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a67dbd5
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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."
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kate
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Ilona Andrews |
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b01c7f8
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Did you run any of this by Curran?" "I told him I was about to do something idiotic and dangerous, and he told me to go ahead and let him know if he could help in any way." "I don't understand your relationship."
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kate-daniels
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Ilona Andrews |
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f49dcde
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Why am I the expert all of a sudden?" "Of the two of us, you have more stalking experience." He leaned back. "Really?" "Yes. When you let yourself into my apartment before we were dating, did you fidget while you watched me?" "Will you let it go?" he growled. "No." "I didn't fidget. I checked on you to make sure you hadn't gotten yourself killed. I wanted to know that you weren't dying slowly of your wounds, because you have no sense ..
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Ilona Andrews |
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561a574
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I wanted you to stop." "I was encouraged by you breathlessly moaning my name." I spun on my foot. "I wasn't moaning your name. I was shrieking in alarm." "That was the sexiest throaty shrieking I've ever heard." "You need to get out more."
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nevada-baylor
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Ilona Andrews |
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01359b0
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The pervert." "He prefers to think of himself as sexual deviant." "Semantics."
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Ilona Andrews |
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3f8f03d
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I hit him on the back of the neck. He submerged.
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humor
tub
magic-strikes
ilona-andrews
kate
drowning
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Ilona Andrews |
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9e96a4a
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Yeah, that would fly.
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magic-bleeds
kate
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Ilona Andrews |
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e77b341
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If my luck held, it wouldn't be a handsome Greek demigod looking for the love of his life or at least his love of a couple of hours.
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Ilona Andrews |
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e1bd300
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I wouldn't want his demonic, undead-blood-smeared, wolf-smelling ass riding me either.
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Ilona Andrews |
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80e6f56
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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."
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runes
kate
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Ilona Andrews |
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85977c3
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If a man takes you to a restaurant of his choosing, don't compliment him. Rave about the quality of the food and he'll be thrilled, because he took you there.
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Ilona Andrews |
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809f7fb
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Raphael turned me over and looked at me, his face close to mine. "You and I will never be done.You're my mate." He kissed the corner of my mouth. I almost cried. "I stopped sleeping since you left," he said "I'll sleep for a couple of hours, wake up, you're not there." I closed my eyes. "I need an answer, Andrea," he said. "An answer?" "Mate. Yes or no." "Do you need to ask?" I whispered. "You're my mate."
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Ilona Andrews |
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682bb54
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I sat at a table in my shadowy kitchen, staring down a bottle of Boone's Farm Hard Lemonade, when a magic fluctuation hit. My wards shivered and died, leaving my home stripped of its defenses. The TV flared into life, unnaturally loud in the empty house. I raised my eyebrow at the bottle and bet it that another urgent bulletin was on. The bottle lost. "Urgent bulletin!" Margaret Chang announced. "The Attorney General advises all citizens th..
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Ilona Andrews |
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4b3a6ea
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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.
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magic-bleeds
ilona-andrews
kate
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Ilona Andrews |
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fd0df06
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The Order of Merciful Aid provided merciful aid, usually on the edge of a blade or the burn of a bullet.
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Ilona Andrews |
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9978e93
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Oh no, is it naked time?
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naked
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Ilona Andrews |
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fa9092e
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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.
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magic-strikes
kate
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Ilona Andrews |
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c4ca294
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What do you do to your hair?" "Dust, hair gel, and a little gun oil." "Ever thought of patenting the recipe?" "No."
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Ilona Andrews |
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c77db65
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Mom?" Mother turned to Grandmother. "What?" "She's going to lunch with her kidnapper!" "Take a picture for me," Grandma said." --
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mother
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Ilona Andrews |
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e51a737
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You think this is some sort of comedy going on here?" Collins gave him his tough stare. A little red spark flared in Barabas's eyes. "Excuse me." He struck with preternatural quickness and yanked a five-foot snake from the counter, an inch away from Tsoi's elbow. Tsoi jumped, clearing half the room in a single bound. The snake body flailed in my lawyer's fist. Barabas jerked the snake to his mouth and bit its neck. "Jesus Christ!" Collins t..
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Ilona Andrews |
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e5f605a
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She eats grass. Don't ask.
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Ilona Andrews |
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8603771
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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."
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kate
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Ilona Andrews |
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2afcd97
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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."
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humor
curran
kate
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Ilona Andrews |
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a74e23f
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Kate leaned back against her chair. "Where is the bane of my existence?" "In the shower, freshening up." "Oh, God, who did Asciano screw now?" "No, no, he's covered in blood." "Oh good." She sighed and stopped. "The kid is covered in blood and we're relieved. There is something wrong with us."
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asciano
kate-daniels
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Ilona Andrews |
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eacb0c7
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I had forgotten that talking to you is like trying to pet a cactus." Saiman said dryly. "Thank you for reminding me." "Always happy to oblige."
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Ilona Andrews |
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00c7ae0
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That had to be the craziest thing he'd heard. At some point they must've looked around and said, "Hey, what do we have a shitload of?" "Mud! It's cold and wet. I know, let's burn it!" "Well, it ain't good for nothing else." What the hell? He supposed if fish could have legs, then mud could burn. Spider or nor spider, if their cats started flying, he would be out of here like a rocket."
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Ilona Andrews |
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b9f7475
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I dropped all the guards. All the leashes, all the chains, everything that ever restrained me through the discipline and fear of discovery, I let it all go. No need to hide.
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Ilona Andrews |
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438756f
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Diplomacy was never my strong suit and my patience had run dry. I crouched and called out, "Here, kitty, kitty, kitty." [...] "Kitty, kitty?" asked a level male voice.[...] "What kind of woman greets the Beast Lord with 'here, kitty, kitty'?" he asked. "One of a kind". I murmered the obvious reply."
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kate-daniels
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Ilona Andrews |
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cca57a2
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He wanted to wear sweatpants, because "they tear easier." I asked him if he wanted me to get him some male stripper jeans so he could avoid looking like a Russian gangster from pre-Shift movies, after which he got all offended and put on a pair of regular jeans instead."
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Ilona Andrews |
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a5f23e8
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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.
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kate
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Ilona Andrews |
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4a4edb3
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Maybe I should drive," Troy said. "She knows what she's doing," Mad Rogan said. I sniffed. "What?" "The fragrance of a genuine compliment from Mad Rogan. So rare and sweet."
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nevada-baylor
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Ilona Andrews |
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fdb6aa6
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I gave him my Order smile: sweet grin, hard eyes, reached over to my passenger seat, and pulled out my submachine gun. About twenty-seven inches long, the HK was my favorite toy for close-quarters combat. The rider's eyes went wide. "This is an HK UMP submachine gun. Renowned for its stopping power and reliability. Cyclic rate of fire: eight hundred rounds per minute. That means I can empty this thirty-round clip into you in less than three..
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humor
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Ilona Andrews |
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e1fcc3e
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Look, he isn't even concerned." I poured the tea. "He's concerned, Mother. He just doesn't panic, because he's in charge and if he panics, everybody else will panic." "I can jog around the room pretending to scream if you would like," Jim offered."
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humor
don-t-panic
jim
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Ilona Andrews |
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0ece14e
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So crosses don't do anything against your kind?" Sean asked. "No," Arland said. "There is no mystical force repelling us." "Then why?" "We're forbidden to kill a creature in a moment of prayer or invocation of their deity. Well, we can, technically, but you have to do penance and purify yourself and nobody wants to spend weeks praying and bathing themselves in the sacred cave springs. The water's only a fraction warmer than ice. When one of..
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vampires
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Ilona Andrews |
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d377e46
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You're touching me," I chided him. He caressed my back, sliding his hand down, hitting every sensitive point I hadn't even known I had. "No, this is touching you. That was just accidental contact." "Oh? Good to know. If you touch me again and I break your arm off, you can be sure it will be completely accidental."
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raphael
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Ilona Andrews |
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b5f5a6a
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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."
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kate
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Ilona Andrews |
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0c98377
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This man was a rogue, not because circumstances forced him to be a criminal but because he was born that way. He was probably conning his mother out of her milk the moment he could grin. He'd charm the clothes off a virgin in twenty minutes. And if the poor fool took him home, he'd drink her dad under the table, beguile her mother, charm her grandparents, and treat the girl to a night she'd never forget. In the morning, her dad would be sic..
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rogue
kaldar
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Ilona Andrews |
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65d9b75
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The sight of me puffing and straining apparently amused him to no end.
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Ilona Andrews |
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3400fa7
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Amy," Elsie Moore said in her crackling voice, her gaze fixed on Declan. "I want you to get me a new bear. A blond one." --
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paranormal-romance
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Ilona Andrews |
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6d6bb76
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Bad days, good days, 'I'll cut you if you look at me the wrong way' days. I'll take them all.
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Ilona Andrews |
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cbb8827
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You're going to take him on by yourself?" Curran's voice asked at my side. He sounded amused. "If I wait any longer, I won't go in," I said. My knees tembled. My teeth chattered in my mouth. He grabbed me and kissed me. The kiss sent a wave of heat from my lips all the way to my toes. Curran's eyes laughed. "For luck," he whispered, his breath a hot cloud on my ear. I broke free and wiped my mouth on the back of my hand. "When we're done w..
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kate-daniels
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Ilona Andrews |
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bdec310
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Answer me this, did you hesitate at all or did you see the giant, go 'Wheee!' and run toward it?" "She ran toward it," Juke quipped. "He was biting people in half." "I rest my case," Curran said. "A note wouldn't have made any difference."
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Ilona Andrews |
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3e4a119
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Really, Luther, if I knew you were that hungry, I would've picked up some takeout." At the sound of my voice, he turned. "You!" "Me." "What is this?" He looked at Julie. "Mini-you?"
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Ilona Andrews |
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2b34366
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Will you stop eating it," I growled. "No," Andrea said. She was sitting on the ground and chewing on some unidentifiable chunk of bull flesh. "It's a piece of meat from something a djinn summoned." "You don't know that." "Who else would send a bull made of fire to my house after I helped kill a djinn-possessed giant? Stop eating. It might have been a person," I told her. "I don't care." "Andrea! You don't know what this will do to the ..
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Ilona Andrews |