Rene, you want us to find you-don't-know-who and to retrieve his you-don't-know-what for you-won't-tell-me-whom?
Obviously I was missing the whole picture. Any minute now he would leap up, wrench the two-inch silver alloy bars apart despite the fact that silver was toxic to shapeshifters, and heroically kick Sai...
Who snitched?We have people monitoring police radio frequencies. They gave Jim a heads-up in case our security had to storm PAD offices and bust you out of there. I found out when I saw Jim walking do...
One school of thought says that the best way to handle an issue like this is exposure therapy, Mad Rogan said. For example, if you're terrified of snakes, repeated handling of them will cure it.Aha. I...
He leaned his head to me, his neck so close to my lips, I felt the heat coming off his skin. His breath was warm against my ear. His voice was a ragged snarl. I miss you.This wasn't happening.I worry...
And you expect me to commute two hours each way from the Keep to the Order. I kept my voice mild. I suppose I won't be needing my job, my house, or my clothes anymore.I didn't say that. Although let m...
Awesome. I'd terrified the Legatus of the Golden Legion just by showing him my sword. If I waved it around, he'd probably explode.
You see, the mailman saw your husband during one of his walks.He's my fiancé, I told her. We are living in sin.Heather blinked, momentarily knocked off her stride, but recovered. Oh, that's nice.It's...
You know anything about investigative work?Sure. Annoy the people involved until the guilt party tries to make you go away.
Do you have spies in Clan Heavy?I have spies everywhere.I looked at Andrea, who was hoarding bacon on her plate.She had tea with Mahon’s wife. Andrea said.Aunt B looked at her. You and I need to work...
Curran strode toward me, eyes blazing. If I let her go, I'll need a replacement. Want to volunteer for the job.He looked like he wouldn't be taking no for an anser. I swiped Slayer from its sheath and...
I looked at him. You really need to work on your threats. I can't tell if you're threatening me or inviting me for tea.
You're right, my problems are the biggest problems ever, George said. No, honestly, it's horrible to be me. I'm rich, talented, and I make girls cry.How do you make girls cry, exactly?George turned to...
Diplomacy was never my strong suit and my patience had run dry. I crouched and called out, Here, kitty, kitty, kitty. [...]Kitty, kitty? asked a level male voice.[...]What kind of woman greets the Bea...
Other pirates leaped over the railing. One, two... seven... thirteen. A baker’s dozen. Wait, fifteen. Eighteen... Twenty-one. The odds weren’t in our favor.Maybe they just came over to borrow a cup of...
A dense wall of greenery bordered it, ...an impenetrable barrier of oaks, evergreen shrubs, blackberry that somehow resisted the frost, and thorns. In the defense department, the witches would make Sl...
Is he a scumbag in training? Richard glanced at the gunman. At least have the decency to hold the gun properly, you fool. If you don’t know how, pass it to someone who does. I’m not going to suffer be...
This doesn't mean you're getting a discount.Audrey heaved a mock sigh. Oh well. I guess I'll have to ply you with sexual favors, then.Gnome choked on the soup. I'm old enough to be your grandfather!Au...
This man was a rogue, not because circumstances forced him to be a criminal but because he was born that way. He was probably conning his mother out of her milk the moment he could grin. He'd charm th...
Failure happened. The trick was to accept the risk and try anyway.
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