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0f97e64 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. kate Ilona Andrews
478c499 "He leaned his head to me, his neck so close to my lips, I felt the heat coming off his skin. His breath was warm against my ear. His voice was a ragged snarl. "I miss you." This wasn't happening. "I worry about you." He dipped his head and looked into my eyes. "I worry something stupid will happen and I won't be there and you'll be gone. I worry we won't ever get a chance and it's driving me out of my skull." No, no, no, no......... We stared at each other. The tiny space between us felt too hot. Muscles bulged on his naked frame. He looked feral. Mad gold eyes stared into mine. "Do you miss me, Kate?" I closed my eyes trying to shut him out. I could lie then we would be back to square one. Nothing would be resolved. I'd still be alone, hating him and wanting him. He grabbed my shoulders and shook me once. "Do you miss me?" I took the plunge. "Yes." romantic kate Ilona Andrews
f455d72 "She crouched with her hand out. What the hell was she doing... "Here, kitty, kitty, kitty." Oh my God, she was retarded and I was going to kill Jim." funny kate Ilona Andrews
3b11286 "Andrea raised her hand. "This is the hand that slapped Aunt B." "Maybe you should have it gold-plated." "Here, you can touch it, since you're my best friend." friendship kate banter Ilona Andrews
235cce6 "It's your duty as my best friend to be outraged with me." "I'm outraged!" I snarled. "That bastard!" "Thank you," Andrea said." best-friends kate Ilona Andrews
876e29f "He put the book down. "As you wish." He rose and walked past me. I lowered my sword, expecting him to pass, but suddenly he stepped in dangerously close. "Welcome home. I'm glad you made it. There is coffee in the kitchen for you." My mouth gaped open. He inhaled my scent, bent close, about to kiss me... I just stood there like an idiot. Curran smirked and whispered in my ear instead. "Psych." And just like that, he was out the door and gone. Oh boy." curran kate flirting princess-bride Ilona Andrews
d106f15 "Yes. What is it, guilt, revenge, love, what?" I swallowed. "I live alone." "And your point is?" "You have the Pack. You're surrounded by people who would fall over themselves for the pleasure of your company. I have no one. My parents are dead, my entire family is gone. I have no friends. Except Jim, and that's more of a working relationship than anything else. I have no lover. I can't even have a pet, because I'm not at the house often enough to keep it from starving. When I come crawling home, bleeding and filthy and exhausted, the house is dark and empty. Nobody keeps the porch light on for me. Nobody hugs me and says, 'Hey, I'm glad you made it. I'm glad you're okay. I was worried.' Nobody cares if I live or die. Nobody makes me coffee, nobody holds me before I go to bed, nobody fixes my medicine when I'm sick. I'm by myself." kate Ilona Andrews
cb84042 He bared his teeth in a happy feral grin. My own personal psycho. kate Ilona Andrews
27537a2 "He scooped me up and suddenly I was pressed against his chest. "Were you worried about me?" "No, I'm ranting for fun, because I'm a disagreeable bitch!" kate Ilona Andrews
933dbc8 Help me, I can't breathe, your ego is pushing all the air out of the room. humor kate Ilona Andrews
109fdd0 "You know anything about investigative work?" "Sure. Annoy the people involved until the guilt party tries to make you go away." investigative-work magic-bites ilona-andrews kate-daniels kate Ilona Andrews
f84b268 "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. He lay still. "I give up," he said and smiled. "Your move." Er. I was sitting atop the Beast Lord in my underwear, holding a knife to his throat. What the hell was my next move?" humor kate Ilona Andrews
52d3327 "How was I supposed to know that you let two little bears hurt you, Goldilocks?" "Ah, yes, that mouth. I missed it. All mine now." kate Ilona Andrews
2a79cc6 "I said, I know why you're afraid to fight with me." "And why is that?" If he flexed again, I'd have to implement emergency measures. Maybe I could kick some sand at him or something. Hard to look hot brushing sand out of your eyes. "You want me." Oh boy. "You can't resist my subtle charm, so you're afraid you're going to make a spectacle out of yourself." "You know what? Don't talk to me." kate Ilona Andrews
5db2c2f "I know it's late, but could you find a book for me? It's called The Slavs: Study of Pagan Tradition by Osvintsev." Barabas sighed dramatically. "Kate, you make me despair. Let's try that again from the top, except this time pretend you are an alpha." "I don't need a lecture. I just need the book." "Much better. Little more growl in the voice?" "Barabas!" "And we're there. Congratulations!" magic-slays ilona-andrews kate Ilona Andrews
86f4b6e "No more tubs for me." I jumped off the bed and pulled on a pair of Pack sweats. "They make me lose all sense." Curran sprawled on the bed with a big self-satisfied smile. "Want to know a secret?" "Sure." "It's not the bathtub, baby." Well, aren't we smug. I picked up the corner of the lowest mattress and made a show of looking under it. "What are you looking for?" "A pea Your Majesty." "What?" "You heard me." I jumped back as he lunged and his fingers missed me by an inch. "Getting slow in your old age." "I thought you liked it slow." A flashback to last night mugged me and my mind executed a full stop. He laughed. "Ran out of snappy comebacks?" "Hush. I'm trying to think of one." magic ilona-andrews kate hilarious Ilona Andrews
f75786e "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 to fall in love with this arrogant idiot. Come to the Keep with me, be my princess. Mourn me when your crazy dad kills me. Yeah, right." funny love kate Ilona Andrews
4c751ff "I'm secure enough in myself to wear panties with bows on them. Besides, they are comfy and soft." "I bet." He almost purred. I gulped." kate Ilona Andrews
b73a0a3 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. kate Ilona Andrews
7cbe11c "You know," she said, stirring her tea, "the fastest way to get him off your back is to sleep with him. And tell him you love him. Preferably while in bed." I smirked and the tea almost came out of my nose. "He'd run like he was on fire." magic-burns ilona-andrews curran kate-daniels kate Ilona Andrews
359fad3 "He lunged for the maps. I grabbed the chair and hit him with it. He went down. I hit him again to make sure he stayed that way, stepped over him, and picked up the maps. "I win." magic-burns ilona-andrews kate-daniels kate maps Ilona Andrews
5b12a89 If I fought for them and was crippled, they would all say nice things,and then they would replace me and forget I was ever there. You would stay with me. You would take care of me, because you love me. I love you too, Kate. If you ever became hurt, I would not leave you. I'll be there. Wherever you want'there' to be. -Curran to Kate love magic-slays ilona-andrews curran kate Ilona Andrews
1bb8b27 I dreamed that Curran and I killed a dinosaur and then had sex in the dirt. kate Ilona Andrews
d8c480d "I'll call you," he repeated. "If you call me, I won't pick up the phone." "You will wait by the phone for my call, and when it rings, you will pick it up and you will speak to me in a civil manner. If you don't know how, ask someone." -- magic-bleeds ilona-andrews kate Ilona Andrews
57f1129 May I say that I am delighted that my favorite alpha is feeling better. Why, you'll be running recklessly into danger against overwhelming odds anytime now. kate Ilona Andrews
0daa8d9 "I lied. I need your help." "Who are we killing?" "Do you have a pen?" magic-strikes kate Ilona Andrews
9f42187 "The mage pulled my knife out of his side and looked at it. "Nice knife." The voice was deep but female. I threw my second knife. The blade bit into the mage's chest. Shit. Missed the neck. "Here, have another one." kate fight sarcasm Ilona Andrews
14240d7 "I've read your summary." "And?" "It's not incompetent." Be still, my heart, so I don't faint from such faint phrase. "Did you expect it to be written in crayon?" magic-bleeds saiman praise kate Ilona Andrews
cbe466a "Secret to what?" "Secret to shutting you up," he said. "I just have to beat you till you're half-dead, then give you chicken soup and"--he raised his hands--"blessed silence." silence magic-burns ilona-andrews curran kate-daniels kate Ilona Andrews
36fbaaf I got a dog-training book. It says Grendel needs mental stimulation, so I tried to train him, but I think he must be retarded. grendel kate Ilona Andrews
d63ffb6 Put your badass faces on and follow me. derek kate Ilona Andrews
d979901 "He groaned and I saw his face. "Curran!" I would've preferred a homicidal lunatic. Oh, wait..." magic-strikes kate Ilona Andrews
00a0c61 "I'm counting to ten in my head." "Is it helping?" "No." "It doesn't help me with you either. I used to life weights to alleviate frustration, but someone blowtorched my weight bench. How did you do it, by the way?" "I could tell you but then I'd have to kill you." magic-bleeds ilona-andrews kate Ilona Andrews
b88b830 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. kate Ilona Andrews
70fb089 Because he has the best equipment in the City and he knows how to use it! humor kate Ilona Andrews
4c43fa7 "Who snitched?" "We have people monitoring police radio frequencies. They gave Jim a heads-up in case our security had to storm PAD offices and bust you out of there. I found out when I saw Jim walking down the hallway snickering to himself." magic-slays ilona-andrews kate-daniels kate jim Ilona Andrews
2f4dc93 "Your sword is made out of your grandmother's bones?" "Okay, I see how it sounds weird when you say it in that tone of voice" -- kate sword Ilona Andrews
e63a33f Kate Daniels, deadly swordmaster. Fear my twitching pinkie. magic-bleeds kate Ilona Andrews
875a450 "Tiny gold sparks flared in his irises. "You're in my rooms in my bathtub naked and you're still mouthing off." Did he expect anything different? "Hey, I didn't kick or punch you in the throat. I consider this progress. And you haven't choked me again, which is some sort of record for you..." mouthing-off magic-bleeds ilona-andrews kate Ilona Andrews
20fe8d9 "I looked at him. "You really need to work on your threats. I can't tell if you're threatening me or inviting me for tea." magic-slays kate threats Ilona Andrews
c28ca0f The hallway led me to the stairway of a million steps. My leg screamed in protest. I sighed and started climbing. I just had to keep from limping. Limping showed weakness, and I didn't need any enterprising, career-motivated shapeshifters trying to challenge me for dominance right about now. I had once mentioned my desire for an elevator, and His Majesty asked me if I would like a flock of doves to carry me up to my quarters so my feet wouldn't have to touch the ground. We were sparring at the time and I kicked him in the kidney in retaliation. curran kate Ilona Andrews
2b53ce1 What is wrong with you? Many, many things. kate Ilona Andrews
91f7ceb "Say 'pop.'" "Pop?" "That was the sound of me pulling your head out of your ass." magic-slays ilona-andrews kate Ilona Andrews
09e89d7 "You want to get married? I'll marry you right now. Is the gnome a preacher, because I'll do it." "That's a hell of a proposal." "What did he say?" Astamur asked. "He wants me to marry him." Astamur relayed it. Atsany waved his pipe and Astamur translated back. Ha! "What?" Curran Snarled. "Atsany says you're not ready for marriage. You don't have the right temperament for it." Curran struggled with that for a second "Let me know if your head's going to explode, so I can duck." kate Ilona Andrews
36fd9b0 "What the hell is this?" Desandra asked "This is Cuddles. She's a mammoth donkey." Derek grinned, leaning on the fence. "Do you have any self-respect left?" "Nope." desandra derek kate Ilona Andrews
8834d11 I had to give it him, to flatter and insult a woman in one propostition took talent. magic-burns ilona-andrews kate-daniels kate Ilona Andrews
92432ea Rene, you want us to find you-don't-know-who and to retrieve his you-don't-know-what for you-won't-tell-me-whom? rene magic-slays kate Ilona Andrews
508cb11 "Who is that?" "Your replacement." "You replaced me with a shaved poodle?" "He's got mad skills." -- grendel kate Ilona Andrews
7a82c06 "They really kicked me out?" "Refunded the tuition and everything." Julie blinked a couple of times coming to grips with this tidbit. "So what happens now?" "I expect you'll be a bum. Homeless and jobless begging on the street for a crust of bread..." "Kate." "Oh, alright, I suppose if you come by the office once in a while I'll give you a sandwich. You can squat in the office on the floor when it gets too cold outside. We can even get you a little blanket to lie on..." magic-slays julie kate Ilona Andrews
94304b0 "You sure you don't need your Prince Charming to come and save you?" The knot in my stomach evaporated. My Prince Charming huh. "Sure, do you have one handy?" magic-slays ilona-andrews kate prince-charming Ilona Andrews
f6fabca "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." kate Ilona Andrews
4347cd7 "Curran snarled and hurled the rock against the mountain. The boulder flew, hit like a cannon ball, and rolled back down. Curran chased it, pulled another smaller rock out of the dirt, and smashed it against the first one. Wow. He was really pissed. Astamur's eyes were as big as plates. "I can get him to put those back after he's done," I told him. "No," Astamur said slowly. "It's fine." Curran picked up the smaller rock with both hands and threw it onto the larger boulder. The boulder cracked and fell apart. Oops. "Sorry we broke your rock." Atsany took the pipe out of his mouth and said something. "Mrrrhhhm," Astamur said. "What did he say?" "He said that the man must be your husband, because only someone we love very much can make us this crazy." love kate Ilona Andrews
2b27ead "I paused with the pen in my hand. "He burst into flames?" "He became engulfed in fire." "Was his buddy made out of orange rocks and at any point yell, 'It's clobbering time'?" magic-bleeds ilona-andrews kate Ilona Andrews
9aa4f3c "Aha," Andrea said. "I'm going to ignore that you just referred to yourself as 'sugar woogums'." sugar-woogums magic-slays ilona-andrews kate Ilona Andrews
9322323 We don't need teenage bouda sex fiends as interns. How do you know he is a sex fiend? He is fifteen and he's a bouda. Hello? ascanio kate Ilona Andrews
f298bde Would you like to work here with me? We have no clients and the pay is shit. kate Ilona Andrews
326939b "I have had it up to here with my wedding," I said. "The other day Andrea tried to explain to me that apparently I am supposed to have a new thing, an old thing, a blue thing, and something stolen." "Borrowed, Kate," Barabas murmured. "Who the hell even makes up those rules?" -- kate Ilona Andrews
077a242 "Enough," Curran said. An unmistakable command saturated his voice. Jim clicked his mouth shut. I crossed my arms. "I'm sorry, is this the part where I fall to my knees and shiver in fear, Your Furriness? Silly me, I didn't get the memo." kate jim Ilona Andrews
d264373 "One does not simply Roland." Oh boy. I supposed I would get a lecture on the dangers of wandering into Mordor next." ghastek kate-daniels kate funny-quotes mordor Ilona Andrews
e5b8bde When life backs you into a corner and offers you no escape, when your friends, your lover, and your family abandon you, when you're at the end of your rope, panicked, alone, and losing your mind, you know you'd give anything to make your problems go away. Then, desperate and eager, you will come to Unicorn Lane, seeking salvation in its magics and secrets. You'll do anything, pay any price. Unicorn Lane will take you in, shroud you in its power, fix your problems, and exact its price. And then you will learn what 'anything' really means. unicor-lane magic-bites ilona-andrews kate-daniels kate Ilona Andrews
2744b46 "So this is what it's about? This is your mature response to go off into the mountains rather than talking about it and have s'mores with a gnome and a mountain man." "Yep" "What's your plan for tomorrow? Brunch with a unicorn?" kate Ilona Andrews
8abc64e I would not leave you. I'll be there. Wherever you want 'there' to be. kate Ilona Andrews
33cd001 Getting a lecture on restraint from the woman who threw a hissy fit and blew up Babylon. hissy-fit magic-bleeds ilona-andrews kate Ilona Andrews
136d32f "And you expect me to commute two hours each way from the Keep to the Order." I kept my voice mild. "I suppose I won't be needing my job, my house, or my clothes anymore." "I didn't say that. Although let me get back to you on the clothes. It's still under consideration." -- magic-bleeds ilona-andrews kate Ilona Andrews
9c74eca We can get you a throne with snakes. I'll stand next to you and roar at anybody who fails to grovel. Fear Kate Daniels. She is a mighty and terrible ruler. Grendel can anoint the petitioners with his vomit. It'll be great . . . irony fun humor grendel kate vomit throne Ilona Andrews
32f3812 When in doubt, poke the beehive with a stick to see if anything interesting flies out. I clapped my hands. 'I had no idea Pit teams had such pretty cheerleaders. Can you do it again, but with more spirit this time? funny kate joke Ilona Andrews
3d0e2c5 "I know you'll tell me to fuck off, but I think Curran loves you. Truly loves you. And I think you love him, Kate. That's rare. Think about it--if he really stood you up, why would he be so pissed off about the whole thing? You both can be assholes of the first order, so don't let the two of you throw it away. If you're going to walk away from it, at least walk away knowing the whole picture." "You're right. Fuck off. I don't need him," I told her." love magic-bleeds ilona-andrews curran kate Ilona Andrews
aafdf53 I thought of telling him that if it wasn't for Oklahoman cowboys and Mexican whores having a bit of fun, there would've been no Texans, but that would be counterproductive. magic-bites kate-daniels kate texans Ilona Andrews
6f1282c "The Oracle rose. As one, the three witches bowed. "See?" Bran jerked his thumb at the three women. "That's how a woman should treat a man. Next time you see me, I want you to do just like them." magic-burns ilona-andrews kate-daniels kate bran oracle Ilona Andrews
ad53387 "I clawed my eyes open and rolled off my bed. For some reason, someone had moved the floor several feet lower than I had expected, and I fell and crashed with a thud. Ow. A blond head popped over the side of the bed, and a familiar male voice asked, "Are you okay down there?" Curran. The Beast Lord was in my bed. No, wait a minute. I didn't have a bed, because my insane aunt had destroyed my apartment. I was mated to the Beast Lord, which meant I was in the Keep, in Curran's rooms, and in his bed. Our bed. Which was four feet high. Right. "Kate?" "I'm fine." "Would you like me to install one of those child playground slides for you?" humor kate Ilona Andrews
ce40669 "You'll lose." "What makes you so sure?" "You have no discipline. All you do is tear down shit down. My father is a bastard, but at least he builds things. You turn cities into smoking ruins and blunder about like some hyper child, smashing anything you see. And then you sit here and wonder, 'Why did all of my children turn out to be violet idiots? It's a mystery of nature,'." magic-bleeds ilona-andrews kate Ilona Andrews
a0956e0 "Next to me, Saiman smiled. "We all want what we can't have, Kate. I want you, you want love, and he wants to break my neck." -- magic-bleeds saiman ilona-andrews kate Ilona Andrews
5cfb9a3 "They had picked up Julie's scent hit wolfsbane lost her and found her trail again at the crumbling Highway 23 except it was two hours old and mixed with horse scents. She was hitchhiking. Great. Awesome. At least she always carried a knife with her. When I relayed this to Curran he shrugged and said, "If she kills anybody we'll make it go away." magic-slays ilona-andrews julie kate Ilona Andrews
54a3576 "He said "woman" in the same way I'd say "Mmmmm, yummy chocolate" after waking up from hunger pains and finding a Hershey bar in an empty refrigerator." kate Ilona Andrews
af7efdf "He glued the chair to my ass." Silence. "Is it still...attached?" "I can't get it off." magic-bleeds ilona-andrews curran kate Ilona Andrews
8d8354f "Don't worry, he's coming with me to investigate things." "In the city?" Jim asked. "Yes." "That's a great idea. You both should go. To the city." Curran and I looked at each other. "He's trying to get rid of us," I said. "You think he's planning a coup?" Curran wondered. "I hope so." I turned to Jim. "Is there any chance you'd overthrow the tyrannical Beast Lord and his psychotic Consort?" "Yeah, I want a vacation," Curran said. Jim leaned toward us and said in a lowered voice, "You couldn't pay me enough. This is your mess, you deal with it. I have enough on my plate." He walked away. "Too bad," Curran said. "I don't know, I think we could convince him to seize the reins of power." Curran shook his head. "Nahh. He's too smart for that." kate jim Ilona Andrews
3a1ceeb "Any messages for me?" Usually I got one or two, but mostly people who wanted my help preferred to talk in person. "Yes. Hold on." She pulled out a handful of pink tickets and recited from memory, without checking the paper. "Seven forty-two a.m., Mr. Gasparian: I curse you. I curse your arms so they wither and die and fall off your body. I curse your eyeballs to explode. I curse your feet to swell until blue. I curse your spine to crack. I curse you. I curse you. I curse you." maxine magic-bleeds ilona-andrews kate Ilona Andrews
21e7a33 Landon paced back and forth, his eyes a little wild. ''Well, he took it worse than I did,'' Curran said. ''I don't see what the big deal is.'' ''It's a sword made out of your grandmothers bones, Kate.'' I shrugged Landon stared at me through the windshield, turned around, paced back and forth, and stared at me again kate sword landon Ilona Andrews
6f5a1ae "We can do subtle," I assured her. "It's our middle name," Andrea added. For some odd reason Rene didn't look convinced." rene kate subtlety Ilona Andrews
a79bb4d "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 was supposed to sniff people to determine their competence. "How do you know?" He shrugged. "You just have to trust her." derek kate Ilona Andrews
24c0cb5 I have to say, your technique is really different. Curran hammered at the spell until it broke. You just talk. Help me out here, what's the strategy? Are you hoping the ward will get tired and kill itself so it won't have to listen to you anymore? goading hugh wards kate Ilona Andrews
1a4238f Nice plan. Take the gullible outsiders, walk them around for a bit, then feed them to the giant tortoise. tortoise magic-burns kate-daniels kate Ilona Andrews
bd2531f My ego doesn't need soothing. I don't want him soothing anything of mine, including you. kate Ilona Andrews
542819f "You think he's got 'government badass' tattooed on his chest?" I murmured. A faint grimace skewed Luther's mouth. "And 'I'd tell you but I'd have to kill you' on his ass." luther magic-slays kate Ilona Andrews
3345813 "Shane lowered his glasses on his nose and gave me his version of a severe stare. I leaned a little toward Luther. "Is this the part where I faint in fear?" Luther bit his lip. "He might also accept falling to your knees and holding your hands in humble supplication. Makes it easier for him to slap the cuffs on." luther severe-stare magic-slays shane kate Ilona Andrews
0f76b0c "Where are we going?" Desandra asked. "We're going to Blue Ribbon Stables," I said. "It's the closest place to rent a horse. "Why?" Desandra asked. "Because I can't keep up with you on foot," I said. "And she runs like a rhino." Derek added. "You can hear her a mile away." Traitor. "I thought you had my back?" "I do," Derek said. "The rhino running is nice. Makes it easy to keep track of you. If I ever lose you, I just have to listen and there you are." "Yes," Desandra agreed. "It's convenient." I laughed. "Are you always this casual?" Robert asked. "Derek and I worked together for a long time," I told him. "He's allowed some leeway." "What about Desandra?" "She only bothers with protocol when she wants something. The rest of the time it's lewd jokes and descriptions of plums." Desandra snickered. Robert's eyebrows crept up. "Plums?" I waved my hand. "Don't ask." desandra robert-lenesco kate Ilona Andrews
d02dbb5 "He raised his hand in a peaceful gesture. "You need to relax a bit, dove. Like Mouse over there. You trust me, don't you, Mouse?" "Nope!" "Ahhh, I'm hurt. Nobody likes me." funny magic-burns julie kate-daniels kate Ilona Andrews
bf1923c Derek favored his left side. His horse refused to bear him. I couldn't blame the horse. I wouldn't want his demonic, undead-blood-smeared, wolf-smelling ass riding me, either. But it made us slow. kate Ilona Andrews
19225c5 I'm going to kick you in the head when I get home. Repeatedly. kate Ilona Andrews
235640f "If you don't explain it all to me, I might strangle somebody." Of course, Raphael might like that..." magic-burns ilona-andrews raphael curran kate-daniels kate hyenas soup Ilona Andrews
9e96a4a Yeah, that would fly. magic-bleeds kate Ilona Andrews
a67dbd5 "Did you strangle the wolf alpha?" Not that she didn't deserve it. Curran grimaced. "Of course not. I needed information. After I put her face in my mouth, we agreed that it was in her best interests to tell me what I wanted to know." kate Ilona Andrews
3f8f03d I hit him on the back of the neck. He submerged. humor tub magic-strikes ilona-andrews kate drowning Ilona Andrews
4b3a6ea I know it may come as a shock, but it's sort of considered polite to wait for the consent of the woman. In fact, I'm pretty sure that if you don't wait, you may have to deal with pesky criminal charges like kidnapping and rape. magic-bleeds ilona-andrews kate Ilona Andrews
80e6f56 "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 woman could always hope." runes kate Ilona Andrews
8603771 "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." kate Ilona Andrews
fa9092e Obviously I was missing the whole picture. Any minute now he would leap up, wrench the two-inch silver alloy bars apart despite the fact that silver was toxic to shapeshifters, and heroically kick Saiman's ass. Any minute now. Any minute. magic-strikes kate Ilona Andrews
2afcd97 "The Beast Lord walked out of the warehouse. The screen went dark. My knight in furry armor. Saiman opened his mouth. "This is why I didn't. Personally, I think your smile is inappropriate." humor curran kate Ilona Andrews
a5f23e8 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. kate Ilona Andrews
b5f5a6a "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," I growled." kate Ilona Andrews
1a8ca9d Clearly God was in some kind of mood on my birthday. family death sadness jodi-picoult my-sister-s-keeper leukemia cancer kate jesse Jodi Picoult
8a1cfff "Hold your horses. I'm coming."... "From where I'm standing you're just breathing laboriously." The snow swam out of focus. "Breathing hard. Are you coming or just breathing hard. You've got to get your one-liners straight." magic-bleeds ilona-andrews kate Ilona Andrews
f73f974 "Will I get nights of ecstasy?" "And days. Ecstasy all the time." kate Ilona Andrews
ee3c517 He whirled in the water and grinned at me. Damn, he was a handsome bastard. I realized he was half-naked. Blue swirls of tattoos painted his chest. When God made that chest, he did to tempt women. temptation tattoos chest kate Ilona Andrews
611a11c In there?' She nodded. 'You want us to go into the tortoise?' Another nod. 'It's alive.' Another nod. tortoise magic-burns kate-daniels kate Ilona Andrews
1e57184 "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." kate Ilona Andrews
39fb9de "[...] The alpha-wolf has hurt himself [...]." "What happened to the alpha-wolf?" "LEGOs." "Legos?" It sounded Greek but I couldn't recall anything mythological with that name. Wasnt it an island? "He was carrying a load of laundry into the basement and tripped on the old set of LEGOs his kids left on the stairs. Broke two ribs and an ankle. He'll be out of comission for two weeks." Curran shook his head." kate funny-and-random Ilona Andrews
bd4adfd "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 to pay attention to important things." kate Ilona Andrews
50ff382 They're fanatics. It's like expecting humanity from a falling rock. It's not going to have a fit of compassion and not crack your skull open. kate Ilona Andrews
b0b2ce5 The decorator of Las Colimas must have been a great admirer of both early Aztec and late Taco Bell architectural styles. las-colimas styles magic-bites kate-daniels kate Ilona Andrews
c2d69ff "swore. "Barabas said you might say that. I'm supposed to tell you this." Ascanio cleared his throat and produced a remarkably accurate impression of Barabas's tenor. "Courage, Your Majesty." "I will kill him." "The Beast Lord or Barabas?" "Both." barabas kate Ilona Andrews
28e6beb It's not a loup cage, you know,' I told her. 'It's a holding cell. Or safe room. or secure room. I don't think Jim ever settled on a term he could live with.' 'Aha. It's a loup cage.' Andrea cleared her throat. 'I touched it with my finger and it hurt. Is that in case of marital problems? loup kate married Ilona Andrews
77eeac1 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 real father finds me, he'll move heaven and earth to make me dead. kate Ilona Andrews
74d88f1 Are you happy? When I can get out of my own way. And the rest of the time? The rest of the time I'm in a state of silent panic. I'm afraid it will end. I'll lose him. Lose everything. I've done that. Lost everything. It's a bitch. kate Ilona Andrews
4f7f317 I'm investigating people who sacrifice trained killers to dark gods. Perfect, it will keep him occupied. In what capacity? Bait. kate Ilona Andrews
bdeb3bb Damn boudas. I tell him he's under siege and he goes to take a nap. kate Ilona Andrews
e35d6b8 Unfortunately, the Best Lord had condemned both vehicles as unsafe and instead I now leased a Pack Jeep I called Hector. Equipped with dual engines, Hector worked during magic or tech. He didn't go very fast, especially during magic, but so far he hadn't stalled on me either. As long as our high-speed chases stayed under forty-five miles an hour, we would be all set. hector magic-slays ilona-andrews kate Ilona Andrews
9db069a Two hours. More than enough time to kidnap a man. Or to slice his throat, bury him in the forest, and steal his magic project. How the hell did de Harven fit into it? Did he surprise the thieves? Of course, Adam Kamen could've killed his uber-bodyguard and bolted with the goods. Because he was secretly a ninja, adept at mortal combat and vanishing into thin air. Yes, that was it. Case solved. magic-slays kate Ilona Andrews
9c0c087 "You can't blame me," Ascanio said. "Anybody in my place would be concerned. You don't even have a proper horse. You're riding a mutant equine of unknown origin." "Don't disrespect my donkey" cuddles kate Ilona Andrews
43018b8 Well, check this out. Mine is bigger. magic-bleeds kate sword Ilona Andrews
d520ff2 He'd laugh in my face, then I'd slice him to ribbons and then he'd break my neck magic-bleeds ilona-andrews kate Ilona Andrews
dc7f0ec "Torch strode over and stared at the fiver "What's this?" "Some change for you. Buy your flunkies some decent clothes." I dipped my fingers into the jar and smeared think fragrant paste on my face. Torch frowned, mirroring the expression on my aunt's face. "Change?" Oh, for crying out loud. "It's money. We don't use coins as currency now, we use paper money." He stared at me. "I'm insulting you! I'm saying your poor, like a beggar, because your undead are in rags. I'm offering to clothe your servants for you, because you can't provide for them. Come on, how thick do you have to be?" He jerked his hand up. A jet of flame erupted from his fingers, sliding against the ward. I jerked back from the windows on instinct. The fire died. I leaned forward. "Do you understand now?" More fire. "What's the matter? Was that not enough money?" magic-bleeds ilona-andrews kate poor Ilona Andrews
5ed3dba "The vampire leaned forward, tapping a scimitar claw. "Is that a lion with horns and a pitchfork?" "Yep." "Is he carrying a moon on his pitchfork?" "No, it's a pie." pie magic-bleeds ilona-andrews kate lion Ilona Andrews
458145c I can't hate people that much. Don't get me wrong. I want to murder every last Keeper I can find. But that's not hate. That's vengeance. kate Ilona Andrews
f8a93f3 "Kate?" I have a superior reaction time. That was why although I shot out of my chair, jumped onto my desk, and attempted to stab the intruder into my office in the throat, I stopped the blade two inches before it touched Andrea's neck. Because she was my best friend, and sticking knives into your best friend's windpipe was generally considered to be a social faux pas. Andrea stared at the black blade of the throwing dagger. "That was great," she said. "What will you do for a dollar?" kate Ilona Andrews
85690e9 On the other hand it was bad manners to look a gift horse in the mouth. Even if you're getting it from an overweight cracker in a fringe shirt. gift-horse ted magic-bites ilona-andrews kate-daniels kate Ilona Andrews
101c72e "Juke glanced into her cup before tipping it down to her mouth. "Screw you!" "Now come on, sugar, you know I don't swing that way." "Whatever!" juke magic-bleeds kate Ilona Andrews
ee45333 "It's a party house." "I hope for your sake it's a very tame party." If he brought me to some sort of sex orgy, he would fly right through one of those pretty windows, headfirst." magic-bleeds saiman kate Ilona Andrews
82e2e4d "I should've been furious, but for some reason I wasn't. Maybe because I knew he was telling the truth. Maybe because Voron left me just like that, without the much-needed explanations. Maybe because things I had learned about him since his death had made me doubt everything he'd ever said to me. Whatever the case, I felt only a hollow, crushing sadness. How touching. I understood my adoptive father's killer. Maybe after this was over, Hugh's head and I could sing "Kumbaya" together by the fire." voron kate Ilona Andrews
4e8a7e2 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 was crying. Fuck me. I sat there, not sure what to do with myself. kate Ilona Andrews
e4a79ff "Andrea raised her eyebrows. "Look at you, all high-speed." "Yeah, you'd think I was a detective or something." Andrea held her hand out. "You'll jinx it." magic-slays ilona-andrews kate Ilona Andrews
c938411 One day I'll kill him, you know. I glanced at her. She was deadly serious. kate Ilona Andrews
ca7e69f If I lost him here, to this idiotic fight, after I fought and guarded him for two weeks, after I cried and thought he was dying, I would find him in the afterlife and I would murder him again. kate Ilona Andrews
1f29c6b a dense wall of greenery bordered it, ...an impenetrable barrier of oaks, evergreen shrubs, blackberry that somehow resisted the frost, and thorns. In the defense department, the witches would make Sleeping Beauty's evil witch weep with jealousy. witches sleeping-beauty park kate Ilona Andrews
86fb61c "Curran strode toward me, eyes blazing. "If I let her go, I'll need a replacement. Want to volunteer for the job." He looked like he wouldn't be taking no for an anser. I swiped Slayer from its sheath and backed away from the edge of the roof. "And be girlfriend number twenty-three soon to be dumped in favor of girlfriend number twenty-four who has slightly bigger boobs? I don't think so." magic-burns kate Ilona Andrews
62a0f35 "Tension fled from me. Tomorrow I would worry about Hugh d'Ambray and Andrea and humor kate Ilona Andrews
b2de187 Her face looked like it would shatter any second. kate Ilona Andrews
d131840 "I would try being friends with her, but she's too busy being a smartass." "Now you know how the rest of us feel," Jim said." kate-daniels kate jim Ilona Andrews
de32677 "I held my hand out. "Give me a grenade." Andrea pulled open her backpack and slid a grenade into my palm. "Wait until they start shooting the Jeep. Boom comes first, shrapnel flies second. Count to ten before you run in there. And don't blow the device up." "Yes, Mother. It's not my first time." "That's the thanks I get for trying to keep you alive, Your Highness." grenade kate Ilona Andrews
66a9a88 "Would it be such a terrible thing for us to fall in love?" he asked. love renagades tremayne turncoat kate grey peter morning ask terrible Donna Thurland
d28485c "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, I will resist and bleed more. Third, you can possibly stuff me in the car against my will, but you can't make me drive." He snarled. "Argh! Why don't you ever do anything I ask you to?" "Because you don't ask. You tell me." We glared at each other." kate Ilona Andrews
efdf2e9 "Curran let our a ragged snarl and punched the other wall. It burst and the entire wreck of the house came down in a fountain of dust. He shook his hand, his knuckles bloody. "Bricks are hard," I told him patiently, as if to a child. "Don't hit bricks. No, no." Curran picked up a brick and snapped it in half. Idiot" curran kate Ilona Andrews
83aa0b1 You don't have to be there to be there. o-hare-and-fox the-heist kate Janet Evanovich
b73a18e "I don't know any lion hunters, period. And you know what, apple pie worked for me." "I've got news for you, it wasn't your apple pie Curran was interested in." kate Ilona Andrews
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