It didn't take long for the anger to put the happiness in a headlock.

But I'd much rather face a dozen assassins like LaFleur any night than deal with something as tricky, convoluted, and fragile as my feelings.

I pulled the trigger twice, cutting off his protests, and Finn joined my lover on the floor.

I used to murder people for money, but these days it’s more of a survival technique.

And I was stuck here at Warrior Freaks R Us.

You're late." "Sorry. I was busy talking about my feelings and killing people.

Uh, what are you doing?” “Nothing much. Just erasing all of Calinda’s good grades and replacing them with incompletes. Eventually, the administrators will figure out what happened, but I’m making it look like a computer error. Still, I imagine she’ll get some nasty lectures from her profs and parents in the meantime.