The girl showed him her stained finger and reached toward him slowly, aiming for his face. No, William said. Bad hobo. The finger kept coming closer.
The flesh-colored fuzz tested the salt and found it delicious. Figured. I didn’t feel any different, and I was closest to the body, so I’d be the first one to go. A comforting thought.Cash had brought...
The first magic wave kicked the world in the face.
The double doors separating the private dining room from the rest of Bernard’s swung open. A tall broad-shouldered body filled the doorway. Hugh d’Ambray strode into the room.
The cloak coupled with a black leather vest made me suitably menacing. All that was missing was a giant neon sign with rotating sparklers proclaiming HARD CASE. LINE TO GET YOUR ASS KICKED FORMS TO TH...
That’s a lovely story, Sean said. We should go back.
Sophie raised her head. Light filtering through the trees dappled her face. Hawk.Charlotte looked up as well. A bird of prey soared above the treetops, circling around them.It’s dead, Sophie said. Geo...
Sometimes it helps to live through it, I told her. Find a time when nobody will bother you, and imagine it. Imagine the worst-case scenario in as much detail as you can manage. Let yourself live throu...
Something clicked in my brain. I remember where I’ve seen you before. You’re Curran’s...—lover, mistress, honey-bunny—significant other. Dear God, what could the Beast Lord’s concubine possibly want f...
Someone knocked on the door. Come in! Barabas called. The door swung open and Derek stuck his head in. Hey, do you have any duct tape? He saw me, stepped back, and closed the door without a word. Well...
Some things were constant in the universe. Two and two didn’t always equal four, but every water-based species at some point had heated water and thrown some plants into it.
Some people in the world only saw in black and white. They were driven by fear. They had learned how to survive in their little corner of the world and they saw any change as a threat to their surviva...
Some of you know me. Some of you have seen me fight and some of you are my friends. Have your vote. But know this: if you come to remove me, come in force, because if you try to separate me from him,...
Some men were handsome. Some were powerful. Curran was...dangerous.
So it’s my fault? I made you your bloody dinner. You didn’t show up. Just couldn’t pass up a chance to humiliate me, could you?Curran bit the air as if he had fangs. I was challenged by two bears. The...
Small talk with the dragon. How are you? Eaten any adventurers lately? Sure, just had one this morning. Look, I still got his femur stuck in my teeth. Is that upsetting to you?
Six feet two inches tall and built like he could punch through solid walls and dodge a bullet at the same time, Jim projected a concentrated promise to kick your ass. It emanated from him like heat fr...
Since we’re playing that game… I tilted my face up to his and gave him a lovesick gaze.Do you have to sneeze? he asked.Be quiet. I’m pretending to enjoy your company, just as you said.Try not to strai...
Settle down, Princess. It’s not my first time.
Saiman picked up a coffee mug, stared at it, and hurled it against the wall. It shattered into a dozen pieces. We looked at him. Your date appears to be hysterical, Rene told me. You think I should sl...