Sure, I didn't weigh a hundred and ten pounds, but my narrow waist let me bend and I could break a man's neck with my kick.
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 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,...
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...
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...
Shave that jaw, brush that hair, tone down the crazy in the eyes, and he would have to fight women off with that crossbow.
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...
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...
Prime or no Prime, five-year-old girls were scary. I babysat my sisters when they were that age. It still gave me nightmares.
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
People, especially unhappy people, want a cause. They want something to belong to, to be a part of something great and bigger, and to be led. It’s easy to be a cog in a machine: you don’t have to thin...
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...
People think I built the Pack, because I'm the guy who has the welfare of all shapeshifters in mind. They're wrong. Everything I built, I did so that when I mate and have children, nobody can touch my...
People looked at me, shocked.I gave them a nice big smile. That's right, look what big teeth I have. I knew I was a vegetarian, but aside from Jim and a few friends, nobody else did. Besides, just bec...
One of the rooms in the castle had a creature in it, Curran said.What kind of creature?A large cat, Curran said. It glowed.What happened to the large glowing cat? Why did I have a feeling I wouldn’t l...
One of my cousins is named Lucifer. I once asked my aunt why and she said, Because I wanted him to be beautiful and to think for himself.
One minute later we sat on the bed, staring at a plate on the floor with two chocolate chip cookies and a small puddle of honey. I don’t think you understand the whole predatory cat thing, Andrea info...