Good morning, Ms. Daniels. I’m calling to inform you that Julie has left our premises.”
Not again.
Curran’s arms closed around me and he hugged me to him. I leaned back against him. “How?”
“She mailed herself.
Between the journeymen, vampires crouched like monstrous gargoyles: hairless, corded with a tight network of steel-hard muscle, and smeared in lime-green and purple sunblock. Bubble-gum-tinted nightmares.
Ilona AndrewsSometimes it helps to live through it,” I told her. “Find a time when nobody will bother you, and imagine it. Imagine the worst-case scenario in as much detail as you can manage. Let yourself live through it; feel the fear, feel the pain. It’s a terrible thing to put yourself through, but once it’s done, the anxiety goes away. It never disappears completely, but it leaves you alone enough so you can function.
Ilona AndrewsJulie looked like she was about to cry and waved her arms. "Whatever. Look, I'm not stupid. I know things! Adult things."
- "Like what?" "Like sex. I know about sex." I just stared at her. I wasn't opening that can of worms.
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Wanna spot me?"
"No thanks. How about I just scream verbal encouragements at you?
The sight of me puffing and straining apparently amused him to no end.
Ilona AndrewsBig bad merc, down with a basic hip toss. In your place I'd be blushing.
Ilona AndrewsHe gave an impression of coiled power, a contained violence that if released, would explode with terrifying intensity.
Ilona AndrewsI could’ve fallen for someone steady. Dependable. Well-grounded. But nooo, I had to lose my head over this idiot.
Ilona AndrewsHis beard was nonexistent, except for a carefully trimmed goatee that met his mustache on both sides of his mouth.
The overall effect was decidedly villainous. He needed a black horse and a barbarian horde to lead. That or a crew of cutthroats, a ship with blood-red sails, and some knucklehead heroine to lust after.
“Look, I’ve had a bad day. How about you just walk away from my Jeep?”
The volhv smiled wider, flashing even white teeth.
If he started stroking his beard, I’d have to kill him on principle.“He raised his hand to his goatee.
That does it.
“Yeah. And what’s with the beard and the horse mane? You look like Rent-a-Villain.
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