See? It’s a menace. We may have escaped a thunder hawk, but ultimately, we will perish . . . killed by my hair.
Maybe there’s something out there. Giant eels or whatever.Giant eels? Corey let out a whoop of a laugh, too loud and too long. Desperate to cast off the fear and unease and find his old self again.Hey...
Let’s hope they didn’t take the alcohol, too, I said as I stood.Corey shook his head. I think I’m okay-- Another wave of agony doubled him over, retching.I’ll grab a beer from-- Daniel began.No, I’m o...
Lavina led me to an abandoned warehouse. I think that at some point someone decreed that all clandestine meetings must be held in one. Woe to the criminal overlord who lives in a city thriving with co...
I’m not stupid--God forbid, he muttered.What’s that supposed to mean?Just agreeing. You’re not stupid.
I was...a journalist...though my typical beat was freelancing articles on Canadian politics, which never included any mention of demonic phenomena, though it might explain the rise of the neoconservat...
I rubbed my face.It’s back to normal, Daniel said.What? I peered at him through my fingers.Your face. It looks normal, so you can stop rubbing. It wasn’t bad before anyway. Just a little…different.He...
I grabbed her and held her close, whispering, Shhh, as I kept looking and listening.Kenjii nudged me, as if to say, I pulled the rope in. The end wasn’t broken, as I’d hoped, but as I ran it through m...
I can walk--Don’t play the hero or you’ll get us captured.That’s so sweet. Makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside.Hey, I hugged you, didn’t I?
How about we back up? he said.What?Back up to before we went in the cabin. I was going to tell you what I thought was going on. With you. It starts with that old woman at the tattoo studio. The one wh...
He pivoted, gaze following me as I crossed to the shower and turned on the cold water, so it would drown out our conversation without steaming up the room.Great, he muttered.Now they're going to think...
He lifted his brows. If I really thought it was the absolute best thing for our kids, you'd have had a battle on your hands. That was just a debate.With chair-throwing.Heated debate. Fights involve ch...
He had a newspaper rolled in his hand, bearing down on me like a puppy that had piddled on the carpet. Bad Chloe, I muttered. What?I’d forgotten his bionic hearing. Bad Chloe. I gestured at the rolled...
Don't talk to the crazy kids. I longed to shout back that we weren't crazy. I'd mistaken her kid for a ghost, that's all.I wondered whether they had books about his sort of thing. Fifty Ways to Tell t...
You shouldn’t be here, I said. I’m still dreaming, aren’t I?That depends. Am I better looking?
You didn't answer my question. Are you all right?I didn't do anythingYeah. You did. He looked at me. You did a lot-Chloe & Derek
With no chance to take off, I had to play my role, searching for the rendezvous spot, which gave me the excuse to look for an escape opportunity. Maybe a hole in the wall too small for Tori’s mom to f...
When I bumped into him, I said a polite, Hey, and tried to get past.Hey, yourself.He grinned and, in spite of myself, I felt a little flip in my stomach. Rafe wasn’t gorgeous, but he had a sexy, crook...
What’s up, Sam?I saw you guys talking to a woman in the parking lot. Nicole said she’s a reporter, asking questions about us. How we all got here, if any of us weren’t born here. Nic says she’s really...
We’ll come back for you, Daniel said.After you have backup, please. No offense, but you guys aren’t up to fighting these people.