Not really hungry." "Sheโll eat." Pritkin said curtly. "I said โ" "If you starve to death it would damage my professional reputation." "I eat plenty." "The same does not apply should I strangle you in understandable irritation, however." "Iโll have a sandwich," I told Nick. "No meat.
Karen ChancePritkin gave me a little shake and I eyed him without favor. The only other occasions when I had been dragged back in time, the trip had been triggered by proximity to a person whose past was being threatened. I have to tell you,โ I said frankly, โif someone is trying to mess with your conception or something, Iโm not feeling a pressing need to intervene.
Karen ChanceHe had the look of an atheist whoโd just had a visit from God: stunned, disbelieving and faintly ill.
Karen ChanceI felt betrayed and absolutely livid, but my body wasnโt smart enough to know it. It had liked the feel of his hands, wanted more of it, wanted it now. It was almost like there were two of me, one who heartily approved of the mage and one who would have dearly loved to see him dead.
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 ChanceI couldnโt see Pritkinโs face very well, just a pale blur against the shadows, but he didnโt sound happy. Some people thought he had only one mode... pissed off. In reality, he had plenty of them. Over the past few weeks, Iโd learned to tell the difference between real pissed off, impatient pissed off and scared pissed off. I suspected that this was the last kind. If so, that made two of us.
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