But the same things that had once attracted menow left me with a mild sense of unease. Ivy would say I was getting smarter, but I just felt…empty.
Did I ever tell you about the time I was working for the I.S. to help feed my family? Matalina had just had another set of quads and things were looking ugly. I had to take a job for hazard pay to bab...
Easy is tasteless and bland
El vivir una mentira podía desgarrarte de una forma brutal y hacerte perder el control en el momento más inesperado.
Falling in love was the easiest thing in the world to do. Why was it always so hard for me to survive it?
Familiars were known for their loose tongues until you cut them out. It was a practice Algaliarept frowned upon. Most of his brethren were bloody plebians. Removing a familiar's tongue completely ruin...
Get out, he said flatly. I just got her normal again. Get out before you turn her into a sniveling, twitterpated…twit!Jenks! I exclaimed, and Pierce put a calming hand on me.That is my intent, Jenks,...
Get your hand off me, I exclaimed, voice loud with misplaced anger as I yanked away from his grip. I’m a professional, not some distraught girlfriend. Well, I was that too, but I knew how to act at a...
Give me a minute to catch my breath, I said, sneaking glances at him. Then we can head to the car. I need a few more things to make the demon spell, but I’m too tired to do it now. It grated on me to...
Great power does not corrupt a person, it only brings their true self into the light,
He cut a nice figure as he stood before them, so intent on his choice that he didn’t realize I was rating his backside: 9.5 out of 10. I took the.5 off for most of his physique being hidden behind a b...
He’s my bodyguard, I said tightly. You know that. I don’t trust you. I should walk away from this, but I’m here, and I’m going to take a look. He stays. Got a problem, take it up with my mom.
His seat belt was on, and his hands dropped from where he’d been fiddling with the visor. You look small, he finally said, looking both innocent and wise.
Hope died hard, and the lie was easier to bear.
How do you deal with it? How do you keep from falling apart? That—What happened to them is horrible. How can a person do that to another? Rose took a slow breath. You cry, you get angry, then you do s...
Humanity had steadfastly kept control of the mail system, and even Piscary would think twice about leaning on an overworked employee who might snap and go postal. There were some things even a vampire...
I am black, she said, and a shudder rippled through me. I am foul with a thousand years of demon curses. Don’t cross me or I will bring you and your house down. Rachel is the only clean thing I have,...
I am not going to live with regret for not having tried.
I am yours, Trent gasped through clenched teeth, and my hand sprang from him, thinking I was betrayed. Trent fell to a knee, looking up at me, pleading. I. Am. Yours. Claim me, Rachel! Damn your moral...
I cannot stay, he lied for me, eyes averted. I'm only going to be here for a time, then leave you. His gaze met mine. And I will cry when I go, because I could love you forever.
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