Are you armed?" Oliver asked her. She glanced down at her backpack and instantly, instinctively held back. "No." "Lie to me again and I'll put you out on the street and do this myself." Claire swallowed. "Uh, yeah." "With what?" "Silver-coated stakes, wooden stakes, a crossbow, about ten bolts . . . oh, and a squirt gun with some silver-nitrate solution." He smiled grimly at the dark windshield. "What, no grenade launchers?" "Would they work?" "I choose not to comment.
Rachel CaineHannah leaned against the wall. "Mind if I call shotgun?" Since you're carrying one? Feel free.
Rachel CaineFollow me,โ Myrnin said. โAnd do stay together. And by the way, this is the last time I go anywhere with you people. You are all insane.
Rachel CaineOh, try not to sound so much like Momโyou donโt have the ovaries" (Monica Morrell - Last Breath)
Rachel CaineThere is a certain freedom in giving up all hope. One is no longer bound by the cords of dread or fear; you simply move toward the inevitable without thinking on the consequences.
Rachel CaineIt is a natural stronghold for themโthey can infest this maze of iron and water like a horde of starving cockroaches, and theyโll be just as hard to anticipate and to kill in such close quarters.โ โWow,โ Shane said. โYou really know how to drum up team spirit. Did you print up Team Total Fail jerseys, too?โ Myrnin gave him an entirely crazy smile. โWould you be surprised if I had?
Rachel CaineIโm saying a prayer. Maybe you ought to, too. Itโs going to take us a miracle to get through this.โ 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. โAt least theyโre getting more polite when they try to kill us,โ Shane said.
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