“ Myrnin came in from the back room, carrying a load of books, which he dropped with aloud bang on the floor to glare at the two of them. Excuse me, he said, but when did my labbecome appropriate for sn… Rachel Caine
“ Monica looked even more confused. Nobody ever turned down being part of the queenbee's inner circle. After that second of vulnerability, though, her face hardened. Don't diss me,Danvers. I'm warning y… Rachel Caine
“ Mom and Dad had a lot to answer for, she decided. She couldn’t even be rude to evilvampires who’d caged her boyfriend and were preparing to roast him alive. Rachel Caine
“ Jess had never imagined that someone would be so empty that they’d need to destroy something that precious to feel full. Rachel Caine
“ I’m saying a prayer. Maybe you ought to, too. It’s going to take us a miracle to get through this.Whether he was serious or not, Claire sent the prayer up toward heaven, and she thought the others did… Rachel Caine
“ It’s in Latin.So? What does it say?I don’t read Latin!You’re kidding. I thought all geniuses read Latin. Isn’t that the international language for smart people? Rachel Caine
“ It's only a hunting spider, it won't hurt you. -MyrninSo not the point! -ClaireOh, pish. It's just another living creature. Nothing to be frightened of, if handled properly. I think I'll call him Bob.… Rachel Caine
“ I – talked to her. She understands. She won’t do anything stupid. He didn’t look at Claire when he said that, and she wondered what kind of talking that might have been.Her mother had always said, whe… Rachel Caine
“ I heard this girl worked for Bishop,' said one of the guys, who had a tire iron resting on his shoulder. 'Carrying around his death warrants. Like one of those Nazi collaborators.' 'You heard wrong,'… Rachel Caine
“ Hey, he said softly. He moved closer to the bars, pressing his face between them. I always said you were jailbait, but this is ridiculous. Rachel Caine
“ Hess laughed. You know, I thought you were a mousy little thing when I first saw you, Claire, but you're not, are you? Not underneath.Oh, I am mousy, she said.All this scares the hell out of me. But I… Rachel Caine
“ He lives in a hole in the ground, dresses funny, and occasionally eats his assistants, Eve said. Define crazy. Rachel Caine
“ He had on a funny T-shirt, as usual. Today's featured acartoon figure running from a giant T. rex, and it read EXERCISE: SOME MOTIVATIONREQUIRED. Rachel Caine
“ Go to hell and take that with you! She shouted it right in Amelie’s face. Evewas an exotic blaze of color against Amelie’s white fury.And then she slapped the Founder in the face. Rachel Caine
“ From Shane's Point of View:Jester talking to Shane:What's the matter? You afraid you'd bite your skinny little girlfriend? Jester laughed. She's already someone else's, you know. I can smell the bite… Rachel Caine
“ Expecting anybody else?' Shane asked Eve. 'Your distant cousin Jack the Ripper dropping by too?''Screw you, Collins. Rachel Caine
“ Excuse me? You're a lady?I bought a title on the Internet. I own one square inch of Scotland. And you're changing the subject. Rachel Caine
“ But that quickly faded, and he frowned. You're bleeding, he said. What happened?Claire sighed and held up her wrist to show him the bandage. Man, you would be so embarrassed if I said it was something… Rachel Caine
“ Booyah, I will summon the ninja. Oh, and take a lunch break while we burgle.You're going, too?Am I not ninja enough? Are you saying that I lack ninja?No, I was just thinking you're a little, uh, recog… Rachel Caine
