Easy was for people too weak to suck it up and do what needed to be done. And I wasnโt weak. Not anymore.
Jennifer EstepThe panther prowled around me in a loose, wide circle. Its mouth turned down, almost in a pout, and it seemed disappointed that I wasn't going to run away. Or scream, at the very least. Its tail, which was at least three feet long, twitched back and forth in what seemed to be annoyance. Or maybe anticipation. I didn't know. I'd always been more of a dog person. I cleared my throat, and the panther stopped and flicked up one of its rounded ears. Listening. "Um, nice kitty?
Jennifer EstepIt was better to know what people were really like than put your trust in someone who just wanted to hurt you in the end.
Jennifer EstepYou do realize that the cost of that bracelet is within spitting distance of my going rate as an assassin, right?โ โYou mean your going rate back when you were actually killing people for money,โ Finn said. โOr as I like to call themโ the good ole days.
Jennifer EstepThe wolf stared down at me, paws still on my chest, its shaggy tail thumping from side tot side and spraying us both with snow. It seemed like...it expected me to do something. Maybe my mind was completley gone, because there was only one thing I could thing of right now that might satisfy it. I reached up en awkwardly patted the side of its head, since that was al i could reach. "Nice puppy," I whispered, and passed out.
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