People lie for many reasons: to save themselves, to get out of trouble, to avoid hurting someone's feelings. Manipulators lie to get what they want. Narcissists lie to make themselves seem grand to ot...
To answer your question, yes, you may kiss my ass. Normally I prefer to maintain my personal space, but you’re a Friend of the Pack and your services have proven useful once or twice. I strive to acco...
People view us and our vampires as abominations, Ghastek said. They call the undead inhuman, not realizing the irony: only humans are capable of inhumanity. Four thousand years of technology, with mag...
Perhaps I just wasn't scary enough. Maybe I should invest in some horns or fangs.
The dusk had arrived on the wings of a night moth, silent and soft. The sky above me darkened to a deep, beautiful purple. Stars glowed high above, and below them, as if inspired by their light, tiny...
Perhaps you should negotiate? Robert glanced at me.Sure. I cleared my throat. Move or I'll cut your head off.
Phone calls, TV broadcasts, and Skype sessions don’t, so there has to be some physical proximity. It works better if I can see you and hear you at the same time. Direct eye contact works best. He
Please tell me there is coffee.Aunt B grimaced. They're already crazy. If I let them have coffee, they'd be bouncing off the walls. We have herbal tea,...I needed to find Julie, find her mom, convince...
Put it away.I could do it. I was strong enough. I had Voron to thank for it.I pulled the magic back. All the anger, all the pain, I collapsed it on itself and stuffed it away. It hurt.I took my hand o...
Quick, Derek, it’s your chance to shine, Ascanio said. Derek gave him a withering look. Desandra is a mother, Robert is married, Kate’s affianced, and I’m an old soul. You’re the closest thing to a vi...
Quillonians were a reclusive race, proud, prone to drama, and violent when cornered. A couple of them had stayed at my parents’ inn, and as long as everything went their way, they were perfectly cordi...
Rage is a powerful thing. People get upset over many things. Frustrating jobs, small paychecks, bad hours. People want things; people feel humiliated by others who have the things they want; people fe...
Raphael turned me over and looked at me, his face close to mine. You and I will never be done.You're my mate.He kissed the corner of my mouth. I almost cried.I stopped sleeping since you left, he said...
Ready to put your claws where your mouth is, or are you going to cringe behind the big boys and yip all day?His eyes flared yellow Is that a challenge?Yes it is.
Robart blinked, momentarily thrown off track, but recovered. I will have my knight returned to me.Knight? What knight? Oh shoot. I had completely forgotten about the vampire who’d almost chopped the p...
Rose pushed on his chest with her hand. If you let go of me now, I’m going to chalk your mauling of me up to temporary insanity. He kissed her again, lightly brushing her lips. Declan! His grass green...
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...
We should clap or something. Curran said. She's trying so hard.
The Kodiak of Atlanta was brave and powerful and the closest thing to a father Curran had. He also had an uncanny ability to alienate everyone in the room and then have to defend himself when a brawl...
Screw that. We’re going to lunch. It’s almost dinnertime. Then we’re going to dinch. Or lunner. Or whatever the hell early-dinner-late-lunch stupid combo we can come up with. Now isn’t . . . Andrea’s...
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