What are you doing in Nicky's room, Rachel? Oooh! He summoned you to the west coast, didn't he? Did you kill him? Good for you taking care of that little problem? I should give you a bunny! - Algaliar...
We all watched Al open the door. Turning, he waved to us, then passed the threshold. The door shut behind him. I waited for something to happen. Nothing did. This isn’t good, Quen said. I choked back...
Under the disguise amulet, Jenks looked very different with black hair and a darker complexion. He had his new aviator jacket on over the T-shirt he had bought in the previous store, making him a sexy...
To the man who knows what makes the perfect date night
The woman could stomp like an elephant,' [...] 'Quen threatened to smack her.''Yes, thrash her,' Al said, slumping back against the wall. 'But she always had my coffee and toast to distract me.' His e...
The I.S. didn’t teach its runners how to deal with this. Runners were runners, not murder investigators. They brought their tags in alive, even the dead ones.
That night had been the first time I’d felt alive, the adrenaline and endorphins making my body, still recovering from disease, feel…normal. It was then that I realized I’d risk anything to feel that...
Such a pretty pair you make, like matched horses in my stables.
Some nasty bitch of a woman from the coven of moral and ethical standards tried to fry Rache the pixy said apparently proud of it. I pixed the Tink-blasted dildo, and Rache's black-arts boyfriend blew...
Shot me twice. I want my name, or I'm going to start charging you a fee every time I field something for you. And it's going to be expensive. I'm Park Place. Bud-dy. His red, goat-slitted eyes squinte...
Put a scoop of ice cream on it? she asked. And coffee. Everyone want coffee? She looked inquiringly at us, smiling in a way that made me decidedly nervous, especially after that I can get us a body re...
Pink wings in the lowering moon as the earth slipped ’round her silver light. They reached our wall. Our lines were strung. We held our land. What’s said is done.
People are motivated by three things, Rachel. Love … A red marker clattered in with the rest. Revenge … A black one landed next to it. And power, she finished, tossing in a green one. Trent has enough...
Oh, Trent and I go back a long way, I said lightly, twirling a curl of my hair about my finger and remembering its new shortness. We met at camp as children. Sort of romantic when you think about it....
Newt turned back to me, her eyes black as the sun slipped away. From the slump of broken castle, a rock fell. We exist in a zoo, she said, chilling me. You know that, yes? I hope our funding doesn’t r...
Newt spun, making her robe unfurl. He’s my familiar, bought and paid for. I can claim anything of his. Even his life. Al cleared his throat nervously. That’s good to know, he said lightly. Important s...
Memories of ice and Trent surfaced, and I wrapped my arms around my middle. I had saved him, and he had saved me. What was wrong with us?
Maybe if I didn't say anything about what happened, we could get back to the way we were. Ignoring a problem was a perfectly acceptable way to deal with it, as long as both people agree never to bring...
Ivy? I called as I went belowdecks, fear winding between my soul and reason when she didn’t answer. The silence ate away at my hope like bitter acid, drop by drop, breath by breath.
Ivy would die for you, Rachel. Kisten won’t. Put your emotions where they will keep you alive.