously like letters. I climbed on a chair and looked at it from above. MINE. Oh, t...
Mom? Mother turned to Grandmother.What?She's going to lunch with her kidnapper!Take a picture for me, Grandma said.
Kate& DerekNo, Kate, you don’t understand. He vanished. He was there one moment and then he was gone.I couldn’t resist. Like a ninja. In a puff of smoke.
If you ever decide on a career change, I’d avoid motivational speaking.
If it weren’t for supplies, I’d never go back down to town. But a man has to do what a man has to do. Hard to live like a king without toilet paper.--Astamur
I was conceived because it would be good for my House to have an heir and because my parents' genes ticked the right set of boxes. You were probably conceived because your parents loved each other.Acc...
I was a knight, Andrea said. I'm not just going to start shooting every dickhead who mouths off to me.Just making sure.Besides, if I shot him, I'd do it so nobody could trace it back to me. I'd shoot...
I looked at Curran. You killed an animal god and then you ate him? Maybe, Curran said. What do you mean maybe?
I like home. It’s warm and there are books.
I don't want it to be attributed to a loss of control on my part. When I throw you out of the window, I want there to be no doubt the act was deliberate.
I batted my eyelashes and did my best to appear dumb as a board
He said he'd met a girl with stardust on her robe, and when he looked into her eyes, he saw the universe looking back.
Dina, I’m bored, Caldenia announced.Too bad. I guaranteed her safety, not entertainment. What about your game?Her Grace gave me a shrug. I’ve beaten it five times on the Deity setting. I’ve reduced Pa...