He didn't want Lucy to grow up feeling alone, surrounded by everything and having nothing.
Kim HarrisonGod, it stinks,โ I said, hand over my nose as he pulled me into a long step. Al strode forward, head high. โItโs the stench of bureaucracy, my itchy-witch, and why I chose to go into human resources when but a wee lad.
Kim HarrisonSo much for playing nice.Tired, I let my eyes shut while they argued, hoping I didnโt die in the interim and make the problem moot. I wasnโt ever going to get my water. Ever.
Kim HarrisonDeath and blood didnโt turn on a vampire. Fear and the chance to take blood did. There was a difference.
Kim HarrisonBehind the fury, he was tired. He was tired of being hauled around and shoved into a little room. He was tired of trying for me and failing. And to have Minias know it, to be carted off under his leashโฆIt was almost insulting. Maybe, if I gave Al a night of peace to lick his wounds and his pride, he would grant that same courtesy to me?
Kim Harrison