Mishmar. Your father’s hellish prison he cobbled together from the remains of office buildings from Omaha, which he destroyed. The Mishmar that’s stuffed to the brink with mutated vampires. That Mishm...
Momma’s gonna buy you a mockingbird . . . Margo stirred and crawled to her mother, dragging one twisted leg behind her. Maddie followed. They huddled together, the three of them, pressed against the P...
You're out of your league, Curran said.No shit. I really didn't handle this whole thing too well, did I?No, he said. His voice held no sympathy.I wanted to ask for a do-over. I would be more restraine...
My cell phone rang on the table. I never went far without it, even in the house. I picked it up. An unlisted number. Oh goodie.Nevada Baylor.I need to talk to you, Mad Rogan said into the phone. Meet...
PARTY STARTER.
My investigative technique mostly consisted of going through the list of interested parties and making as much noise as possible, until the culprit lost his patience and tried to shut me up.
The beasties dashed left, rounded the corner, and stopped before a square foot-wide vent secured by a metal grate. Use the small tooth, Cornelius intoned. Open the burrow. I’m in a Disney movie, Augus...
Somewhere in the darkness the Beast Lord prowled. I didn’t know what he looked like. I didn’t know the species of his beast. Few people outside of the Pack claimed to have met him and nobody seemed wi...
You're everything to me, he said into my ear.I wanted to tell him that he was everything to me, that I wouldn't let the darkness have him, that he never had to worry that I would give up and walk away...
NO. CURRAN STRODE TO THE CAR, HEADING DOWN the street away from the temple. No what? I knew what, but I wanted him to spell it out. That way I could shut him down better.
Never fear quarrels, but seek hazardous adventures,
No challenge, no matter how insignificant, can be left unanswered. Even a cry in the wilderness must be acknowledged, because someone might have heard it.
So the boy’s life is still in jeopardy, Ghastek said..It’s being handled, Curran said.I would like to be involved in that handling.I’m sure you would, Curran said. It’s hard to believe, but I go whole...
No offense, right. No offense stood for I’m going to insult you, but you can’t be mad at me.
No, I never expect people to be idiots, George said. I do expect them to lack some of the necessary information, because experience has demonstrated to me that assuming someone in a key position knows...
No, I promised him I wouldn’t fight a giant. So you obey the letter of the law and not the spirit, she said. Yes. My teeth finally stopped chattering. I loved my turtleneck. I loved my jacket. I loved...
No. Roman got up off his chair. The wedding night is for you and Curran. The wedding is for everyone else and it’s the price you pay so you can get to the wedding night.
Nonhumanity is a dangerous label. If someone is nonhuman, they have no rights, Andrea. No protection.
Someone knocked.I paused, the chicken halfway to my mouth, and glared at the door. The knocking persisted. It wasn’t Derek. His knock would be careful, almost apologetic. This bastard knocked like he...
Now Julie could stay here, in the Keep full of homicidal maniacs who grew teeth the size of switchblades and erupted into a violent frenzy when threatened.
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