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Mad Rogan saw me and smiled. And my mind went right into the gutter.
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Ilona Andrews |
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And you're not hurt? Nothing's broken?" "No." "Oh good." Mad Rogan sank a vicious punch into Adam's jaw. Adam fell to his knees, his mouth bloody. "How about now, Adam? Anything hurt now?"
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Ilona Andrews |
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Want to add anything to this discussion?" The big merc sucked in a hoarse breath. His face shook with the strain of making words come out. ". . . Fuck you!" Oh, you dimwit. "Fuck you!" "Leroy!" Camo Pants barked. "And fuck your bitch, too!" Leroy declared. Curran looked at me. "How about now? Can I twist his head off now?"
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Ilona Andrews |
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When life hits you in the gut, it's always a sucker punch. You never see it coming. One moment you're walking along, worrying your little worries and making quiet plans, and the next you're rolled into a ball, trying to hug yourself against the pain, frantic and reeling, your mind a jumble of scared thoughts.
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Ilona Andrews |
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What did you do to Eduardo?" "I don't know any Eduardo!" Mac wheezed. I twisted his arm a fraction more. He cried out. "I know your name is Mac. I know that's your redneck cousin Leroy. I know you're in Eduardo's territory, muscling in on his gig, and I know that you stole the FJ Cruiser from his fiancee. Look at me. Look at my eyes." Mac looked up at me. His face went white. My voice was barely above a whisper, but I sank a lot of rage..
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You will. You'll fall asleep fast and sleep soundly until morning, and then you'll get up and have breakfast with your family because I'll be prowling in your house tonight. And if anyone tries to interrupt your sleep and end your life, you have my word that they'll sleep forever." That"
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Ilona Andrews |
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Did you see the mailman while doing your rounds yesterday?" Curran's face turned carefully blank. "Yes, I did." "Did you do anything to scare him?" "I was perfectly friendly." "Mhm." Please continue with your nice story. Non-judgemental. "He was putting things into the mailbox. I was passing by and I said, 'Hello, nice night.' And then I smiled. He jumped into his truck and slammed the door." "Rude!" Julie volunteered. "I let it pass," Curr..
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Ilona Andrews |
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I want you, you want love, and he wants to break my neck.
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Ilona Andrews |
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I would kill Kurt. I would strangle him with my bare hands. I stomped up the stairs to the second floor of Rogan's HQ, where Heart and Bug waited for me. Napoleon saw my face and ran behind Bug's chair to hide. "Where is Kurt?" I growled. Bug blinked. "I'm not sure I should tell you this information." "Bug!" "Kurt is a valuable member of the team, and you have murder on your face."
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Ilona Andrews |
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You found me," he said. "You didn't hide very well. And I'm a PI."
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Ilona Andrews |
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Adam glanced up. Brown eyes took my measure. He looked just like he did in all those photographs. Okay. Now I needed to not get fried as I talked his handsome ass into surrendering.
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Ilona Andrews |
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Small talk with the dragon. How are you? Eaten any adventurers lately? Sure, just had one this morning. Look, I still got his femur stuck in my teeth. Is that upsetting to you?
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Ilona Andrews |
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It's almost as if the dead have no value unless we know that someone they are related to is still alive and mourning them.
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Ilona Andrews |
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What?" "She won't bite or scratch or she'll vomit. She's a vegetarian." Oh boy. "But when she's in beast form . . ." He shook his head. "She eats grass. Don't ask."
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Ilona Andrews |
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7bc373c
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Shaman ninjas. Perfect. Now my life was complete.
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Ilona Andrews |
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This isn't over!" Leroy jabbed his finger at Curran. He probably meant it to look aggressive, but he was swaying on his feet. "Yes, it is," Curran told him. "Go before I change my mind."
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Ilona Andrews |
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It was the kind of sky that called space pirates to their ships.
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Ilona Andrews |
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157f97d
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It's my job to run after her.
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A roar rumbled in Curran's throat. Barabas sat back a bit. I shuddered. "So scary. Still can't tell you." He opened his mouth. "Lorelei," I said. Curran swore. Barabas"
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Ilona Andrews |
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Being an innkeeper meant walking a fine line between courtesy and tyranny.
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Ilona Andrews |
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Kaldar picked up a rock and tossed it into the clearing. It landed between two wards. A green stem shot out of the ground, and a hail of needle-thin thorns peppered the soil, striking sparks off the rock. "You got any money on you?" "No." Kaldar grimaced. "What do you have?" William made a mental inventory of some twenty-odd items he'd pulled out of the Mirror's bag of tricks and hid in his clothes this morning. Not much he could part with..
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betting
kaldar
ilona-andrews
the-edge
william
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An evil spark flared in his eyes. "Trade: raccoon for some answers."
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funny
kaldar
raccoon
ilona-andrews
the-edge
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Ilona Andrews |
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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."
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kate
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Ilona Andrews |
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Are you also a professional soldier? He grinned. "I'm more of a gentleman of adventure." George laughed under his breath. "I save these two from themselves," Gaston continued. "Occasionally I do a bit of skullduggery." What? "Skullduggery?" "Scale a ten-foot wall, jump out of the shadows, break a diplomat's neck, plant false documents on his body, and prevent an international incident type of thing to keep the war from breaking out," Gaston..
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No, I never expect people to be idiots," George said. "I do expect them to lack some of the necessary information, because experience has demonstrated to me that assuming someone in a key position knows everything you do leads to disaster."
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Ilona Andrews |
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I) went to see the noble knights of Holy Anocracy. By the time they assembled, the inn finished assimilating the new gaming consoles. I waved my hand and three huge flat screen opened in the stone walls of the vampire quarters. Wall spat out sets of controllers. "Greetings," I said. "House Krah, House Sabla and House Vorga, may I present Call of Duty." The three screens ignited simultaneously, playing the opening of the Call of Duty: Advanc..
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Ilona Andrews |
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cae4c56
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Superstitions add texture to life.
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Ilona Andrews |
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017072d
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Taste the undead rainbow.
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Ilona Andrews |
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Kaldar almost never stops and thinks about the consequences of his actions. Something is fun or not fun, and my brother's fun often lands him in interesting places such as jails or castles belonging to California robber barons. Where other people see certain death, my brother sees an opportunity for a hilarious, thrilling adventure. But when I got the tattoo, Kaldar warned me that marrying her was a bad idea.
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Ilona Andrews |
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I leaned into Barabas's office. "Do you want to come help pick out a suit for Christopher?" "No," Barabas said firmly, tapping a stack of papers against his desk to even it out. "Why?" "Because I don't need to see him in a suit." Curran"
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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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I want gifts and Christmas music. I don't care how many Draziri are out there. They won't take Christmas from me." "Yes, but we don't have a suitable male," Orro said. "And only one dog." I looked at him. "What is this Christmas?" Wing asked. Orro turned from the stove. "It's the rite of passage during which the young males of the human species learn to display aggression and use weapons." Sean stopped what he was doing and looked at Orro. ..
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random
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Ilona Andrews |
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Mhm, Kate, the chief of security. Sexy. Who better to guard my body than the woman who owns is?" "Curran, I will punch you." "Rough play." Curran pretended to shiver in excitement"
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Ilona Andrews |
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8c60df9
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I smell bacon! Penelope, did you know there is a handsome man in our kitchen?
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Ilona Andrews |
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Sean Evans was officially pissed off. Serves you right, furball.
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Ilona Andrews |
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Did you know Draziri taste like chicken?" I asked. Sean glanced at me, as if not sure if I was okay. "I had no idea." "Orro told me," I told him. "We're besieged by murderous poultry."
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Ilona Andrews |
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Cuddled up by a dragon. No, thank you. Let me off this train. "If you keep wiggling, things might get uncomfortable," he said into my ear, his voice like a caress."
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Ilona Andrews |
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0a543f0
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Flirt with me now, you sonovabitch! See if I'm impressed.
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Ilona Andrews |
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Fine," he said. "You had no idea it could be this good. Nobody in your past was ever that good and you know that nobody in your future will ever be this good. You've had a taste and you want more. You want sex. Dirty, naked hot sex. It's floating through your head as we speak. You think you can imagine what it would be like. Trust me, you have no idea. I haven't even started. So run from it, think it over, pretend it didn't happen, it doesn..
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Ilona Andrews |
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96d78f7
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Yes, I want your bullshit.
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Ilona Andrews |
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f2eb7d4
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You threw him away. Sloppy, Hugh.
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Ilona Andrews |
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He nodded. "Okay. We got it out in the open. Here it is. This is your moment to be angry at your own laziness and wallow in self-pity. A moment is all you get, because any minute Adam Pierce might set Houston on fire. Take a few minutes for your pity party. Would five be enough?" "You're an asshole." "Yes, but I'm a very well-trained asshole. I'm offering you the use of my expertise. So suck it up, get over this bump, and let's go. Are you ..
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Ilona Andrews |
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You whiny little piece of shit," Rogan growled. Another punch. "We don't kill civilians. We don't show off in public and scare people." Another punch. "We don't abuse our power, you fucking moron. You're a disgrace."
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Ilona Andrews |
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Gradually, it sank in. The Mother Beast was dead. I had killed her. The taste of her blood burned in my mouth. Behind her, a deep black hole bore into the ground beneath the remnants of the railroad car. It must have been her underground lair. She had raised her brood there, safe and far away from everyone, until Kyle's crew invaded her den. Such an awful waste. None of this was necessary. At least one person died, many others were injured,..
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Ilona Andrews |