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b98709c
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You enjoyed it. It made you feel alive. You were looking kind of green." "Oh, so it was a lifesaving kiss." "Well, if you want to put it that way ..."
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Ilona Andrews |
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9a3fd23
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In the crime novels, a PI is either an ex-cop or has some cop buddies who owed him a favor and who happily provided him with the department's files, while carrying on about how it could cost them their job. I had no cop buddies. I tried to avoid them as much as possible.
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Ilona Andrews |
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6837d27
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When alone in a dark forest waiting for an audience with an evil god, the most prudent course of action is to be quiet and wait. 'Prudent' wasn't one of my favourite words. "Hello? I've come to borrow a cup of sugar. Anybody? Perhaps there is an old woman with a house made of candy who could help me?" "Marrying for love isn't wise." The voice came from somewhere to the left. Melodious, but not soft, definitely female and charged with a prom..
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magic-bites
ilona-andrews
kate-daniels
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Ilona Andrews |
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37a0df4
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A tall blonde entered the room, wearing a yellow sash that marked her as advocate. Two men followed her, carrying papers. She was lean and long-legged, with a graceful neck and nice ankles, and William took a minute to watch her come down the aisle. She looked high-strung and difficult. Still, good legs. Mmm, smelled of mimosa, too. Expensive scent. Cerise smelled better, when clean.
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william
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Ilona Andrews |
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3b5edfd
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I will always be there. I will walk across the whole planet if I have to." I closed my eyes and whispered, "I'll meet you halfway."
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Ilona Andrews |
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6bf5d3d
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We don't need the money that badly," my mother said. "According to my sisters, we do." I slid the photograph with dollar signs toward her. Mom swung toward Grandma Frida. "Mom!" Grandma Frida's eyes got really big. "What? Don't look at me!" "You started this." Ha! Attack deflected and redirected. "I did no such thing. I'm innocent. You always blame me for everything." "You started it and you encouraged it. Now look, she's taking on murders ..
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Ilona Andrews |
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c7fa412
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I am a god. I don't do fair.
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unfair
gods
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ilona andrews |
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3803596
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I see Kayla dragged you into this." I smiled at him. "No, sir, I just came to borrow a cup of sugar." "Heh."
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Ilona Andrews |
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2369f88
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Jim waited for us at the Gold Gate. His teeth were bared. "What happened to barely winning?" "You said sloppy! Look, I didn't even use my sword; I hit him with my head like a moron." "A man with a sword attacked you and you disarmed him and knocked him out cold in under two seconds." He turned to Curran. The Beast Lord shrugged. "It's not my fault that he didn't know how to fall." Jim's gaze slid from Curran to Dali. "What the hell was that..
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Ilona Andrews |
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efdf2e9
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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"
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curran
kate
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Ilona Andrews |
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758de01
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You expect me to fall on my back with my legs spread." "Not necessarily. ... You can fall on your hands and knees if you prefer. Or against the wall. Or on the kitchen counter. I suppose I might let you be on top, if you make it worth my while."
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Ilona Andrews |
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191e95f
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I waited. The moment you start speaking, you become less scary, and I had no intention of being less scary.
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Ilona Andrews |
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9aabde2
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I like home. It's warm and there are books.
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home
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Ilona Andrews |
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3f619f5
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It's funny how loud horrified silence can be. Curran laughed.
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Ilona Andrews |
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dfec231
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It's a lovely day and we're under siege. People are trying to murder us." Her eyes shone with excitement. "Isn't it marvelous?"
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Ilona Andrews |
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96a6c06
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Cornelius opened the car door and cautiously peered out. "Yes?" I asked. "Checking to see if it's safe to come out." Everyone was a comedian. I sighed and went into my office."
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nevada-baylor
wildfire
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Ilona Andrews |
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c8e8e03
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Food. This was heaven. "Hey, baby," Hugh said. Heaven just got canceled."
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Ilona Andrews |
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ea35fce
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She was pretty sure that if you died in the South, you'd have a layover in Atlanta before you reached the afterlife.
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Ilona Andrews |
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571ba16
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Kaldar smiled at her. Now there was a work of art. If she were just a girl and he were just a man, and they met at a party, that smile would've guaranteed him a date. The man was hot. There was no doubt. But right now, all it would get him was a solid punch in those even teeth. Audrey laughed. "Aren't you sweet? Tell me, do girls usually throw their panties at you when you do that?" He grinned wider, and she glimpsed the funny evil spark i..
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fate-s-edge
southern-belle
kaldar
ilona-andrews
the-edge
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Ilona Andrews |
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aacb144
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Well, well. The new head of the People's Atlanta office had come to see me personally. I'd curtsy but I was too tired to get off my donkey and the sword on my back would get in the way.
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Ilona Andrews |
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9bb7041
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Because you are the one. You are better than me in some things, and I am better than you in others...I don't mind being a bit like you. I hope you don't mind being a bit like me.
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kaldar
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Ilona Andrews |
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29ed86a
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Bring your army, little god! My sword is hungry!
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magic-burns
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Ilona Andrews |
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11ddd53
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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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8f7382b
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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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767648c
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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,"
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Ilona Andrews |
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23f2983
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If anybody comes to challenge you, we'll kick their ass. We'll find a way to handle Roland. And if the pack Council produces any kittens, we'll give them to Jim to raise., He needs to mellow out anyway.' I looked at him. He took his hands off the wheel and held them apart about six inches. 'Cute fluffy kittens. Just sitting on Jim's lap.
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Ilona Andrews |
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006acb9
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Clothes don't have magic powers, Derek. They don't mystically protect you from three-inch claws, rapists, or murderers. If someone decides to hurt you, they will do so whether or not you have a thin layer of denim over your skin.
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Ilona Andrews |
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8480c04
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Did you hear that?" a woman asked. I crouched behind the growth. No. No, you didn't hear anything. Don't mind me, I'm not hiding the corpse of a nasty creature behind your flower bed. Nope. Nothing here but cute, fluffy bunnies scampering adorably into the night..."
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Ilona Andrews |
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f7d4f11
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A wise man once said, "A human mind is the place where emotion and reason are locked in perpetual combat. Sadly for our species, emotion always wins." I really liked that quote. It explained why, even though I was reasonably intelligent, I kept finding myself doing something really stupid. And it sounded much better than "Nevada Baylor, Total Idiot."
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Ilona Andrews |
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f115d64
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I wouldn't put it past you," Kaldar said. "Or him. Who knows what the hell he might do?" William made a cutting motion across his throat. "He might kill you if you're not careful," she told him. "Who, Will? We're the best of friends." William rolled his eyes."
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kaldar
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Ilona Andrews |
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9c4eda7
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Saiman reached into the trunk and pulled out a pink tulle tutu. "No." "Yes." "It won't fit." "Elastic waistband," Saiman said. "It will fit." Curran's grin was pure evil. "Don't you dare," I told him. "It's too bad the magic is up," he said. "I'd take pictures." "Shut up." "Have no fear, Alpha," Ascanio said. "We'll tell no one." Kill me, somebody. Saiman held out the tulle skirt to me. "Maybe it will work without it." "Don't be ..
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saiman
curran
kate-daniels
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Ilona Andrews |
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ecc2de0
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Why had I wasted all my time pretending to be someone I wasn't? I was tired, so very, very tired of standing on my own brakes. I felt...right. I felt free.
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self-confidence
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Ilona Andrews |
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e101a5b
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Dina, I'm bored," Caldenia announced. Too bad. I guaranteed her safety, not entertainment. "What about your game?" Her Grace gave me a shrug. "I've beaten it five times on the Deity setting. I've reduced Paris to ashes because Napoleon annoyed me. I've eradicated Gandhi. I've crushed George Washington. Empress Wu had potential, so I eliminated her before we even cleared Bronze Age. The Egyptians are my pawns. I dominate the planet. Oddly, I..
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science-fiction
urban-fantasy
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Ilona Andrews |
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e873ac7
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She was beautiful and radiant. He remembered the concern in her eyes. The same concern drove her now, pushing her toward acts of violence. On the surface, he'd be a fool to turn her down. She was driven by tragedy, just like him, and she would be incorruptible, just like him. He needed a blade to kill, but she could kill dozens at once empty-handed. She was Death, and she had just asked to be his ally.
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richard-mar
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Ilona Andrews |
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9ca6df2
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You are not meant to be at peace. We, the human beings, are meant to live life to its fullest. We are meant to experience it all--sadness, disappointment, rage, kindness, joy, love. We are meant to test ourselves. It is painful and frightening, but this is what it means to be alive.
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Ilona Andrews |
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b69de69
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Doolittle stopped and looked at me. For a moment he looked stricken, and then he crossed his arms. "There will be none of that, now. You are my fines work. If I ever go to one of those medmage conferences they keep inviting me to, I will take you with me. Look!" He held his hands out toward me. "Bone dragons, sea demons, rakshasas, and worst of all, our own people, and these magic hands kept her alive through it all. Look at her walk! You c..
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kate-daniels
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Ilona Andrews |
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71238e0
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Robart blinked, momentarily thrown off track, but recovered. "I will have my knight returned to me." Knight? What knight? Oh shoot. I had completely forgotten about the vampire who'd almost chopped the police car in a half. I'd left him in the basement holding cell for almost four hours. I concentrated. The knight was alive and well. He was sitting on the floor meditating. I gave the floor a little push and felt it slide up, carrying the kn..
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Ilona Andrews |
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1027e21
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Oh, this was getting better and better. Beau was making a valiant effort to remain stoic, but his face betrayed the long-suffering look of someone who had to listen to something patently idiotic. "What happened next?" an older female voice asked. "We got up to leave, and the girl wanted to come with us, and the first black guy, he, like, got up and he was all, 'You're not leaving!' and we were all like, 'Yes we are,' and then I threw some c..
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Ilona Andrews |
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aa241bf
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What did I tell you about plastic ties? Only for humans, Julie murmured. If you don't listen to me, I can't teach you anything.
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kate-daniels
parenting
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ilona andrews |
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8d0be4d
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Hi, Jim," I said. He didn't look at me. "The man wants to know what's going on. And he wants her at the Keep. Now." "Talking about yourself in the third person now, are we?" The bouda smiled."
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Ilona Andrews |
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b033b07
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Kate sat at her desk. Grendel sprawled by her feet, an enormous black monstrosity that had more in common with the hound of the Baskervilles than with any poodle I had ever seen.
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Ilona Andrews |
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9440d39
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Sophie raised her head. Light filtering through the trees dappled her face. "Hawk." Charlotte looked up as well. A bird of prey soared above the treetops, circling around them. "It's dead," Sophie said. "George is guiding it. He is very powerful."The realization washed over Charlotte in a cold gush of embarrassment. "Is George spying on Richard and me?" "Always," Sophie said. "All those perfect manners are a sham. He spies on everyone and..
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Ilona Andrews |
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5b5f792
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Do you remember when we went to the Black Sea and you pretended to be infatuated with Lorelei?" "Not that again." His face shut down. "I'm going to do something very dangerous and stupid. I've done some idiotic things in my life, but this takes the cake." "Tell me." "No." Gold rolled over his eyes. "What do you mean, no?" "If I tell you, you will stop me from doing it." "Now you have to tell me." I shook my head. "I'm calling in the Lorelei..
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Ilona Andrews |
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f16c514
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The Civil Majority takes its root from the quote by Johanna Hemlock, a nineteenth-century philosopher and Prime. The Civil Majority seeks to limit House involvement in politics." "What's the quote," I asked. "In a country ruled by a civil majority even the smallest minority enjoys greater protection than a majority living in a country where power is hoarded by select few," Cornelius said."
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Ilona Andrews |