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...
That’s because I don’t hunt. I’m a male lion. I weigh six hundred pounds. Do you really expect me to scamper through the brush after deer? When I want a steak, I want a damn steak. I don’t want to cha...
Some magic talents are destructive. Some are subtle. But no magic user should be taken lightly.
Shave that jaw, brush that hair, tone down the crazy in the eyes, and he would have to fight women off with that crossbow.
Prime or no Prime, five-year-old girls were scary. I babysat my sisters when they were that age. It still gave me nightmares.
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...
Only two kinds of people drink their coffee black: cops and serial killers. Sit,
Only two kinds of people drink their coffee black: cops and serial killers. Sit, sit. I
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 doesn’t let her fiancé fight a horde of ghouls by himself. Some things were just not done.
One day you’ll have to choose diplomacy or your spouse. I’m telling you now, it’s got to be your wife. Diplomacy doesn’t care if you live or die. Your wife does.
One day some other Prime will threaten our House, and when that day comes, I’ll kill him. What?I’ll do it quiet and clean, and nobody will ever know. Leon smiled. I’m going to be a dark horse, House B...
Oh, so it was a lifesaving kiss.Well, if you want to put it that way... Do me a favor: next time you think my life needs saving, just let me die. I'd really prefer it.He laughed.She shook her head. I'...
Now the muted setting made sense: a neutral setting, soothing light, a book. The deep magic fed the beast within him. It took a monumental effort of will to restrain it. With the flare so close, Curra...
Not only will you sleep with me, but you will say 'please.'I stared at him, shocked. The smile widened. You will say 'please' before and 'thank you' after. Nervous laughter bubbled up. You've gone ins...
No, I never expect people to be idiots, George said. I do expect them to lack some of the necessary information, because experience has demonstrated to me that assuming someone in a key position knows...
No offense, right. No offense stood for I’m going to insult you, but you can’t be mad at me.
No challenge, no matter how insignificant, can be left unanswered. Even a cry in the wilderness must be acknowledged, because someone might have heard it.
Never show a weakness; never show pain. The vulnerable get eaten. She would break down later when she was alone, but neither he nor anyone else would ever see it.
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