Sorry. An overdeveloped nurturing instinct comes with being a healer.
Janco smiled with a predatory grin. If anyone beats us. And I’m feeling disinclined to allow that to happen.
I couldn't let my fear stop me from doing what I needed to do.
Here we go. Kerrick was as subtle as a thunderstorm.
Can you feel your pulse? That means Valek isn’t here, because if he was, you’d be dead. No pulse.
As her newest apprentice, it had been my job to go to the market every morning. I had gotten all the jobs no one else wanted, but I had treated each task as if it had been essential to do well -- a tr...
As far as threats went, Yelena couldn’t be outdone.
You ever notice how couples start to look alike?' In a deadpan, Valek replied, 'Yes. In fact, I was just thinking how much you and Topaz resemble each other. It's uncanny.
Yes, I thought I'd try electrocution next. Since a bomb, a fire, Vinco's knife and a brief encounter with outer space didn't kill me.
Perhaps Valek would show up and we could get reacquainted in the straw.
It was all a part of being trustworthy—of being a piece of sea glass. High tides, low tides, storms, sand and mistakes all contributed to the polishing process. Though difficult to endure at the time,...
I never pretended with you.
I doubt I would ever be missed. Noted absent, charged delinquent, reprimanded but never missed.
Fourteen years without a mother had me believe I could be stoic when I finally met her.
Everyone grieves in different ways. For some, it could take longer or shorter. I do know it never disappears. An ember still smolders inside me. Most days, I don’t notice it, but, out of the blue, it’...
Don't knock the power of a pest, Leif said. Persistance and stubborness can be useful in many situations.
There will always be sharks in the water. Nothing you can do about it except be careful where you swim. Your
Mixing myself with the hard stone. A stone had a single purpose: to
[Janco] paused. His eyes held a distant gleam as if seeing into his past. 'My first practice was a shock. I was a cocky smart aleck--'[Opal] 'Was?'[J] 'Be quiet. I'm telling a story here.
You're living in the present. It's a reminder that you can see the future if you just point the glass in the right direction.