Where is Barbie?" The female shifter snickered and choked it off. "Is there a stripper pole?

Is there a cookie at the end of this lecture? ... I got a cookie after all ... Dear god, the cookie was poisoned.

The Beast Lord way: often wrong but never in doubt.

And did you have to hack his arms off?” “Yes, I did. He wouldn’t go through the door.” “You say it like you’re proud of it." I was proud of it. It was an example of quick thinking in a difficult situation.

Lyc-V is a jealous virus. It exterminates all other invaders with extreme prejudice.

You will tell me what you know now," he said. "Or?" He said nothing, so I elaborated. "See, this kind of threat usually has an 'or' attached to it. Or an 'and'. 'Tell me and I'll allow you to live' or something like that.

The universe shrank to Curran and his pain. I had to break him free. Nothing else mattered.