Kincaid rounded the far corner. He was dressed in his customary black clothing again, fatigue pants, and a hunting jacket over body armor, and he had enough guns strapped to his body to outfit a terro...
Kincaid, evidently exhausted himself, drew a gun, took the safety off, placed it on his chest, and went to sleep too.It's cute, I whispered to Murphy. He has a teddy Glock.
This thing was power from the Outside, and I was a grain of sand to its oncoming tide. But you know what? That grain of sand might be the last remnant of what had once been a mountain, but that which...
You can describe it to them as much as you want. You can write books about what you felt, what you experienced. You can compose poems and songs about what it was like. But until they've seen it for th...
Why? I asked him quietly. Why were you taking essence from the boy? H-he… He had so much. I didn’t think it would hurt him and I… He cringed back from me as he spoke the last words. I…needed to grow s...
Well. We’ll just have to hope that this wasn’t a loup-garou, I guess. If it was a louper, you’d know, Bob said wisely. In the middle of this town, you’d have a dozen people dead every time the full mo...
Let me be clear that I never offered House Astor an insult... Nor did I insult Reginald. I simply described him in accurate terms. If he finds himself insulted by the truth, it's hardly my concern.
What one deserves and what one experiences are seldom congruent.
Life is easier when you can write off others as monsters, demon, as horrible threats that must be hated and feared the thing is you can't do that without becoming them, just a little.
Listen to me, I snarled. We are not going to die! Butters stared up at me, pale, his eyes terrified. We’re not? No. And do you know why? He shook his head. Because Thomas is too pretty to die. And bec...
Wars and plans can’t coexist, sir. One of them kills the other.
Lord, Michael said. We walk into darkness now. Our enemies will surround us. Please help to make us strong enough to do what needs to be done. Amen.
Where germs go?Sunrise, I said. Poof.Butter's voice sounded bewildered. Vampire germs?The tiny capes are a dead giveaway.
Okay, I said to Karrin. Let's move.Uh, she asked, without turning her head. move where?The island, I said.Harry, this is a motorcycle.It'll work, I said. Look at it.Karrin jerked as she noted the appe...
Mac folded his arms on the bar and looked at me intently and said, in a resonant baritone, You've got to be very careful, Harry.I looked at him, shocked. He'd...used grammar.
Walls keep you from seeing things. They help make things less real. Sure, maybe you hear loud, sharp noises outside some nights. But it’s easy to tell yourself that those aren’t gunshots, that there’s...
Maybe my values are outdated, but I come from an old school of thought. I think that men ought to treat women like something other than just shorter, weaker men with breasts.
Michael smiled at me a little. You’re a good man, Harry. But you’re making the same mistake Nicodemus always has—and the same one Karrin did. What mistake? You all think the critical word in the phras...
Michael titled his head. But . . . Uriel, if I were to misuse it . . . I would Fall, Uriel said quietly. I choked on the air. Holy crap. The last time an archangel Fell, I’m pretty sure there were ext...
Michael watched my face closely as we carried her. What? I asked. You aren’t angry, he said. That she’s hurt. Like hell I’m not, I said. It’s coming. After we take care of her. When it’s time. Michael...
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