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| 2af5573 | You take too many chances," Gregori growled in reprimand, materializing beside Mikhail. "They were programmed to destroy you. You should have made certain you removed yourself from harm's way." Mikhail surveyed the destruction and death surrounding him. Not one body had gotten within ten feet of him. "I knew you would never allow such a thing. He will never rest now until he destroys you, Gregori." A faint, wolfish grin touched Gregori's mo.. | Christine Feehan | ||
| cc2b1a2 | Mikhail's voice resonated with power, yet for her there was a soothing gentleness. Mikhail did not take his eyes from the vampire, holding him helpless with his mind alone. So great was his fury, he hardly required Gregori's mind merge to assist him. One by one the Carpathian males materialized, their faces masks of condemnation. Raven could feel the human couple's terror rising, approaching near madness. She staggered to them, wrapping her.. | Christine Feehan | ||
| cdeec61 | Monique whirled around and ran to her husband. "Pray with me, pray with me. We are going to die this night, Alexander." Raven shut the door and leaned against it. "Don't panic on me, Monique. We have a chance if we can stall him." Alexander glared at her, his arms protectively around his wife, his hand already swollen and sore looking. "Don't listen to her, Monique. She almost strangled me and threw me against the wall with unbelievable str.. | Christine Feehan | ||
| a5e88c2 | Don't listen to her, Monique. She almost strangled me and threw me against the wall with unbelievable strength. She is unclean." Raven rolled her eyes in exasperation. "I'm beginning to wish I did have all that power you think I have. I'd find a way to keep you from talking." | Christine Feehan | ||
| 113becc | she sent back as sarcastically as she was able. She had enough problems without Mikhail treating her as if she didn't have a brain. | Christine Feehan | ||
| d5f5b27 | I want to see you find a lifemate, Gregori, one like Raven. She will hold you in the palm of her hand." "If I ever find what you have, I will never allow her to risk herself. She will never go near danger, not even to feed. And she will not defy me." "You cannot keep a lifemate prisoner, Gregori." There was a hint of amusement in Mikhail's voice." | Christine Feehan | ||
| 52e5b89 | Come, Raven. We must leave now." Andre snapped his fingers, holding out his hand. The vampire's face was flushed with fresh blood. The glow of evil was in his eyes; his mouth twisted with cruelty. Mikhail's dictating was grating on already raw nerves. " | Christine Feehan | ||
| 3307e10 | If I ever find what you have, I will never allow her to risk herself. She will never go near danger, not even to feed. And she will not defy me." "You cannot keep a lifemate prisoner, Gregori." There was a hint of amusement in Mikhail's voice. "She will do as she is told." Mikhail turned away to conceal his grin. Gregori had no idea how a woman could twist a man's insides and make it impossible to breathe without her. If Gregori ever found.. | Christine Feehan | ||
| e3222cf | We moralise among ruins. | Benjamin Disraeli | ||
| ed1c21c | London is a modern Babylon. | Benjamin Disraeli | ||
| ce9fabb | Do you believe there is hope for their race?" The priest made the sign of the cross on her forehead, on the insides of each of her wrists. "You are their hope, Raven. Don't you know that?" | Christine Feehan | ||
| e2648f0 | Good morning, my dear. I am Andre, come to take you to your new home." He glided across the room, clearly enjoying his power over them all. As he approached her, his eyes darkened with rage. "You were told to feed on the priest." "You were told to go to hell." | Christine Feehan | ||
| 29fca80 | Gregori's body bent first, feathers shimmering iridescent in the moonlight. A six-foot wingspan spread, and he glided to the high branch of a nearby tree, razor-sharp talons digging into a branch. The owl's body went motionless, blended into the night, simply waited. Aidan was next, a peculiar golden color, powerful and lethal, just as silent. Byron's form was shorter, more compact, his feathers a mantle of white. Mikhail's solid form waver.. | Christine Feehan | ||
| 4e7740d | There was no hesitation on her part. With complete faith in him, Raven gave herself into his keeping, reaching eagerly for the vision. The slight discomfort, the strange disorientation as her physical body dissolved, did not faze her. Feathers shimmered, sprouted. Beside her, Jacques stepped back, allowing the smaller female owl to hop onto a tall stone angel before his own large frame compressed, reshaped. Together they launched themselves.. | Christine Feehan | ||
| 1f514d3 | Gregori pointed out. | Christine Feehan | ||
| 7c2122a | my love. You are --my heart and soul," Mikhail whispered softly." | Christine Feehan | ||
| 346f71c | Where is your home?" "It isn't far. We can walk there easily," Alexander said, hope stirring. "What are you going to do with her?" Monique demanded suddenly. Mikhail's expression softened, became loving, even tender, as he looked down into Raven's face. "There is no need to fear for her. She is my life." | Christine Feehan | ||
| 1da9bc5 | Why do you fear me, Raven? You have seen me at my worst, as a killer, a dispenser of justice for our people." His thumbs stroked her nipples, a slow, erotic brush that sent liquid heat curling through her. "Do you believe I am evil? Touch my mind, little one. It is impossible for me to hide anything from you. I never concealed my true nature from you. You looked upon me once with the eyes of compassion and love. Of acceptance. Has that all .. | Christine Feehan | ||
| 922f1a9 | Why do you fear me, Raven? You have seen me at my worst, as a killer, a dispenser of justice for our people." His thumbs stroked her nipples, a slow, erotic brush that sent liquid heat curling through her. "Do you believe I am evil? Touch my mind, little one. It is impossible for me to hide anything from you. I never concealed my true nature from you. You looked upon me once with the eyes of compassion and love. Of acceptance. Has that all .. | Christine Feehan | ||
| b58e2ef | Kiss me, Raven. Merge your mind with mine. Share your body so that we are completely one being. You trusted me before. Do so now. Look at me with the eyes of love, in forgiveness for the things I have been forced to do, for the beast in my nature. Do not look at me through the eyes of one who would wish to destroy our people and us. Give yourself to me. | Christine Feehan | ||
| 6e82ca8 | Why have you become my life, Mikhail? I've always been alone and strong and sure of myself. You seem to have taken over my life." His palms slid up the curve of her body to frame her face. "You are my only life, Raven. I will admit I took you from all you knew, but you were never meant to live in isolation. I know what that does, how desolate life can be. The people you worked for were using you up. Eventually they would have destroyed you... | Christine Feehan | ||
| 2f48d31 | I am a Carpathian male, long in the world of darkness. It is true that I feel very little, that my nature revels in the hunt, in the kill. To overcome the wild beast we have to find our one mate, our other half, the light to our darkness. You are my light, Raven, my very life. That does not take away my obligations to my people. I must hunt those who prey on mortals, those who prey on our people. I cannot feel while I do so, or madness woul.. | Christine Feehan | ||
| 4549cf4 | I am a Carpathian male, long in the world of darkness. It is true that I feel very little, that my nature revels in the hunt, in the kill. To overcome the wild beast we have to find our one mate, our other half, the light to our darkness. You are my light, Raven, my very life. That does not take away my obligations to my people. I must hunt those who prey on mortals, those who prey on our people. I cannot feel while I do so, or madness woul.. | Christine Feehan | ||
| ba4765f | I cannot lie to you," he whispered. "You know my thoughts. You know the beast that dwells inside. I try to be gentle with you, to listen to you. Always that wildness breaks free, but you tame me. Raven, please, I need you. And you need me. Your body is weak, I can feel your hunger. Your mind is fragmented--allow me to heal you. Your body cries out for mine as mine does for yours. Kiss me, Raven. Do not give up on us." | Christine Feehan | ||
| 01b1ad1 | As he neared the house, a wind rose off the sea and carried sea spray and a lilting melody. "Sarah's back. Sarah's home." | paranormal romance suspense | Christine Feehan | |
| b640c15 | Mikhail rubbed his face over hers and kissed her damp hair. She touched her tongue to a bead of sweat, smiling up at him tiredly. "I think I would always recognize you, Mikhail, no matter how damaged my mind." He rolled over, taking her with him so that his weight would not crush her smaller body. "That is how it should be, Raven. You suffered much these past days, and it will stay fresh in my mind for all eternity. Tomorrow night we must l.. | Christine Feehan | ||
| 3fb6925 | Mikhail rubbed his face over hers and kissed her damp hair. She touched her tongue to a bead of sweat, smiling up at him tiredly. "I think I would always recognize you, Mikhail, no matter how damaged my mind." He rolled over, taking her with him so that his weight would not crush her smaller body. "That is how it should be, Raven. You suffered much these past days, and it will stay fresh in my mind for all eternity." | Christine Feehan | ||
| bcaa232 | He was just entering the club ahead of me, a tall and rather emaciated man of about seventy, a little unsteady on his feet. He tripped over the doormat as he went in and stumbled forward; the hall porter jumped out and caught him by the elbow. | Nevil Shute | ||
| 5cd7812 | This tension between the individual's personal creative contribution and the leverage of the group is a dynamic that exists in all creative environments, but this would be my first taste of it. | Ed Catmull | ||
| 41cd1a0 | taking a risk necessitated a willingness to deal with the mess created by the risk. | Ed Catmull | ||
| 160837e | Our mental models aren't reality. They are tools, like the models weather forecasters use to predict the weather. | Ed Catmull | ||
| f187224 | Tomorrow night we must leave this region. The vampire is dead, but he has left behind a trail that could destroy our people. We must move to a more isolated area, where perhaps our people can survive the coming persecution." He brought up her arm to examine the long, deep scratches left by Andre. "You're so certain it is coming?" A faint, bitter smile touched his mouth as he waved to snuff out the candles. "I have too often in my lifetime s.. | Christine Feehan | ||
| 91d9781 | I love you, Mikhail, all of you, even the beast in you. I don't know why I became so confused. You aren't evil. I can see so clearly inside of you." Mikhail drew up the quilt, wrapped protective arms around her, and sent them both to sleep." | Christine Feehan | ||
| 3cb64ec | I love you, Mikhail, all of you, even the beast in you. | Christine Feehan | ||
| 01b169c | That brother of yours, worm that he is, male chauvinist unequaled in modern times, told you something he didn't tell me, didn't he?" Leaning back with studied casualness, Jacques tipped his chair to a precarious angle and raised an eyebrow. "Women have vivid imaginations. I think you have a suspicious nature due to your American upbringing." "Intellect, Jacques, not imagination," she corrected sweetly. "My American upbringing made me incred.. | Christine Feehan | ||
| 073aea2 | I think I should have enjoyed meeting your mother. How a woman could manage to raise two domineering tyrants like you and Mikhail is beyond me." His dark eyes laughed at her. "But we are charismatic, sexy, handsome, and right." -- | Christine Feehan | ||
| ba5c752 | I think I should have enjoyed meeting your mother. How a woman could manage to raise two domineering tyrants like you and Mikhail is beyond me." His dark eyes laughed at her. "But we are charismatic, sexy, handsome, and right." Raven hooked her foot around his chair and sent him crashing to the floor. Hands on hips, she regarded him with a superior glint. "Carpathian men are vain, dear brother-in-law," she proclaimed, "but not too bright... | Christine Feehan | ||
| 5018c41 | Carpathian men are vain, dear brother-in-law," she proclaimed, "but not too bright." Jacques glared up at her with mock ferocity. "You have a mean streak in you, woman. Whatever happened to a soft, sweet, " "Try the Dark Ages. Your age is showing." | Christine Feehan | ||
| 65e1eb4 | Raven spit into her hands and stumbled forward toward Jacques's motionless body. "That vampire killed him," she screamed hysterically. As her hands touched the forest floor, she scooped up handfuls of dirt. "Oh, God, he's dead. You let that thing kill him!" Using her slender body as a shield so no one could see what she was doing, Raven packed the wounds in Jacques's throat with the soil and her healing saliva. Her wrist over his mouth, Ra.. | Christine Feehan | ||
| f0ea160 | A huge black wolf burst from the clearing to join him, loping easily beside him, pale silver eyes gleaming with menace. Together they raced through the narrow passages until they found a large, steaming chamber. The black wolf contorted, fur rippling along muscular arms as Gregori shape-shifted to his true form. Mikhail laid Jacques's body gently on the rich soil and lifted away the covering. He swore softly, unshed tears burning in his thr.. | Christine Feehan | ||
| 991ec43 | Gregori's cool silver gaze slid over him as Mikhail relinquished the herbs. "It is a wonder you have been able to tie your shoes without me all of these centuries." Mikhail sank down beside his brother, one hand over his burning eyes. "It is more of a wonder you have stayed alive with your ostentatious displays. Remind me to remove my impressionable brother from your disrespectful presence before your winning ways rub off on him." | Christine Feehan | ||
| 4acc1d5 | Well, how long does something like this take? I thought he implied he'd be in and out of the hospital in two minutes, Jacques. What could have gone wrong? Mikhail was very upset." "Mikhail did not actually say anything went wrong, did he?" Jacques asked, blankly innocent. Raven's large blue-violet eyes settled on Jacques's face thoughtfully. Jacques squirmed under her suspicious, steady gaze. There was far too much intelligence in her enorm.. | Christine Feehan | ||
| 0ed4283 | You need to go to ground now," Gregori pointed out. "I will fix the safeguards and ensure we are not disturbed." "With a big sign saying 'Gregori lies here, do not disturb'?" Mikhail asked softly, his voice a warning. Gregori lowered Jacques's body deep within the healing earth, in no way disturbed by Mikhail's sarcasm. "You may as well have written your name in the sky with your challenge, Gregori." "I want the vampire to be very clear abo.. | Christine Feehan | ||
| ca27f1e | You need to go to ground now," Gregori pointed out. "I will fix the safeguards and ensure we are not disturbed." "With a big sign saying 'Gregori lies here, do not disturb'?" Mikhail asked softly, his voice a warning." | Christine Feehan |