A witch, a vampire, and a pixy walk into a bar, I thought as I led the way into the Squirrelโs End. It was early, and the sun had yet to set when the door swung shut behind Jenks, sealing us in the warm air smelling faintly of smoke. Immediately Nick yanked it open to come in behind us. And thereโs the punch line.
Kim HarrisonShouts of dismay rose as the red flesh splattered against the table. It was only a tomato, but one would think I was pulping a decaying heart by the noise the big, strong FIB officers were making.
Kim HarrisonI jerked to a stop at the door to my room. "What's wrong with my boots?" I said, thinking they were the only thing that I was going to keep on. Ahโฆthe only thing from this outfit, not the only thing total.
Kim HarrisonGet your hand off me,โ I exclaimed, voice loud with misplaced anger as I yanked away from his grip. โIโm a professional, not some distraught girlfriend.โ Well, I was that too, but I knew how to act at a crime scene.
Kim Harrisonshe thought I could find a way to save her soul when she died and became an undead. Right now, I was just looking to find the rent money. Iโd get to my roommateโs soul later.
Kim HarrisonShut up," I hissed. Ticked that he was taller than me, I stepped up onto a nearby coffee table. "I'm not in a cage anymore," I said, keeping enough presence of mind not to poke him in the chest with a finger. His face went startled, then cloric. "The only thing between your head and my foot becoming real close and personal right now is my questionable professionalism. And if you ever threaten me again, I'll slam you halfway across the room before you can say number-two pencil. Got it, you tall freak of nature?
Kim Harrison