I stared at my bat, trying and failing to connect to Valek. My desire to talk to him, to hold him, clawed at my body.
I know I hated magic for a reason, Janco said. Congratulations. This is the first time you've had a VALID reason to hate something, Ari countered. Remember your campaign against sand?Sand! Horrid litt...
I didn’t want or expect this. But I couldn’t resist you.
I am not a fool.
His words sliced through my heart, cutting it into little pathetic pieces.
His movements were so graceful that I wondered if he had been a dancer, but his words betrayed to me that his fluid gestures were those of a trained killer.
He pulled my arm out to expose my bracelet. When I carved this, my thoughts were on you, love. Your life is like this snake's coils. No matter how many turns it makes, you'll end up back where you bel...
He made a weak attempt to look innocent, but I knew better. 'Should I guess how many concealed weapons you have or should I strip search you?''A strip search is the only way to be absolutely certain.'...
He grows on you. Sort of like a barnacle.
Everyone makes choices in life. Some bad, some good. It's called living, and if you want to bow out, then go right ahead. But don't do it halfway. Don't linger in whiner's limbo.
Every decision, every interaction, every step, every time you get out of bed in the morning, you take a risk. To survive is to know you’re taking that risk and to not get out of bed clutching illusion...
But for a rat to like the cat? That scenario ended only one way. With one dead rat.
Are you brave enough to expand your nocturnal activities, and work with a partner?It depends.His smile faltered. On what? On how close of a partnership you're talking about.He pulled her towards him....
Ah, Kerry. You've found your heart. Who is she?...A healer, but she's... gone.
Followed a step behind. My thoughts churned as my emotions seesawed
You missed the point completely! You're acting... The word stuck in my throat.He didn't hesitate to say it. Jealous? When I nodded, he continued. Now you're missing the point. It isn't jealousy. It's...
You had me tied in knots. You saved Belen's life, and I wanted to kill and thank you all at the same time. And during those nights when we didn't know if you'd live or die, I went from being angry, to...
We are careful with our seeds of life.
Valek? You have no smell. No aura,' Leif said.'Is he a simpleton?' Valek asked me.
The man must be torturing me on purpose. I had made him wait over two months. Perhaps he was returning the favor.