Because my telekinetic magic doesn’t work on living things. I can throw something metal fast enough to slice an opponent to pieces. I can hurl a board at him, because cut wood is dead. I can choke him...
Attosecond? Gaston asked.I’m guessing it’s a very, very small fraction of a second, I said.One quintillionth of a second, George said, without raising his head from his reader.Jack pondered him. Have...
At first he didn't want to tell us, and then Jim asked him if he was left- or right-handed. The bodyguard asked why and Jim told him that he would break the other arm first, because he wasn't a comple...
Are you done? he asked. Just getting started. I was so brave over the phone.
Anyway, I’m not hurt. I’ll be home for dinner.As you wish, he said.My heart made a little jump. The tension in his voice eased. You sure you don’t need your Prince Charming to come and save you?The kn...
Anticipation zinged through me. I knew exactly how much space separated us. I felt every inch of it, charged with electric energy. If he touched me right now, I’d probably jump a foot in the air. I st...
Answer me this, did you hesitate at all or did you see the giant, go ‘Wheee!’ and run toward it? She ran toward it, Juke quipped. He was biting people in half. I rest my case, Curran said. A note woul...
Another howl ruptured the quiet, still too far away to be a threat. The Beast Lord, the leader, the alpha male, had to enforce his position as much by will as by physical force. He would have to answe...
Andrea exploded out of the staircase, her eyes huge.Someone broke into Curran’s private quarters in the Keep and welded his weight bench together. They also melted the lock on the room where he entert...
And you’re not hurt? Nothing’s broken? No. Oh good. Mad Rogan sank a vicious punch into Adam’s jaw. Adam fell to his knees, his mouth bloody. How about now, Adam? Anything hurt now?
And you brought the ski mask?Yes. It’s not cold, though, even up above.It’s not for the cold. The pegasi like to chase birds. Birds don’t like to be chased.Okay. Whatever that meant.Chapter 10BIRDS WE...
And the next time you choose to project into 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 rava...
And most of the time, I like being by myself. But when I look into my future, I see no family, no husband, no children. No warmth. I just see myself getting older and more scarred.
And if the Pack Council produces any kittens, we’ll give them to Jim to raise. He needs to mellow out anyway. I looked at him. He took his hands off the wheel and held them apart about six inches. Cut...
All my life I was taught to stay out of the way of the powerful. Don’t draw attention to yourself. Don’t show off. Guard your blood, because it will betray you. If you bleed, wipe it clean and burn th...
Adam’s eyes narrowed. I’ve looked you up. You’re small potatoes, Snowflake.
Adam glanced up. Brown eyes took my measure. He looked just like he did in all those photographs. Okay. Now I needed to not get fried as I talked his handsome ass into surrendering.
Across from me at the next row of supports Jim raised his hand and touched his fingers to his thumb a few times, imitating an opening and closing beak. Negotiate. He wanted me to engage a lunatic who...
Acarició mi mejilla.-Viniste a por mí -susurré.-Siempre -respondió.-Eres un maldito idiota, ¿intentabas desperdiciar tu vida?-Solo intentaba ponerme a punto. Tenerte a salvo me mantiene en forma.
A wise man once said, A human mind is the place where emotion and reason are locked in perpetual combat. Sadly for our species, emotion always wins. I really liked that quote. It explained why, even t...