It reminded me of what Dad said after every snail’s crawl home fromAlbany when snow hit.It’s New York, people. It’s winter. We get snow. If you aren’t preparedto deal with it, move to Miami.
Oh my God. You're a witch-hunter. I'm a witch. Hate to break it to you Daniel, but if you're a witch-hunter? You're doing it wrong. He gave me a sidelong smile. Maybe it's not that kind of hunting. Th...
The sense that the only thing better than being alone would be to be with someone who made you feel as safe and comfortable as you did when you were alone. He rose on his elbow to look down at Olivia.
Gabriel discourages emotional attachments the way most of us discourage door-to-door salesmen. They're inconvenient, intrusive, and liable to end up saddling you with something you never wanted in the...
Of the Phoenix kids, the one Derek got along best with was Daniel. In him, Daniel had found a good sparring partner. And a plotting partner, too. Derek wasn’t just the biggest and strongest in our gro...
I need to get ready. Ash? Touch the food and I won't take you for a driving lesson tomorrow. Dad? Touch it and I'll make take him for a driving lesson tomorrow.Dad backed away from the counter. Ash s...
I'm suprised he doesn't send Christmas cards, Antonio said. I can see them now. Tasteful, embossed veilum cards, the best he can steal. Little notes in perfect penmanship,Happy holidays. Hope everyone...
Demons are a very human creation. You look for ways to explain evil, and instead of seeing it in yourselves, you offload the responsibility onto monsters. The monstrous exists in the mirror, not in th...
Derek caught my arm again as I started to move--at this rate, it was going to be as sore as my injured one.Dog, he said, jerking his chin toward the fenced yard. It was inside earlier.Expecting to see...
I make the choice because it is one I can live with.
Mom says crap like that comes from people who've accomplished so little in life that they feel the need to lift themselves above someone, anyone. So they pick skin color or religion or sexual orientat...
I whispered down. Chloe said.Derek tried to stop her. She said it made sense for her to be in the trees with me in case of a ground attack, and that convinced him. Not that it mattered, I think—she'd...
Is that a no? I said. No. I mean.. He struggled for the smile again. I'm just waiting for the punch line. Something about making it date so I need to pay. Or you expecting flowers. Or.. He trailed off...
When you accept a leadership role, you take on extra responsibility for your actions toward others.
God, I loved him. I could insist I was okay with just being friends, that I'd find someone else and get over him, but I was fooling myself. There was no getting past this. I loved him, and fifty years...
One, he used to be Pack so he knows how dangerous this kind of killing on our territory is, that we can’tand won’tleave town. Two, he hates Clay. Three, he hates Jeremy. Four, he hates all of uswith t...
What about me? Corey said. What’s my superpower?Silence fell.Oh, come on. I’m good at a lot of stuff. Right?More silence.You’re cute, Hayley said. Well, cute enough.Fun to be around, I offered.So I’m…...
Something hit the floor with a crack. Nate turned and looked down to see his cell phone on the floor. He patted his back pockets, as if to be sure it was his, then swore and reached down. The phone sl...
Cosmo never speaks to my life. Its surveys always ask questions like How would you react if your lover announced he was taking a job in Alaska? and jumping for joy is never one of the options. Move to...
His gaze travelled down me, then zipped back to my face. Sorry.Focus, Rafe.I am. Just on the wrong thing.
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