Hoyt was by himself right under one of the portable lights rigged up for the occasion. He had his hands thrust in his pockets, and he looked more serious than I’d ever seen him. There was something strange about the sight, and after a second I figured out why. It was one of the few times I’d ever seen Hoyt alone.
Charlaine HarrisAll the pictures on the walls, they all white as lilies and smiling like alligators.
Charlaine HarrisMen sometimes have to leave their ladies alone, and ladies are not responsible for the bad manners of fools.
Charlaine HarrisMay I search it?" she asked. "We screen for weapons." I stared at her, always a risky thing to do to a vampire. "Of course not. I have no weapons.
Charlaine Harris