Runes, runes, runes... Runes. An inverted Algiz rune. The caption next to it said Chernobog. The Black God. Right. Of course, it wouldn’t be Chernobog, God of Morning Dew on the Rose Petals, but a wom...
He bared his teeth in a happy feral grin. My own personal psycho.
(n.) The brambling finch.
Derek, you just don't say things like that to a woman. Keep going this way and you'll spend your life alone.Don't change the subject. Andrea is cool. And she smells nice. It will be okay.Apparently I...
You sure you don't need your Prince Charming to come and save you?Sure, do you have one handy?Oh, I think I could scrounge one up somewhere. As often as I have to rescue you.
She put her hands over her face. Ah crap. What do I do now? Do I say something, do I not say something? I kept talking, keeping my voice as light as I could manage. Her shoulders shook slightly. She w...
I'm investigating people who sacrifice trained killers to dark gods.Perfect, it will keep him occupied.In what capacity?Bait.
I don't want it to be attributed to a loss of control on my part. When I throw you out of the window, I want there to be no doubt the act was deliberate.
This is payback, isn't it? Jim glared at me. Don't be ridiculous, I told him. As the Consort of the Pack, I'm far above petty revenge.
People around me die. They drop like flies. I've gone through life leaving a trail of dead bodies behind me. My mother is dead, my guardian is dead, my aunt is dead—because I killed her, and when my r...
You know what I like about you? You have no sense. You sit here in my house, you can barely hold a spoon, and you're telling me 'no'. You'd pull on Death's whiskers if you could reach them.
I ripped my left arm out of his hand and slammed my elbow into his solar plexus. He exhaled in a gasp. I lunged for the dagger and sat on top of him, my knees pinning his arms, my dagger on his throat...
Did you just grab my butt? I whispered. What? Curran! Yes? I could hear controlled laughter in his voice. Unbelievable. I sped up. We’re tracking ghouls and you’re grabbing my butt. I always make sure...
Because he has the best equipment in the City and he knows how to use it!
Would you like to work here with me?We have no clients and the pay is shit.
Our stares connected and we were quiet for a long minute, united by our misery. At least he understood me and I understood him.A fine pair we make, he said.Yeah.
No, you’re not going with him.I crossed my arms. Who decided that?He put on his I’m alpha and I’m putting my foot down expression. I decided.
First, it took both of us to kill that thing, and if it reinvents itself again, it will take both of us again. I’m not leaving you alone with it. Second, if you try to physically carry me to the car,...
Would you like to borrow a pair of my panties to wave around at the next Council meeting to get the point across?His eyes flashed. Got any to spare? I could’ve picked somebody rational. But no, I had...
What do you mean fainted?Took a dive, kissed the pavement. Swooned like a southern belle after her first kiss. Had a dreadful case of the vapors.
Now remember, Kate. Barabas leaned over to me, grinning. You are the Consort. Be the Consort. He stretched be into a three-syllable word. Think like a-Open the door or I'll punch you right in the face...