The last time we met, he tortured me, Ascanio said. He what? Could this get any worse? You’re still alive, Hugh said. Clearly my heart wasn’t in it.
Well, well. The new head of the People’s Atlanta office had come to see me personally. I’d curtsy but I was too tired to get off my donkey and the sword on my back would get in the way.
The magic flooded us again. This time Derek was ready—his face showed no change. Ghastek, on the other hand, halted in midrise halfway off the ground.I unsheathed Slayer. Derek backed away, giving him...
The magic ground against my mind and I heard the same word whispered over and over in my head.Oh my God. I knew that name. I read about her. I studied her legends, but I never thought I would come acr...
The man approached. He stood tall, at least six three, maybe six four. Broad shoulders. Long legs in black pants. His black hair fell in a tangled mess on his shoulders. It looked like he might have c...
You are not meant to be at peace. We, the human beings, are meant to live life to its fullest. We are meant to experience it all—sadness, disappointment, rage, kindness, joy, love. We are meant to tes...
You sure you don’t want to kiss me good-bye, baby?
The next time I went anywhere with Mad Rogan, I’d bring one of those bandoliers action stars wore when they routed terrorists from jungles.
You sure you don’t want me to stay? I’ll make you coffee and ask you about your day.
The pain gets better with time, I told her. It always hurts, but it gets better.
The pervert.He prefers to think of himself as sexual deviant.Semantics.
The phone rang. I picked it up. Are you sitting down? Curran's voice asked. Yes. Good. I listened to the disconnect signal. If he wanted me to sit, then I'd stand. I got up. The chair got up with me a...
The phone rang. I picked it up. Kate DanielsIt's me, Curran said. I— I hung up.
The point is, I have no patience left. You will tell me where you went when you vanished. Now. Andrea raised her chin, as if daring me to take a swing. Or? Or what exactly? Or I will punch you right i...
The porch light came on and Aunt B swung the door open. Middle-aged and stout, with graying hair rolled into a bun, she looked like she should be baking cookies, not ruling a brood of social deviants...
The problem with all men, and werewolves in particular, was their odd perspective. Sean viewed the gash across his ribs as a scratch. I viewed it as an open wound made by a monomolecular blade able to...
The problem with being an alpha is that you can never make the first move.Makes you feel like you’re taking advantage of your position. You have to wait untilthe other person decides they want in.Jim...
The problem with honesty was that it gave your opponent ammunition to use against you.
The rabbis paled. I’d managed to terrify holy men. Maybe I could beat up a nun for an encore.
We make our own choices in life. Our actions shape our lives and we alone are responsible for them.
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