At the core, our motives are always self-serving, Kate. Altruism is a fog created by sly minds seeking to benefit from the energy and skill of others. Nothing more.
At first he didn't want to tell us, and then Jim asked him if he was left- or right-handed. The bodyguard asked why and Jim told him that he would break the other arm first, because he wasn't a comple...
As we walked back to the scar, I turned to him. You should give up and let your mane grow out. Mm-hm. And then we can stay up late, and you can braid it, and put ribbons in it . . . Don’t you want to...
Around me, the morning traffic neighed, brayed, and defecated on the street.
Are you done? he asked. Just getting started. I was so brave over the phone.
Are we going to school today? No.Great. Then I’m going to go outside and see if I can get a gun. Since my own family won’t let me have one, I’ll have to beg strangers.- Leon & Penelope
Answer me this, did you hesitate at all or did you see the giant, go ‘Wheee!’ and run toward it? She ran toward it, Juke quipped. He was biting people in half. I rest my case, Curran said. A note woul...
Another howl ruptured the quiet, still too far away to be a threat. The Beast Lord, the leader, the alpha male, had to enforce his position as much by will as by physical force. He would have to answe...
Andrea exploded out of the staircase, her eyes huge.Someone broke into Curran’s private quarters in the Keep and welded his weight bench together. They also melted the lock on the room where he entert...
And you’re not hurt? Nothing’s broken? No. Oh good. Mad Rogan sank a vicious punch into Adam’s jaw. Adam fell to his knees, his mouth bloody. How about now, Adam? Anything hurt now?
And you brought the ski mask?Yes. It’s not cold, though, even up above.It’s not for the cold. The pegasi like to chase birds. Birds don’t like to be chased.Okay. Whatever that meant.Chapter 10BIRDS WE...
And what causes orgasm in a man? Kate Daniels, the sex-ed specialist. Kill me, somebody.
And just when I thought the pain had dulled, my mind would betray me and bring Dad back to life in my dreams. Sometimes I didn't realize that he was dead until I awoke and then it was like a punch in...
And if the Pack Council produces any kittens, we’ll give them to Jim to raise. He needs to mellow out anyway. I looked at him. He took his hands off the wheel and held them apart about six inches. Cut...
And how is His Great Fussiness today?Derek’s eyes sparked a bit. His Majesty is in an ill humor. Rumors are flying that his mate almost got herself shot.
An evil light sparked in his eyes. You could always go for Plan B.Pound everyone to a bloody pulp until they shut up and cooperate?Exactly.-Curran and Kate
Also, your father.My eyes snapped open. What about my father?Roman blinked. That was a bona fide snarl.Ascanio nodded, his eyes wide. Yes, she gets scary sometimes. She’s very difficult to work for.I...
According to Maimonides, one should always walk the King's Road, staying away from the extremes, neither surrendering completely to one's emotions nor rejecting them entirely.
Aaahh. Home. My place, my smells, my familiar rug under my feet, my kitchen, my Curran in the kitchen chair . . . Wait a damn minute.
A wise man once said, A human mind is the place where emotion and reason are locked in perpetual combat. Sadly for our species, emotion always wins. I really liked that quote. It explained why, even t...