You love me?" He just looked at me for a moment. And then he reared back his head and laughed, a rich, mellow sound, unreserved and unashamed. " No, not at all. I regularly battle gods for women I dislike!
Karen ChanceLaura wonโt hurt you,โ I said, wrestling him for control. โSheโs one of the sweetest ghosts I ever met. She just likes to play.โ โYeah, I bet. With my bones, if I had any!โ โShe isnโt like that!โ โSure. โCause when the innocent little girl shows up in a horror flick, itโs always a good thing!
Karen ChanceMy new 9mm didnโt fit my hand as well as my old one, but it was rapidly becoming a familiar weight. At first Iโd decided it was okay to wear as long as I shot only at supernatural bad guys who were already shooting at me. Lately, Iโd had to broaden that definition to anytime my life was in danger. I was currently leaning toward a slightly more comprehensive rule somewhere between proactive self-defense and the-bastards-had-it-coming, which, if I survived long enough, I intended to blame on my deranged partner rubbing off on me.
Karen ChanceHeโs a war mage. Theyโre almost impossible to kill.โ He scowled. โEven on purpose.
Karen ChanceCan we just do this?โ Ray asked tightly, clinging to Zhengโs already slightly elongated arm. Because Louis-Cesare wasnโt the only one with a master power around here. โLet go,โ Zheng told him. โIโm the rubber band; youโre the spitball. And spitballs donโt hold on to rubber bands.โ โDie in a fire,โ Ray told him savagely. But he let go.
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