As I walked back to civilization, I realized that for the first time in the six months I had known Curran, we had managed to have a conversation and part ways without wanting to kill each other. I fou...
Around me, the morning traffic neighed, brayed, and defecated on the street.
Are you implying that our relationship is like a Spanish soap opera? I’m not implying. I’m saying it.
Are you also a professional soldier?He grinned. I’m more of a gentleman of adventure.George laughed under his breath.I save these two from themselves, Gaston continued. Occasionally I do a bit of skul...
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
Any activity? Robert asked.Not in the lasssht ten minutesh. Before that, very exshiting. I shaw Wolf Beta run by. There were vampiresh chassing her. She was yelling, 'Bill me, bloodshuckers!
Answer my question: Why do smart people tend to be stupid? Because we think we know better. We think that our intellect affords us special privileges and lets us beat the odds.
Andrea lifted a black firearm, holding it as if it were covered with slime. This is a Witness 45. It has a molding flaw on the grip right here, see? If you fire it, it will blister your hand.She picke...
And what causes orgasm in a man? Kate Daniels, the sex-ed specialist. Kill me, somebody.
And the next time you choose to project in my dreams, do keep your clothes on.He smiled. It was a very male, self-aware smile, not just sexual but carnal. The predatory look in his eyes turned ravagin...
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...
An old song surfaced in my memories. Love is all you need. Maybe, but in real life love was rarely all you got. Raphael and I also had pride, and guilt, and anger, jealousy and hurt feelings,
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 pale, sweaty Corona bottle invaded my field of vision. It was clamped in a hand attached to a muscular arm with pale blond hair. Peace offering, Curran said.Did I hear him come in? No.I took the bee...
A knockout, Curran said behind me.I jumped in the air about a foot and managed to land with some semblance of dignity. He had managed to sneak up on me again. Time to save face. Nah. That wasn't a kno...
A girl half my age swept by and slammed two giant tankard filled with beer on the table. Ragnvald held his up. I smashed my tankard against his. Beer splashed. We raised the tankard and pretended to t...
A ghastly attempt at a smile, sure to send any normal person to a therapist.