I made someone’s day better. Today wasn’t a complete loss.
I lunged for the dagger and sat on top of him, my knees pinning his arms, my dagger on his throat.He lay still. I give up, he said and smiled. Your move.Er. I was sitting atop the Beast Lord in my und...
I have spent my spare time studying literature popular with young women of this planet. One should always study the battlefield.Sean glanced at him. And?I suggest you give up now. According to my rese...
I hated casinos. The lure of easy money brought out the worst in people. The air smelled of greed, disappointment, and desperation.
I hadn’t crossed the line. I’d ridden an elephant up to it and run back and forth along its edge while a mariachi band played in the background, but I hadn’t crossed it.
I had once read a book that said a traveler should always have one and it made a lot of sense.
I got my boots out of the closet, put them on, and buckled a belt with a knife on it around my waist under my robe. Baha-char was the place where you went to find things. Sometimes things found you in...
I dropped all the guards. All the leashes, all the chains, everything that ever restrained me through the discipline and fear of discovery, I let it all go. No need to hide.
I don't know if you heard, but I kind of run this place.
Hugh kept circling us. A small smile curved his lips. He looked like a man who was enjoying himself. Snow, sunshine, brisk air, a fast horse . . . and impending slaughter. All the things a growing boy...
How much farther? Derek asked.Patience is a virtue, Ghastek advised.Lecturing a wolf about patience is unwise. That was the first time Derek condescended to addressing Ghastek directly, and his face p...
How do you know your injuries aren’t life threatening? You’re covered in the fluid from its guts. How do you know it’s not poisonous? If it’s poisonous, we’ll deal with it when I feel sick. Fine. I’ll...
Her imagination painted Georgie twenty years later, sitting in leg irons before some Broken psychiatrist. Well, you see, it all started with bubbles...
He wanted to wear sweatpants, because they tear easier. I asked him if he wanted me to get him some male stripper jeans so he could avoid looking like a Russian gangster from pre-Shift movies, after w...
He puts himself between evil creatures and small children. He protects us. He is my monster, Commander. Should any rough men come here and try to take what is ours, he will remind them of that.
He glued the chair to my ass. Silence.
He fixed me with his Mad Rogan stare. If you find the connection between Brian’s disappearance and the conspiracy, I want to know about it. Not eventually, not when it’s convenient, but immediately.Ye...
He finished the bandage and was examining it critically.You know those things are unreliable. His voice held just a touch of reproach.Eleven out of twelve work fine. I’d say that’s better chances than...
He came for me again. He could barely move, but he dragged himself up and threw himself at an enraged demon for my sake. It was enough to make a girl cry.
Have your vote. But know this: if you come to remove me, come in force, because if you try to separate me from him, I will kill every single one of you. My hand won't shake. My aim won't falter. My fa...