I’ve seen your foot up close. Curran pointed to his chest. I’ve seen it here. He moved his hand to his jaw. Here. He touched the place over his cheek where my kick had cut him. And here.
Just so you know: if a rakshasa shows up, I left my sword in the car.
Just staying sharp. Keeping you safe keeps me in shape.
Kissing me won't make me more agreeable, she whispered.I'm not trying to make you more agreeable. His voice was rough and low. I just can't help myself.
Kissing me won’t make me more agreeable, she whispered. I’m not trying to make you more agreeable. His voice was rough and low. I just can’t help myself.
Landon slid back into the driver’s seat and pointed at my saber. Put it away.Say the magic word.Please, Landon squeezed out.I slid the blade back into the sheath and petted it. It’s okay, Sarrat. If h...
Landon spun the wheel. The Land Rover nearly careened, turning off the road. Landon parked and bolted out of the car, slapping the driver's door closed behind him.
Let me help, he said. You've been taught all your life that killing another person is wrong, and that belief persists even in the fact of facts. Not only would Peaches have killed us given the chance,...
Let me see if I have this straight. You killed your children and piloted their undead bodies?Yes. Does that shock you?No. You're a psychopathWhat does that mean?I got up and brought her a dictionary....
Look under the passenger seat in a black plastic bin. There should be a book. Raphael hopped out, dug under the seat, and pulled out a dog-eared copy of The Almanac of Mystical Creatures. Got it, I sa...
Look what the cat dragged in. He was playing to the audience. Never good. Is he talking to me or you? Curran asked. His voice was deceptively light. I don’t know, I said. But I’m sure he’ll get around...
Mad Rogan was walking next to me with that same confident stride that had made me notice him back in the arboretum, and I knew precisely where he was and how much distance separated us. My whole body...
Mad shapeshifters ripped into monsters, their eyes crimson with rage. Witches howled, loosing spells and arrows. The air steamed with blood. The clamor of swords, the pain-laced cries of the injured,...
Marriage was a trap. The moment the man said the word I do at the altar, he surrendered his freedom. He was no longer free to pursue other women. Staying out past the appointed hour required his wife’...
Most people facing a truck head-on would be scared. He stared her down as if she had insulted him by nearly running him over. Like he was some sort of king of the road.
Mr. Evans? I called. A moment of your time? He looked at me as if he'd never seen me before. Do I know you? My name is Dina. I own the bed-and-breakfast. He glanced past me at the old house sitting at...
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.
Now climb, young grasshopper, so your Kung Fu won't be weak.
Of course, with my luck, the Shepherd could be a crazy numismatist just dying for a Kennedy fifty-cent piece. Maybe I could set a trap with a handful of change. Here, Shepherd, here boy, look, I have...
On Harpy’s Drive we passed a row of trees, each one with its trunk unnaturally bloated and covered with black fuzz. I had no idea what the fuzz did, but we steered clear of it. The law of navigating p...
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