And then Mircea finally let me down, only to get his hands inside the coat and push me against the wall. "I'm dirty," I protested. He waggled his eyebrows. "Promise?" "Mircea!" I laughed in spite of myself.
Karen ChanceMy one-time roommate Claire had inherited the house from her uncle, and when she went off to bigger and better things, sheโd left it in my care. And it needed a lot of it. Most importantly, it needed a new roof. There was a worrying stain on the ceiling of my bedroom that had started out roughly the shape of Rhode Island, but now looked more like North Carolina. Another few more days of rain and it was going to be Texas. And then it wouldnโt be anything at all because the battered old shingles were going to cave in on my head.
Karen ChanceYou know, I was gutting this loser the other day, and I thought, Itโd be more fun fighting that little dhampir. I wonder if sheโs recovered yet. And here you are.โ โLucky me,โ I said. Scarface grinned. โYou know, I might even let you live. Youโre funny.
Karen ChanceWhat is your problem?โ I asked, scooping the freezing mess out of my cleavage. โWe got unfinished business,โ he reminded me. โMy nameโs not Bill.โ He chuckled. โYeah, I loved that movie. Shoulda brought a katana, but it seemed like an unfair advantage.
Karen ChanceHow did you hear about that?' 'Are you kidding me? So far, I had that runt Kyle-' 'I hate him. I hate all vamps. That complete toad, Michael-' '-tell me you were pregnant by a vamp-' 'kidnnaped me and-Kyle said WHAT?' 'and then a member of the Domi shows up and informs me-' 'The Domi sent someone HERE?' '-that you're actually pregnant by the late king of the Fey.' 'Late?!' Heidar squeaked.
Karen ChanceIโm beginning to sense a theme,โ Mircea said, tossing his suit coat over a buckskin-covered chair. A moose head with huge, outspread antlers loomed over it, its bright glass eyes looking oddly lifelike in the low light. Mircea took in the room, his expression slightly repulsed yet fascinated. โI believe there is only one thing to say at this point.โ Whatโs that?โ Yee haw,โ he said gravely, and took me down like a rodeo calf.
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