You fellows ever thought of hiring out as a Christmas lights crew? You’d make a fortune.

I looked at him. "You really need to work on your threats. I can't tell if you're threatening me or inviting me for tea.

On the other hand it was bad manners to look a gift horse in the mouth. Even if you're getting it from an overweight cracker in a fringe shirt.

The phone rang. I picked it up. "Kate Daniels" "It's me," Curran said. "I—" I hung up.

It's a reflex. Hear a bell, get food. See an undead, throw a knife. Same thing, really.

Her face looked like it would shatter any second.

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