The stress and sadness of it all had been tough to handle, but there had also been a simmering, irrational resentment on his side. So yes, he had embraced a coping mechanism that he’d known Qhuinn had...
The smile he gave her was wistful, just a little lift to his mouth. You are a fighter.Yes. Always. And sometimes I'm a whole army.
The second he caught her scent, he stopped. ! Are you sure you should be up? Turned out the smell of the food was one hell of a distraction: the spike of hunger she got in response enough to halt her...
The past is what it is—good and bad, it’s written and unchanging. And there’s solace to be had in that.
The more you’re exposed to trauma, the more hardened you become to it and the safer you are. And that is a really suck-ass fucking equation, but it is the goddamn truth.Butch
The guy stroked his goatee. What do you call twenty guys watching the world series?The New York Yankees, Butch replied.
The great thing about family, Mary mused, was that they showed up. When it really mattered, your family, be they blood or by choice, were always where you needed them to be, even though they had busy...
The entire restaurant moved around the center core of the elevator shaft and what must have been the kitchen space.
The effect she had on him was druglike, a tantalizing combination of sexual need and profound ease. Like he was having an orgasm and falling into a peaceful sleep at the same time. It was like nothing...
The chanting grew louder, deep male voice pumping.She looked to the brothers, the tall, fierce men who were now part of her life. Wrath pivoted and put his arm around her. Together, they swayed to the...
The brain has a way of confirming its own hypotheses. It's how we function in our world. That which fits within our definition and perspective of our existence is retained, if not amplified. That whic...
The angel passed by the row of brothers, and paused in front of Vishous. In a low voice, he whispered, Who’s your daddy?
The Reverend grinned, his fangs flashing. You know, I've heard this rumor… about a member of the Brotherhood who's celibate. Yeah, go figure, a warrior who abstains. And I've heard a few other things...
The Maker was a genius, he thought. Infinity resulted in insolence. But transience was the way one treasured what one had been given.
The King’s hand shot out so fast the eye could barely track it, and somehow, even without sight, he got the trajectory right, clamping a hold on the throat of his fighter. He didn’t even look in Visho...
That’s you, Wrath said. You shall be called the Black Dagger warrior Dhestroyer, descended of Wrath son of Wrath. But you’ll always be Butch to us, Rhage cut in. As well as hard-ass. Smart-ass. Royal...
That was the thing about life. Habit and routine made things feel permanent, but that was all an illusion based on the very flimsy foundation of repetition. Change and chaos was a far better bet to pu...
That is a beautiful tuxedo, Phury announced as he and Z pushed the door wide. I have one just like it .Fritz has the candles lit, Rehv said from behind the twins. Hey, nice tux. I haveone just like it...
That Zsadist was late was no big surprise. Z was one giant, violent fuck-you to the world.
Still, he forced himself to think of what Mary always said about emotions. You weren't responsible for them and you couldn't control them, but you were in charge of your response to them.