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"You call that evening the odds? You demolished them." Demolished. He liked that. "I left you one." "I noticed." "I promised to share," he told her. "Manners are very important in the Weird. Lying would be quite impolite."
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cerise
ilona-andrews
the-edge
william
odds
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Ilona Andrews |
de9d4e7
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"How is it different?" He rolled his head back, sable hair falling down on his shoulders. "With Rose I knew what to say. I could take a step back and talk to her. I remembered all the crap from the magaznies. It was easy." "And with me, it's hard?" Why? Because she was a swamp girl? And how did the magazines fit into it? William looked away from her. "I don't like it when you're away. If I don't see you, I can't settle down. If I see you talking with another man, I want to claw his throat out. And none of the things you're supposed to say fit." Oh, this had to be good. "What sort of things?" He sighed. "The lines. Like, 'You're my everything,' or 'Did it hurt when you fell from heaven?"
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cerise
ilona-andrews
the-edge
pick-up-lines
william
rose
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Ilona Andrews |
23b0767
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"It could be worse," he said finally. "Efrenia married an arsonist. Jake's wife is a kleptomaniac. I suppose, a psychopathic spree killer isn't that odd of a choice, considering."
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cerise
ilona-andrews
the-edge
william
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Ilona Andrews |
bb51035
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"Oh, Gods." His eyes shone with want and predatory satisfaction. "The name's William. It's a common mistake."
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bayou-moon
cerise
ilona-andrews
the-edge
william
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Ilona Andrews |
90ba376
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Some women waited for a night in shining armor. She, apparently, had ended up with a knight in black jeans and leather, who wanted to chase her down and have his evil way with her.
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cerise
ilona-andrews
the-edge
william
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Ilona Andrews |
948fd4e
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"You said he was a soldier. You don't suppose...?" "Oh, Gods." Ignata blinked. "You think something could be wrong down there?" All of them looked at William, who chose this precise moment to slide the wet shirt back on his back, which required him to flex, raising his arms. "That would be a shame," Cerise murmured."
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ignata
cerise
ilona-andrews
the-edge
william
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Ilona Andrews |
9cf089e
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"It depends. If I don't let you in, will you huff and puff and blow my house down?" She had no idea. "I'm more of a kick the door open and cut everyone inside to ribbons kind of wolf."
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cerise
ilona-andrews
the-edge
william
wolf
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Ilona Andrews |
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Just stay close to us. If we get in trouble, we'll kill everything.
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funny
fate-s-edge
cerise
ilona-andrews
the-edge
violent
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Ilona Andrews |
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He had the prettiest hair she had ever seen on a man: dark brown, almost black, and soft like sable, it fell down to his shoulders. She wondered what he'd do if she threw some mud in it. Probably kill her.
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funny
cerise
ilona-andrews
the-edge
william
hair
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Ilona Andrews |
38af23b
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"You say the sweetest things. And that spaghetti perfume you're wearing is to die for. No hobo could resist." She snarled. Heh."
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spaghetti-queen
cerise
ilona-andrews
the-edge
william
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Ilona Andrews |
118695a
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Life was too short and ended too suddenly. If you didn't take advantage of what you had today, tomorrow it might be ripped from you.
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life
cerise
ilona-andrews
the-edge
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Ilona Andrews |
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"I realized that I'm a child." William looked point-blank at her chest. "No."
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cerise
ilona-andrews
the-edge
william
child
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Ilona Andrews |
942d829
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"She surveyed the carnage behind him. "Did you have fun?" He showed her his teeth. "Yes."
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death
cerise
ilona-andrews
the-edge
william
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Ilona Andrews |
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"A forest," William said, his expression distant. "Where the ground is dry soil and stone. Where tall trees grow and centuries of autumn carpet their roots. Where the wind smells of game and wildflowers." "Why, that was lovely, Lord Bill. Do you ever write poetry? Something for your blueblood lady?" "No." "She doesn't like poetry?" "Leave it." Hehe. "Oh, so you have a lady. How interes--"
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funny
cerise
ilona-andrews
the-edge
william
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Ilona Andrews |
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"She put her hand on her hip. "Where are you going?" "To the boat. You called me Lord Bill again. That means we're cool." Cerise slapped her forehead with the heel of her hand and followed him."
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funny
lord-bill
cerise
ilona-andrews
the-edge
william
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Ilona Andrews |
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William's eyes glowed like two amber coals. She met his gaze and flinched. No emotion reflected in the amber, only intelligence, cruel in a way the eyes of a hunting Mire cat were cruel. She saw no worry, no softness, no thoughts at all, only waiting. He seemed barely human now, not a man but some feral thing, knitted of darkness and biding his time for an opportunity to pounce.
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cerise
ilona-andrews
the-edge
william
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Ilona Andrews |