I abjure you,โ Alcide said. Colonel Flood winced, and young Sid, Amanda, and Culpepper looked both astonished and impressed, as if this were a ceremony they'd never thought to witness. โI see you no longer. I hunt with you no longer. I share flesh with you no longer.
Charlaine HarrisIโd never seen anything like it. First a trial, then a few murders, then dancing. Life goes on. Or, in this case, death continues.
Charlaine HarrisThey say when one door shuts, another one opens. But they havenโt been living at my house. Most of the doors I open seem to have something scary crouched behind them, anyway.
Charlaine HarrisOkay," I said. "I'd hoped to avoid this, but... Bill, I rescind your invitation into my house." Bill began walking backward to the door, a helpless look on his face, and my brush still in his hand. Eric grinned at him triumphantly. "Eric," I said, and his smile faded. "I rescind your invitation into my house." And backward he went, out my door and off my porch. The door slammed shut behind (or maybe in front of?) them.
Charlaine Harris