The beasties dashed left, rounded the corner, and stopped before a square foot-wide vent secured by a metal grate. Use the small tooth, Cornelius intoned. Open the burrow. I’m in a Disney movie, Augus...
That’s just perfect. I hung up and crossed my arms over my chest. When your butt is permanently attached to a chair, the only thing you can do is sit and hope to look professional.
Sure, I didn't weigh a hundred and ten pounds, but my narrow waist let me bend and I could break a man's neck with my kick.
Someone stepped through the garage doorway. I squinted against the light. Mad Rogan.He wore a dark suit. It fit him like a glove, from the broad shoulders and powerful chest to the flat stomach and lo...
So far my best plan would be to build a mountain of gasoline cans and explosives, stick a Property of US Government sign on it, and throw a T-shirt over Pierce’s head when he showed up to explode it....
So either this was a coincidence, or you have a traitor among the alphas.Jim’s eyes flashed green. There are no traitors on the Council.I sighed. Of course not—how dare the mighty shapeshifters have h...
Really, Luther, if I knew you were that hungry, I would’ve picked up some takeout. At the sound of my voice, he turned. You! Me. What is this? He looked at Julie. Mini-you?
Put it away.I could do it. I was strong enough. I had Voron to thank for it.I pulled the magic back. All the anger, all the pain, I collapsed it on itself and stuffed it away. It hurt.I took my hand o...
One look at Rebecca and Aunt B would have an instant apoplexy.Raphael’s eyebrows furrowed. My mother’s approval isn’t necessary.Aha. Does she know that?
Once an opponent fell into a pattern, they became predictable—and they could be defeated.
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...
NO. CURRAN STRODE TO THE CAR, HEADING DOWN the street away from the temple. No what? I knew what, but I wanted him to spell it out. That way I could shut him down better.
My wrists and ankles were bleeding. My knees too—I must’ve scraped myself trying to draw the circle. So far today I’d seen a woman almost die, I’d shot a person, I’d killed another person with my shoc...
My lords! I'm not a castle. You don't have to storm me.
My lord, my lady, may I say that I am delighted that my favorite alpha is feeling better. Why, you’ll be running recklessly into danger against overwhelming odds anytime now.
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...
May your life be rich in blessings and poor in misfortunes. May you see your children’s children grow up and make you proud. May your fights be short, your laughter loud, and your passion hot. May you...
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...
Jim waited for us at the Gold Gate. His teeth were bared. What happened to barely winning?You said sloppy! Look, I didn’t even use my sword; I hit him with my head like a moron.A man with a sword atta...
Jesu, Helen, turn the horses!