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,...
Mag Rogan and I stood on the edge of a cliff. Below us, the ground plunged so far down that it was as if the planet itself had ended at our feet. The wind tugged at my hair. He was wearing those dark...
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’...
Monogamy, he stated flatly. While you’re with me, I’m the only one. Anybody else touches you and I’ll kill them.What if I accidently bump into someone?Gold flashed in his eyes. Don’t.
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.
Most people simply didn't realize they could do things that bent their reality. It was kind of like growing up in a land with no deep rivers or lakes. If you never tried, how would you know if you cou...
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...
My back hit the wall. He closed in with an almost terrifying intensity. His muscular body boxed me in.Rogan, I warned. In my head, a song played over and over, singing to me in a seductive voice, . ....
My mother stared at the ceiling. Did you hear that? Hear what? I asked, my eyes wide. I would kill Jim. He could sit completely motionless for hours when on stakeouts. I’d seen him do it. He had to be...
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.
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...
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...
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'...
Oh. They were trying to be inconspicuous. I bit my lip to keep from laughing. I'd never had an attempt at intimidation whispered at me before.
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...
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.
People must make their own choices, no matter how wrong those choices are. Otherwise they can't be free.
People must make their own choices, no matter how wrong those choices are. Otherwise they can’t be free. A
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