I smell pancakes," Al said as he jauntily smacked Pierce's hat back on the witch's head. "Did the runt make you breakfast?" Al said, leaning over the stove. "Quickest way to a woman's crotch is through her gullet, eh?" he said, leering at Pierce, who was now rinsing out the percolator. "Is it working? I'd be curious to know. I'd buy her a cake or something.
Kim HarrisonIt was a nice bit of blackmail that kept him off my back, but he refused to take the message that I wasnโt going to work for him. โCourse, that might be my faultโฆsince I seemed unable to say no when he waved enough money at me.
Kim HarrisonI have a name,โ I grumped, my stomach pinching me harder. โYes, but it has no pizzazz. Ra-a-a-a-chel. Rach-e-e-e-eel,โ he said, trying it out in different ways. โNo one will tremble in terror at that. Oh my God!โ he said in a high falsetto. โItโs Rachel! Run! Hide!
Kim HarrisonHe froze as the scent of her hair met him. It was touching his cheek,tickling him. I cant afford this, he thought, but he didnt move, watching her finger trace the new line. "He cracked my mirror,"she said, clearly angry.
Kim HarrisonTell me where you want it,โ I said. Minias drew back, his purple robes shifting about his ankles. โYouโre asking me?โ โWell, unless you want a big R on your forehead.
Kim HarrisonTwo thousand miles, Rachel,โ he said tightly, and I guessed that no, it didnโt violate the rules of whatever he was doing out here, because he sure wasnโt out here keeping the coven from attacking me. โI have eaten nothing but slop for two days and used facilities I wouldnโt let my dogs urinate in. And what about that couple in the RV outside Texas? Iโll never get that memory out of my head.โ - Trent to Rachel
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