But you’ve slipped under my skin, invaded my blood and seized my heart.
The heart is a strange beast and not ruled by logic.
Oh, you made an impression. Like a stone caught in my boot.
Another relative?” Valek asked.A broad smile stretched Moon Man’s lips. “Yes. I am her mother’s uncle’s wife’sthird cousin.”–Valek and Moon Man
How did you-“Fool your guards? They’re not very good, the forgot to check the ceiling for spiders.”Valek grinned. His angular face softened.
Everyone grieves in different ways. For some, it could take longer or shorter. I do know it never disappears. An ember still smolders inside me. Most days, I don’t notice it, but, out of the blue, it’ll flare to life.
The uniform enhanced his athletic body, and my thoughts drifted to how magnificent he would look with his uniform puddled around his feet.
In the war room, love? What if someone comes in?”I stood and removed his shirt. “Then they’ll have a good story to tell.”“Good?” He adopted the pretense of being offended.“Prove me wrong.
Lief. That’s not nice, considering all your sister has done for you,” admonished Perl.”Oh right. How could I forget that she made me bait for a snake, left me on house arrest in Ixia, and smuggled me into the Keep in a coffin.
Nothing like having a warrant for your execution to get a girl motivated.
Your fear remains strong. You are not ready to face your story, preferring instead to surround yourself with knots. Someday, they will strangle you.
Fear causes the dog to bite and Roze was one bitch.
Pushing magic toward the candle, I willed it to light. Nothing happened.Irys made a strangled sound and the candle burned. “Are you directing your magic to the candle?”“Yes. W
I peered deeper and found my soul. A little tattered and with some holes, but there all the same. It had always been there, I realized with shock.
It’s a dirty way to fight, but I’m late for lunch.”- Valek to Yelena
Flea stared at us, “I can’t decide what’s worse. Losing family members or not having a family member to lose.
He pulled back on the bridle, stopping in disbelief. “Your love for him has damaged your senses.”“And your hunger for power has affected you intelligence
You can’t let the past ruin your future, I changed over in my mind.
Only the weak invite their demons to live with them. Isn’t that right?
Trusting is hard. Knowing who to trust, even harder.
Old soul.” I laughed. “You’re Thirty.””It’s not the years, it’s the experience,” he paused.
The benefit of appearing so young is I’m constantly underestimated
Good food, fresh water, and an occasional sweet and someone to care for. That’s what everyone should have. A simplistic and unrealistic view I knew, but it soothed me.
Yelena, you’ve driven me crazy. You’ve caused me considerable trouble and I’ve contemplated ending your life twice since I’ve known you…but you slipped under my skin, invaded my blood and seized my heart.
Of course, you didn’t want our help. Now I have to go beat up some soldier just to keep my ego intact.
[Janco] paused. His eyes held a distant gleam as if seeing into his past. ‘My first practice was a shock. I was a cocky smart aleck–‘[Opal] ‘Was?'[J] ‘Be quiet. I’m telling a story here.
It’s the problem with mistakes, they tend to linger.
Fourteen years without a mother had me believe I could be stoic when I finally met her.
Your soul is drenched black with the blood of your victims, my dear, and that is why you can’t see it. When you die, that heavy blood filled essence will sink to the bottom of the earth where you will burn in eternity for your crimes.
Two men. I had just killed two men. A killing machine, I hadn’t even hesitated. Fear and rage settled deep in my chest, forming a layer of ice around my heart.
with a touch of sarcasm. “Glass is an amazing material. Versatile,
followed a step behind. My thoughts churned as my emotions seesawed
I mulled over the implications and decided not to waste my time worrying about what everyone else thought, or to bother attempting to change their perceptions. My time at the Keep was just a stopover. Let them wonder.
I could admire his skills, and be relieved when he was on my side in a fight. But for a rat to like the cat? That scenario ended only one way. With one dead rat.
But they fight in the name of the creator.” “I don’t care if they fight in the name of broccoli. The goal remains the same.
We don’t take orders from you, Sergeant.” Quain said. “Your man tried to assassi
Valek was liquid in motion. As i watched him, one word came to mind: beautiful.
Valek coalesced from the shadows and wrapped me in his long lean arms. I soaked in his musky smell, listening to his heart beat. Strong and steady. No indication that he had been sneaking around.