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26d5371
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If the Romans could have fortified their cities the way the human brain fortifies itself, we'd still be wearing togas. The mind is an amazing piece of biomachinery, really. A serious threat presents itself at the gate and up fly the walls, standing firm in the face of earth-shaking revelations, ideological bullets, and plain old logic.
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shield
fact
reflection
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Kelley Armstrong |
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45b9fad
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I signed off with Ricky, and I was putting away my phone when TC slunk past, heading for his spot in the front window. "Hey, cat," I said. "We're bringing home a friend for you. A doggie big enough to devour you in a single gulp. Is that okay?" He turned a baleful stare on me, as if he understood. I'm convinced TC isn't just a cat, no more than Lloergan is just a dog. Maybe someday, when I'm moments from perishing at the hands of an intrude..
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cats
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Kelley Armstrong |
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bef45ec
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There is no escape from the prison of the mind.
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Kelley Armstrong |
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9ab670e
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whispered a familiar voice. Thwack. He stumbled, Liz behind him, a sturdy branch raised. She hit him again, a home-run swing between the shoulders, and he went down with an oomph and an oath. She recognized the voice--or the curse--and leaned over, getting a look at him. (Liz) (Simon)
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sneak-up
whoops
liz
derek
simon
hit
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Kelley Armstrong |
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10294f9
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This was a doctor. Sworn to heal, not to judge. But judge she did, in the twist of her lips and the chill of her tone.
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Kelley Armstrong |
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aa80116
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If I'd known how many brownie points this daddy stuff could win me, I'd have talked you into kids years ago. Would have saved me a lot of trouble." "It would have." "Problem is, they're going to grow up." He paused. "We may need to have more." "We may."
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Kelley Armstrong |
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42db949
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Yep, Gin and Brandi. Call me crazy, but naming your daughters after alcoholic beverages is just asking for trouble.
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brandi
gin
trouble
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Kelley Armstrong |
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d9663c4
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If the Romans could have fortified their cities the way the human brain fortifies itself, we'd still be wearing togas.
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Kelley Armstrong |
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6276898
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Tell me half a cup's worth of story and we'll call it a night.
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Kelley Armstrong |
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b0e0e2e
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I had no patience with anyone who put down other kids because of their race, religion, or sexuality. But that's just one kind of open-mindedness. There's another kind, too, the kind that's willing to see people for who they really are and admit when you were wrong about them.
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Kelley Armstrong |
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3bce5a0
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Everyone had heard what happened and they were all so pleased, so very pleased. Which seems a little odd, but in Cainsville "a little odd" was the norm."
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Kelley Armstrong |
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2827ad6
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Mi stupisco che non ci abbia ancora mandato gli auguri di Natale", ha commentato Antonio. "Me li immagino, di buon gusto, stampati in rilievo su pergamena, le migliori cartoline che riesce a rubare. Un breve messaggio in perfetta calligrafia: 'Buone vacanze, spero che stiate tutti bene. Ho fatto a fettine Ethan Ritter a Miami e ho gettato i resti nell'Atlantico. Vi faccio i miei migliori auguri per l'anno nuovo. Karl'."
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Kelley Armstrong |
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442c531
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Take this. It's one of my gothics. The seventies were, sadly, not the time to include sex scenes of any satisfying nature. When the lights go out, you can imagine the hero and heroine are lying in bed, fully clothed, making shadow puppets on the wall.
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Kelley Armstrong |
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a209118
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If he knew one thing about life, it was this: look out for yourself. No one else would do it for you. If you were cheated or tricked, it was your own fault, and a lesson best learned before the world devoured you.
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hard-life
looking-out-for-yourself
self-sufficency
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Kelley Armstrong |
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d0437b1
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Suona un po' strano pero. A malapena la conoscevi, e sei la prima a volerle telefonare?" "Si chiama premura. Ne hai mai sentito parlare?" con un colpo scaccio la mia mano dal quadrante "Scuri, acqua fredda. Oppure ti ritroverai con un carico di capi stinti." mi lancio un'occhiata. "Vedi? Sono premuroso." "Per forza, e quasi tutta roba tua li dentro."
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Kelley Armstrong |
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47262ae
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Religion exists to instill false security and blind faith,
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Kelley Armstrong |
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82c2337
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God, it's like talking to a cyborg sometimes. You pretend to listen, but really, you've just gone on pause, waiting for me to stop so you can reiterate your original point.
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Kelley Armstrong |
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2a69950
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Are you coming now?" Griffin snapped. Karl glanced over at him and smiled. "What's the magic word?" Griffin stalked off, muttering a word under his breath. "That's not it," Karl called after him."
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karl
magic-word
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Kelley Armstrong |
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9b878d9
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This is not one of the bandits," she said. Gavril looked closer at the shadow-stalker-abandoned corpse. "You are correct," he said, as if with some surprise. She gave him a look. "Thank you. So it seems we are stuck in the middle--sorry, the edge of the steppes--with no horses and a useless wagon and a landscape populated by shadow stalkers. If they are indeed raised by some confederate of your father's, then we should be safe enough. We si..
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Kelley Armstrong |
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938039c
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Take note, Anderson. Size and martial ability do not need to come with a correlating decrease in intelligence.
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intelligence
brawn-over-brains
chandler
gabriel
stereotype
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Kelley Armstrong |
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d0e6e2d
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She dreamed she was back in that cell, fighting off the guard--Halmond--pulling back the knife to stab him. Only in the dream, he wrested it from her fingers and slammed it into her gut, and she gasped, her eyes closing and then opening to see, not Halmond holding the blade, but Gavril. Moria shot upright, screaming, still feeling the agony of the blade buried in her gut, and then she saw Gavril, right there, his hands on her shoulders, say..
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Kelley Armstrong |
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dc6b9c8
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We lay there a moment, entwined around each other, panting. Then I lifted my head to look at the room. Two broken lamps. One ripped pillowcase. One damaged headboard. Not bad ... Oh, shit. Was that a picture frame? Two picture frames. How the hell did we ...? I sighed. "We'll snag the bill before Jeremy sees it," Clay said. I sighed louder. "Bigger room, darling. Like I said, we need a bigger room." --
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Kelley Armstrong |
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525725c
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Yes, I know you consider it a waste of time under the circumstances, but we have time to waste.
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Kelley Armstrong |
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f382e99
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He watched as her sister read it. Watched as her face crumpled, as her shoulders shook. Ashy. Caught her and held her, and they fell against each other.
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Kelley Armstrong |
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a640f57
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Absolutely alone in the dark. Every outside stimulus vanishes and there's nothing except me in the darkness and the silence. I swear I can hear my thoughts. All my thoughts. And it's horribly uncomfortable, and I want to switch on the light and say something and shove that aside. But the feeling passes in a few panicked heartbeats, and then ... and then it's indescribable. This is what I've been looking for in all those therapy sessions. No..
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Kelley Armstrong |
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ecdee14
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His weekly golf game no longer keeps his love handles in check, he's recently resorted to a slight comb-over to cover that growing bald spot, he squints to avoid wearing the bifocals he hides in his desk drawer, and he spends his days in an office filled with decades-old sports trophies.
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Kelley Armstrong |
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3c769c0
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You don't pursue happiness. You pursue everything you need to have a fulfilled life, and then, if you achieve it, you'll be happy some of the time. The rest of the time, you'll be consent. One can't sustain happiness forever.
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Kelley Armstrong |
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ce7ab2a
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I shook my head. "Calling my boyfriend." "You need a guy to come rescue you?" I waggled my gun. "I have that part covered, but given the situation, I'm going to let someone know where I am. I'm a feminist; I'm not an idiot."
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Kelley Armstrong |
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4324e29
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So why was his stomach tightening and twisting with every step up those stairs? Because hope was a dangerous thing. It said the failure would be his own fault alone.
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Kelley Armstrong |
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a35c07b
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It looked like I was the dead itself, and that isn't something someone should aspire to look like.
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Kelley Armstrong |
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3b0803b
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I couldn't get through this last book." "He didn't even just skip ahead to read the sex scenes," Helia said. "Which is what he normally does with your paranormals." Patrick turned to Gabriel. "This is your revenge, isn't it?" "Helia and Alexios? Gabriel said. "This is Patrick. He'll be accompanying us to Seanna." "Oooh," Alexios said. "It's a family reunion." "So you really Gabriel's father?" Helia said. "That's what everyone says, but th..
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Kelley Armstrong |
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561d922
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There, flanking either side of the walkway were a pair of raised fountains. The base of each was a shell-shaped bowl filled with water and lily pads. Standing in each bowl was the masculine version of Boticelli's famous "Birth of Venus". The man stood in the same pose as Venus, left hand coyly drawn up o cover his chest, right down by his genitals, yet instead of covering them, he held his optimistically endowed penis, pointing it upward. W..
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Kelley Armstrong |
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2f6dddd
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Technically, you don't need the keys. As long as they're in the car, you can drive it." He paused. "I probably shouldn't have told you that."
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Kelley Armstrong |
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8f04aa3
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The sense that the only thing better than being alone would be to be with someone who made you feel as safe and comfortable as you did when you were alone.
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Kelley Armstrong |
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d5e47a9
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If a bird flies straight at you, prepare for a bad day.
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Kelley Armstrong |
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ce6367f
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Don't apologize." "I wasn't-" "Not in words, but it was clear from your tone. Apology suggests that you are keeping me from doing what I need to do, which implies I am somehow powerless to do otherwise. It's a choice, Olivia." --
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choice
will
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Kelley Armstrong |
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d49544b
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He turned, a stray slip of moonlight illuminating a sliver of his face, blue eyes glowing almost preternaturally in the darkness.
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Kelley Armstrong |
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41c627c
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I could mentally lift the vision wholesale and stick it into the already overflowing "crazy shit I'll deal with later" box in my brain."
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Kelley Armstrong |
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04459ef
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Simon and Derek exchanged a look. Derek said. A derisive snort. Simon said. Tori's mouth hardened. Derek said. Tori sputtered a protest, but from the horror in her eyes, I knew the possibility hadn't occurred to her. I said, Derek said. He fixed her with an icy look. The expression on her face...I felt for her, whether she'd welcome my sympathy or not. Simon said, his tone softer than his brother's. I cut in. Derek said...
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go-off-on
kind-of-person
tori
derek
simon
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Kelley Armstrong |
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d401e25
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See? It's a menace. We may have escaped a thunder hawk, but ultimately, we will perish . . . killed by my hair.
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Kelley Armstrong |
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a1d0d46
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he asked. I smiled. His face lowered toward mine and I knew what was coming. I knew it. But when his lips touched mine, I still jumped. he murmured.
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kissing
skittish-as-a-cat
date
simon
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Kelley Armstrong |
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dbaa8b8
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She shrugged. She glanced over her shoulder. I thought she was talking to me. Then Derek stepped into the doorway. she said to me. She aimed a pointed look his way.
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chloe
derek
maya
rescue
strangers
home
running
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Kelley Armstrong |
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d84f692
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He blinked. He shook his head, looking away. I walked around in front of him. He rolled his shoulders in a half shrug, then looked away again. I was right. He just didn't like hearing the thought voiced; it sounded too close to self-pity. I said. He mumbled the word, unconvinced. I didn't say that, of course. How could I, without it sounding weird.? But I felt it, heart hammering against my ribs, and it wasn't some romantic I can't bear..
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feelings
derek
leaving
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Kelley Armstrong |
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49a9aab
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Something up, and it has nothing to do with why you're bringing gifts. You just do that because you're awesome." "Can I get that in writing?" "Casey's right," Dalton says. "Not about the awesome part. That depends on what condition my town's in. Something's up, and it's making me think I might not be awarding you that awesome certificate anytime soon." "There's a certificate?" "I have a stack of them." I say."
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Kelley Armstrong |