Harte sent one of her revived men after him, and Pat sent him back in boxes.

I have permission to live off campus.” She didn’t say from whom, because it was primarily herself.

Run first,' Shane said. 'Mourn later.' It was the perfect motto for Morganville.

Turn down the porn soundtrack! Trying to concentrate here!-Shane

I’m saying a prayer. Maybe you ought to, too. It’s going to take us a miracle to get through this.” Whether he was serious or not, Claire sent the prayer up toward heaven, and she thought the others did, too. So it seemed kind of miraculous when the doorbell rang. “At least they’re getting more polite when they try to kill us,” Shane said.

Sure,” she said, and hugged the laptop bag closer. “What could go wrong?” Michael’s eyes flashed to meet hers in the rearview mirror. Besides everything, I mean,” she said.

Saint Claire, the patron saint of the kick-me sign.