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"I haven't time for this," Reynaud growled. "There's a shooter, man." "But... but, my niece is out there!" "She's safe at the moment, sheltered by the carriage." Reynaud assessed the crowd of soldiers gathered by the commotion in the entry hall. Except... except they didn't look like | soldiers | "/cPenYcqRIOPArEA8ZHTrA==" |
But a very powerful person ¨C notice I said "person" not "woman."' 'Those low blows,' Eric said. 'Like her erasing my tape - ' 'The low blow,' the Mole interrupted, 'was not her erasing the tape. It was her refusing to tell you which one she had | erased | "uojzt+QKRl+h9hlyGTlctA==" |
‘Why did you take so long to return? Did you find anything? And can you smell that awful smell?’ Jack looked at the burning forest below them; the smoke beginning to engulf them. ‘I suppose it will burn itself out eventually.’ He said, as they both rose above the level of the | smoke | "OBhV6gjaQgqdBIfItGf6GA==" |
Time had passed, although I didn't have a good notion of how much. She looked over her shoulder, and I saw Joanne following her out of the building. "So," she was saying, "What do you think? Hot Topic? And maybe some Abercrombie. Then lunch." "Girl, do you ever do anything but | shop | "mTROJwMWQue4Lpe8bJTqVg==" |
Trina said, "I can't lead you through it." "Activation is the first step." Trina said, "Maybe you were in danger or maybe you were subjected to magic for the first time. Either way, your magic was awakened to protect you." Maji frowned. "I thought you said it wasn't real | magic | "qlsfgLGbTe+SdBH2IaGvjw==" |
"Maybe you should listen to me more often." Her eyes twinkled with amusement. "Last I checked, I've been listening to you plenty this vacation. My back's still hurting from listening to you in the shower, on the living room floor, and on that dang deck chair this morning." "Then after dinner, you may listen to me in a | bed | "G39ADWmsSdGwEovY7umrwg==" |
she asked warily, steering the conversation back to her main concern. It wasn't like her to be sidetracked by a good-looking man-which made this one all the more dangerous. "A friend of mine sent me here. He attended one of your dance classes last year. Your name is too unique for me to be | mistaken | "OqSDzk+wTC6TQz/ahTvveQ==" |
"It didn't work yesterday; it certainly won't work now. I'm afraid absolutely nothing could possibly convince me to change my mind." Bella felt tears of anger sting the back of her eyes, choking her throat. "Why are you doing this, Jason, when you can have any woman you want?" "Ahh, but that's not true, is it | Bella | "pkcCIVuNQL2sbiltrbKcQQ==" |
I found a book about Napoleon’s life in our local library. One of the chapters described how he had visited a garden while traveling through Italy. He went into the maze garden and couldn’t find his way out. His entourage went into the garden to retrieve him. Isn’t that incredible? A superb military general, who had co... | garden | "XL+5eoOZR5qYzXldPQABJA==" |
They could see the whole of the chain in one glimpse-wooded hills rising toward the biggest mountain of the bunch, a four-thousand-foot unnamed peak, most of it above timberline and blanketed in scarlet and yellow from the turning underbrush. A valley cut through the middle of the range, and it was here that they spott... | lakes | "KbcfQPGQRGiJg7bmUEZvDg==" |
Arthur, aiding Simon unaware, blushed at her interest and quickly down-played his string of mishaps. "Trivial incidents, really. I just seem to be a clumsy thing." "I think you are much less clumsy," Simon added, to help ease Arthur's obvious discomfort at the discussion. "And a duke must not be | clumsy | "oxaJIDUVTFqH+KxXLGDpGg==" |
Against that black canvas, a few ruddy glows dotted the forest, like tiny campfires. They would've been easy to miss during the day. "What are those glows down there?" Gray asked. "Peat fires," Wallace said, blowing into his gloved palms to warm the ice from his beard. "A goodly part of the fells is covered in | peat | "M82eHACcQLK9596i83WW7Q==" |
As she got the mail, she laughed at herself for being silly. A stern Vermonter voice startled the thought from her. “I never could find any humor in mail.” * * * “Oh, I wasn’t laughing at the mail, Mrs. Hirson.” Shelley seemed defensive. Nobody seemed to get her humor. Not even Roger after forty years of marriage could... | humor | "LYG8WYPYQVi4AZYwPwJjNQ==" |
She pointed at my charm bracelets. I moved my wrists, and the multi-colored vintage beads and stars hanging from the gold chain jingled. “From a gypsy trader I know.” “Seriously?” “Uh-huh. A cousin of my grandmother’s.” Kylie’s eyes rounded. “So you’re, like, a real | gypsy | "htQhXyQ7RlOdGF+lgehxpw==" |
"We're not waiting until January when he's inaugurated," Yarber said. "In fact, we're not waiting until November to see if he wins." "So you want to be released now?" "Pretty damned quick;" Spicer said. "Does it matter how you're | released | "tG4XZRW+TRykKZYprMiPEA==" |
"Just yesterday I told Michael something I hadn't told one other person my whole life. And you know what?" She didn't wait for Becky to answer. "It felt good." "What if your secrets affect other people?" Karen held her dripping ice cream away from both of them and gave up trying to eat it. "Well, I guess it depends on ... | secret | "vdHqpCvhQ3qWVy77+DSFLw==" |
She should have known it would all be thrown back at her. "This is crazy." "Isn't your brother coming home on Friday for the fundraiser?" "Yeah." "Doesn't Rick play bodyguard for Mike?" "Sometimes." "Then you'll probably see Rick on Friday at the house ... or at the | fundraiser | "dozvOgAnTcCXUPGPPbGyBg==" |
There was no cover if someone was guarding the beach. All remained quiet except for the sound of the breakers and smell of decaying seaweed. No words were spoken as one of the SEALS opened the sled and Peter began stripping out of his dive gear and into civilian clothes. Just as quickly, the SEALS stowed his gear back ... | sled | "mGsCdELZS0GGaU1nxe3Azw==" |
You real y mustn't take it so hard just because I've had an awful dream.' 'That ... that ... that isn't the reason, ma'am.' The maid's voice was quivering terribly. 'Then for heaven's sake what is the reason?' 'I'm very sorry about the tray, ma'am.' 'Oh, don't worry about the | tray | "Nfpa+OAOQhqF5jjLabCllA==" |
There was a short pause, and then Iceman spoke. “We launch our fighters and use the gas giant’s atmosphere against them. Our recon drones will monitor their position and speed as they refuel. The fighters will enter the atmosphere far enough away that the enemy won’t spot them. When the distance has dropped to less tha... | atmosphere | "hijebST4Rsqc5j8HHY/Ksg==" |
So different from the Clint his reputation painted. This had to be the true man. The one he wanted to be. So, why did he act so differently with others—bigger than life, daunting yet charming? A charm almost expected of him. She smiled back. "I loved being a part of this, | Clint | "6vlXDODfTrevSWk0665xXA==" |
"Move it, slowpoke." Earlier, I was curious why Tori didn't want me wearing jeans and a T-shirt tonight. She insisted that I wear her little black cocktail dress, the one she reserves for special occasions. That right there should've been a huge red flag. "What are you up to, | Tori | "Nz0kc3eJQGGb1dk8R8cgHQ==" |
"I've got it!" Laurel announced triumphantly to the other girls, holding up a plastic-draped hanger. Inside Cassie glimpsed some pale, gleaming material. "It's a dress Granny Quincey got me this summer-but I haven't worn it and I never will. It's not my style, but it'll be perfect on you, | Cassie | "BQKrkr9PTIuiQ1uPbD6qUg==" |
I dreamed I was lying tied up and captive, and the man was not there. I could see him over by the water talking to that huge crocodile we saw today and promising it that in the morning as the sun began to rise it would be given its next meal, and the meal would be me. The man was keeping me tied up so that in the morni... | crocodile | "/82SDGJnREiO7tJ0RB4LVg==" |
"What should I do? Should I make her throw up?" "No, sir. That can cause more harm than good. The ambulance will be-" Isabelle started seizing again, and Grant let the phone drop so he could keep her from hurting herself. He held her body tight against his and whispered into her ear, "You're going to be fine, | Isabelle | "AYKMG6MyRi+gSmay3WXGEw==" |
"You're right," Smith said soberly, "they'll start searching the neighborhood soon." "Swell. Just what I wanted to hear." Marty grinned weakly. It came out as a macabre grimace, but it was a brave try. Smith squeezed his friend's shoulder, trying to keep the urgency from his voice. "How did they know about us, | Marty | "/Q0+KRQiSk2LEjRRythhYQ==" |
I know this has something to do with his brother. My heart softens a little for him. "I can help... if you need something. I mean, I know we don't know each other, but-" Tegan cuts me off. "I don't need any handouts." "What? I'm not trying to give you a | handout | "JRKYIPObSeqZmiBFMpOGBQ==" |
My father hugs her. I look at Lisa. “I love her,” I say. “I’m in love with your daughter. I’ll take care of them.” We’ve got this. Lisa can’t even look at me. They both hate me. “This started before I even met you, | Lisa | "Ctu/PN/2Q0mSwPllhyP+QA==" |
Sylvia was, as she liked to explain, "the MD's PA," and she moved in an atmosphere of crisp efficiency. He thumbed the speakerphone off; it rang again, immediately. "Richard," said the speaker, with Jessica's voice, "it's Jessica. You haven't forgotten, have you?" "Forgotten?" He tried to remember what he could have | forgotten | "Oum2DnAlT82wK6hmQfgM0g==" |
He did not want to discuss his relationship with Georgiana – certainly not in front of Lady Littlefield. “Please set me down.” “I don’t particularly see the wisdom of that.” “Or I am going to be sick all over your fine dinner table.” It was not a lie. Between the new head injury, the food, and the physical activity of ... | sick | "JlblJAc2SfKiO0lKMIutZw==" |
Like mother, like daughter-Callum was never far from my mind and never far from hers. The difference was that I'd come to terms with the things Callum had done to set me on the path to becoming the Cedar Ridge alpha, and Ali probably never would. She'd loved Callum, the same way I had, but she'd never cared that he was... | alpha | "9m8z5ko/T/+WXgTQss2W/w==" |
'White wine?' 'Foul muck.' The genie looked shocked. 'Red is bad for -' it began. '- but any port in a storm,' said Creosote hurriedly. 'Or sauterne, even. But no umbrella in it.' It dawned on the Seriph that this wasn't the way to talk to the | genie | "17Wox4jCSWebwS26ip4qTQ==" |
"I accepted his proposal because I thought I'd never see you again. You might have been too late." Elliot let amusement slip through the shivering horror in his mind. "No fear of that. I had Ainsley keep an eye on you and tell me everything you did." "But..." Juliana looked bewildered. "When on earth did Ainsley find t... | spy | "dQgFxFhaRjOPTkyK9rz7Pw==" |
'Being reasonable was more acceptable to my long-held cynical view of life, love and marriage, but there was no reason whatsoever in the powerful feelings you stirred in me, Tess, and you must know reason flew completely out the door once you told me about Zack.' She looked at him wonderingly, not quite convinced by wh... | Tess | "zojWWLu/S8qGtbjbhDmuRA==" |
Evalle could count her friends on one hand, and none of them would help Kizira find her. "Who told you we'd be together?" Tristan asked. "Vladimir Quinn." Evalle swung around, slamming her back to the wall. Her heart cramped. Quinn would never betray her. How would he even know she was here with | Tristan | "YR4WWLT9QFqDj1Z6wMj36g==" |
What do you think that does for my self-confidence, or my feelings about myself?” “I can’t explain what you have, because I don’t anymore. I lost it in the mirror. I don’t even remember what it was. But I know it can get worse. I didn’t think it could but it did.” ‡ ‡ ‡ There was a large black velvet Dr.ape over the | mirror | "L2SYoCxaRluw4ANIQcl0Tw==" |
It almost seemed as if the sun had darkened a bit and it felt as if evil was gathering up around them. Yet, the silence prevailed. No one had ever witnessed the King in this manner! Today his anger appeared to border on madness! The silence continued on for long and terribly unpleasant moments! Then, unexpectedly, from... | King | "RhwDiWpNRK2586XBLsOB8g==" |
"Ah," he said, his cheeks plumping with a smile. "You received them. Not a bad fit, I see. I have other clothes being readied for you, my dear. But this will do fine for now. How are you, darling?" "Good. Thank you for these. And for the rose," she added, realizing it had come from Marron, along with the | clothes | "zdECBnWJSouL4xN3LFyouQ==" |
He looked across the short, smoky distance, directly into Ronson's eyes, and signaled left, away from the sand, towards the jungle that pressed in from behind them. A quick sideways flick of his own eyes told him that Johnson and Phillips had caught it too. Beeker signaled Ronson out first, then Phillips, and then | Johnson | "FEigTX4+Qtii43mz6zh4wA==" |
Sometimes, when Dr. Chaudhary laughed at something Eliza said, or leaned over her shoulder to read some results, she could see Morgan's nasty assumptions in his smirk, and it enraged her. It dirtied her-and Dr. Chaudhary, too, who was decent, and married, and also old enough to be her father. Eliza was used to being un... | Morgan | "4SIa4jFpSO6e3aTlEsJAtA==" |
There were only a couple of places where setting a grass fire might threaten any of the ranch buildings, and the two men agreed that one man in each place with wet bags and shovels would be sufficient to keep the buildings from being burned. But there were other problems. The wind was blowing gently to the east, and th... | ranch | "vTlZ/c0cTK2O0RWY/OHQxA==" |
"Yep. Every game all the players' stats change just a little." "But this is a big one," says Liam, reaching over to get a pen from his nightstand. He writes in the book. "There. It's changed." Closing the book, he puts it down on his bedside table along with the | pen | "fSGMADtdRj+bqjCkuen6YA==" |
Then he said sombrely, ‘This is where I leave you. You’re on your own from now on.’ Zaliek jerked his thumb towards the escarpment and the rain-veiled plains beyond it. He said, ‘Your orders are to harass the Dornite supply lines. You’ll divide the unit into two sections. Each of you will command one of the | sections | "HlBfWUOeSge/pFEOdIuG1w==" |
Madame Duguay clicks her tongue. “Come,” she takes my arm, “you can help me with a few chores.” Great. * * * With Troy and Uncle Marty gone to the dig site, the house is quiet. Madame Duguay’s in the garden out back. She’s left me alone now that I’ve helped her with her | chores | "n5TPYMP3RrujF4rz5PVBWQ==" |
He jumped out at them with a scream made for Hollywood, just as Jesse started running at full speed towards them with his sickle and chain. Russell’s leap at them from behind left the group no choice but to run in the darkness down the opposite end of the hall screaming. Craig took one last look, trying to see who it w... | Russell | "loIkIkcsRZS3DYdi/g3DqA==" |
`My father passed away three years ago and he left me some money,' said Bergitta. `Bergitta had been frugal with her money for years, so this ship is something of a rare extravagance,' said Angeline. `Had I been frugal?' `Frugal in the sense that you used to toss hundreds around without a care, but now you toss thousan... | Angeline | "4/bdLV6gT7eLB7YEzuXSVw==" |
He handed Brynn a delicate china cup and took one himself before sitting across from her on the velvet settee. "The church is sponsoring a dance this Friday evening for the youth group." Brynn had seen the posters. "I've heard several of the kids mention it." "We generally have a good turnout." Brynn was sure that was ... | chaperones | "zknKih24QhO6wRhXZBqebw==" |
Taking small, deliberate steps, she walked into the living room, collapsing onto the white leather sofa. She'd had the most dreadful day. Within the space of a few hours, she'd fainted, learned she was pregnant and been abandoned by her husband. The prospects for the future didn't look | bright | "CpTUMmAyStaESFcRG7MPPw==" |
Shamira answered the door, took the note and the boy ran back. *** Shamira read the note to Guilietta. "Master della Cappa requires another looker brought to the palace immediately. That's all it says." "Things must be going well at the meeting if they need another sample," Guilietta said, smiling. "I guess," Shamira s... | note | "CTVEk4WlRcyHlANXe7WqQw==" |
She closed her eyes and turned away. “I know that my son will be safe with you and your family, and I hope that you can forgive me.” “I will not forgive you for being so foolish. Don’t give up!” Habala insisted. Kala opened her eyes and turned back to | Habala | "IqJHdFQbSXiLOR+d+s7sJA==" |
Lizzie looked pale and her mouth opened and closed without a sound. “I’m just kidding. I wouldn’t do that to you.” With a sigh of relief she laughed and went right into her thoughts about what I should wear. I handed her the apron and grabbed the bag of cinnamon rolls. “Thanks for watching the shop, | Lizzie | "MZTRE/moSlSN20+PJnBMvg==" |
I had no doubt had we been inside, and not standing in front of the house when the van with the rest of the guys in the band pulled up, that they would have interrupted something a lot more intimate than us kissing. Someone honked the horn and Jet pulled away. He left a little bite to remember him by and now, instead o... | Jet | "SUf84HPTRRKva+s5y6qdeg==" |
"I eat every day Mr. Black, not that it is any of your concern." He suddenly looked intrigued as he set his menu down. "It's just you are very thin." What the f**k is this man's problem. First, he says we are not friends; then he calls me anorexic. "This is the way I was born; I've always been | thin | "IcsJP++fRoiBPbeV2Qag1w==" |
"I shouldn't have to, Drew. You're not this guy. Come on." "What if I am? I thought you liked 'this guy'?" "I liked you just the way you were." "Just not enough." "I can't help the way I feel, | Drew | "Zjx6ZGEvTKuAK7aifgbhTQ==" |
Though Sharon had been friendly enough to him since his return, now that Gabrielle was back in town, Sharon left no doubt as to where her loyalty lay. She'd shown it tonight. Still, he wasn't about to let anyone dictate whether or not he could see Gabrielle. He and Sharon wanted the same thing-what was best for Gabriel... | Gabrielle | "3j5hoy6ASwOClhI+UEj4/g==" |
I think I'll take in some air before Tanner comes back for us." I relayed Mayzie's order to Christina, who had slipped back behind the counter. She whipped it up and slid it over. "Keep what I said in mind," Mayzie said. "I'm pretty sure I will," I said. She giggled merrily, as if we were in | cahoots | "3l1jZyIwRDW2VzJ7lwz9og==" |
My veins throb as my eyes drink him in. His long, beautiful nose. His slender, assured arms. His pale skin is a few shades darker from the summer sun, and his black tattoo peeks out from underneath his T-shirt sleeve. Joshua Wasserstein. My crush on him is near unbearable. He looks up again, too, and I | blush | "HDrM9vspT6SAmA4xVK4MhA==" |
Mais, non, you may set your mind at ease-it was a fish." "Du poisson?" "Oui, Monsieur, du mauvais poisson," said I. "The ship's officers were overcome with a sickness after having partaken of a fish that had turned against us. HMS Dauntless, distinguished in many a heroic battle, was brought down by a | fish | "5jkZDF55R5STJ3s0Cbd4Rw==" |
I knew what needed to be done but it was just not an option I really liked. “I need you to blow up this town.” “What?” Kelly asked. “You heard me,” I replied. “You can’t be serious.” “I’m very serious. This entire town is populated with werewolves.” “I still can’t just take out a | town | "KbfCIf/zR6mq3qhgkYOQwQ==" |
“Just that he had seemed so great and she still really liked him, but she thought that he might be dating someone else too,” Suzie said. “Liz was really upset about it and not sure what to do. She really liked him.” “Did she say who she thought he was | dating | "usRZMPv3TBGdUSv49s4Jaw==" |
She had felt that the sympathy in their gazes had mocked her and afterward she had known that despite everything else, that trip had been the hardest thing she’d ever had to do in her life. The visitors that she had been dreading showed up four days after Raine had disappeared. There was a knock on the door as she was ... | knocked | "n8rt3wskSIO3m/X8MKSrnw==" |
"I know." She grinned. "I'm good at this." "If I knew that, I'd have been begging for them every time we hung out." "I couldn't let you know. It's my best kept secret." He chuckled. "I'll take it to the | grave | "xaO0tGfMRFGh7PCwFy0Qgg==" |
They may be in the same building as you." "Great. Where are you?" Grant said. "We're in the lodge." Grant said, "And the others? Muldoon, everybody else?" "We've lost a few people. But we got everybody else over to the | lodge | "JffjTJAjQrK6OfkDkT6gTQ==" |
"If it was a servant of the Prince, then Selena should have sensed its presence, just as you did with the zombies," he pointed out. "Besides, she had been the Chalice for a very long time and grown incredibly powerful. I cannot imagine even the elder wizard would dare to challenge her." She gave a slow nod. "I think yo... | Selena | "AWeXkwUBSF+YD506tITlJw==" |
“Get your hands off me,” Rashi protested. “Don't you know who I am? I can't be treated this way.” And he looked at Atalai with pleading eyes. “What have I done, my Mistress, to deserve this?” “That's what we need to find out, my friend,” said | Atalai | "FcZ8zdQFTH6vllbsMsH8yQ==" |
"That's what makes it fun," she told him, and slipped out of his grasp to walk beneath the awning and into the aisle that wound its way past at least thirty different booths. She wandered through the crowd, sensing Nick's presence behind her. She glanced at tables set up with sterling silver rings and necklaces, leathe... | booth | "wPhoJjIrQ9y/nZnp2Do7lw==" |
Besides, the men that work here just throw the flowers away anyhow.” Jonathan spotted a large bouquet of brightly-colored artificial flowers and his eyes lit up. He quickly knelt down and took the flowers from the plastic vase. “But, isn't that stealing?” Matthew gulped. “Like I said, Matthew. The people are dead, they... | flowers | "15EXTgJ5SY+JYRQjUjuOZw==" |
Only when Lucy looks up does the teacher's attention move to her, and Lucy can tell she's called a name whose owner was a mystery to her. "I have a slip here telling me to send you to the counselor's office?" She phrases it like a question, and it feels like she's asking Lucy to confirm. She stands, painfully aware of ... | slip | "kZmn0fZ7TOCZTx2Pk3hx4g==" |
"Ethan. Ethan Hale." "Ethan." She tested it on her tongue. His name was familiar. It was as though she knew him somehow. "I'm Brianna. Brianna Cole." "Brianna." He breathed her name softly. "I'm not afraid of you, | Ethan | "nDj/OSfgTFCo4uXJp8xFZw==" |
“You know, Laura, what if someone had died? What would that comment make you, then?” Laura looked around at her friends and turned to Victoria. “It would make me right.” Laura’s sassy reply made everyone laugh. “True,” Victoria said calmly. “But also extremely insensitive and rude… what happened to you, | Laura | "rlAu6qKJREq8H2kJYdxJfg==" |
"'There's but one man who'll know what to do,' I said to myself. Forgive me, but you must know what they say about you and the curious goings-on in this house. Only the deaf would not know about Pellinore Warthrop and the house on Harrington Lane!" "Then I am fortunate," said the doctor dryly, "that you are not | deaf | "W2sF06o9TvuMdAVU2F4oAw==" |
He unfolds his wings, the black speckles standing out on his white feathers like ink spilled on paper in the dark. My heart is so heavy with dread and shock, with sadness for Anna, with fear for Angela, with Olivia's death, that I know flight isn't possible. I shake my head at Christian. "I can't." He looks down at the... | wings | "2RxXC3FqRCqjsy3e8SaAEQ==" |
Adam Shaw placed another pack of explosives into the stone cutout in the tunnel. Where to go next? He should have made a map back to the museum lobby; the tunnels were never-ending. Somewhere in the distance, he heard footsteps. He clicked his lantern off. He receded deeper into the burial chamber that lay just off the | tunnel | "BCX/8/bWS2qIHSJtKi5GKg==" |
I tire of hearing of him." "There is no reason you should hear of him, Sire. He is one of those phenomena that are thrown to the surface of the news for a while and then disappears." "But he doesn't disappear." "Sometimes it takes a while, | Sire | "3xOhYLQuRd2Y+lKCPIM16Q==" |
"Can you imagine what she wants to do to him?" Hannah asked, horrified. "Kendall, you have to keep her away from Rick." "Oh, I do so enjoy young people." Raina laughed. "Hannah's right. We need to keep Lisa away. I realize I might have encouraged her-before you came to town, you understand," she said to | Kendall | "Oiu4YUdBRhmmvfOvBnY4Rw==" |
Groups of surfers took their boards and headed for warm homes somewhere and one by one the old men and women who fished for sardines from the pier packed up their boxes and bags and buckets and left until only the pelicans and gulls remained to keep the child company. He thought to shelter himself from the wind and rai... | pier | "MZl1/oE8RWOK6kWiqfEBtw==" |
Viktor rose to his feet and Rose stood straight and confidently beside him. "Thank you, Father," said Viktor. "Now, it's almost dawn. I want you safely in the cellars." "But why? Why must we be in the cellars now?" Viktor asked. He obviously didn't like the idea of being in a | cellar | "now0sh4IT6O57rXXQsOogA==" |
Then she watched me and allowed me to make a decision for myself. I gripped the stake and was about to approach my wife to drive the stake into her heart, but I found myself hesitating. Is this what she does with Derek? I stopped and looked at my daughter. "How many times have you done something like this to | Derek | "kzdhePqlQUemoF2cgqd2Rw==" |
Dane held onto it in order to keep his balance and was relieved to see Bryn was secure in her position for the present. A few loosened branches and leaves fell on top of them as if to attest to the strong jar they had just experienced. “What’s down there?” asked Bryn whose eyes were wide with fear. “It is a xenther,” s... | Dane | "BcdlLHNJSuaGv+s6DJ22nw==" |
asked Alicia briskly. "Get a map of Hoy and pick a place to start from and we walk to the middle of nowhere from there," suggested Frank. Alicia reached for a map from the top drawer of the filing cabinet, opened it up and spread it out. "How about taking the Landrover to the end of the Rackwick road and turning left a... | Alicia | "yeMAM2/JR7idckGcvAvy9Q==" |
"We'll have to do it again sometime." Ben inserted himself between Roper and the director. "I'd be happy to. There's a script idea I've been toying with. A ballplayer who couldn't make it in the minors due to a tragic past." Harrison nodded, listening politely. "Call me and we'll talk," he said to | Ben | "HlwOwRLRQEeenjTdmX7rKQ==" |
As they walked closer, the children spotted them and the engine turned off. Nisha walked to within about five meters of the tallest one, who was slightly taller than her. She pointed to herself and said, "Hello, I'm Nisha." She pointed to Rachel and said her name. The tallest one watched Nisha and one eye moved over to | Rachel | "TWdobYwdSi2h54+IlCKahQ==" |
"Okay, now, shut up," Doug said. "We've gotta go around back." He turned the lights and engine off and cruised. The pumpkin patch was a huge fenced enclosure full of pumpkins, some piled up, some scattered across the ground. Doug stopped the Samurai just behind a large pile by the booth where you paid for the | pumpkins | "zpC0PJ74Qza3ZT9Ui8ZAJA==" |
“No.” “So, you have experienced a drastic decline in attendance, is that what you are telling this court?” “Throughout the congregations. Yes,” said Moses. “Do you have any statistical evidence that this is the case?” said Jones. “You know I do,” said | Moses | "u9v+ZyT5Rd2lSD/+/6QIPg==" |
As a team, they’d organised themselves into an efficient search party for previous clues, and as a team they were able to strengthen their efficiency for this particular search. The intimidating task that lay before them could, in effect, be divided by three, as they each acknowledged the participation of the others. T... | searching | "XPqKfIf2TpiNj8NiVkAORQ==" |
I could hear my own heartbeat the room was so silent. Toryn was moving. I watched him reach the instrumentalists, and he said something to them. Music filled the silence. They were playing a song that Trina played on her stereo all the time, a pop song about a gypsy. As soon as I started singing the clan began smiling ... | gypsy | "Q0cuhYFLRuKoDeY7yuq+4w==" |
I didn’t know what was worse; waiting for her to unload on me or the quiet bumpy ride from Texas to California in an old truck. Agent Fields slowed down to pull onto the exit ramp. “We’re almost there. I suggest you check the computer for your mission.” I reached back and felt the laptop back forcefully placed in my ha... | truck | "OBHRlKRqT420mWxdzlFR6A==" |
“Sometimes we’d play a game that if they would find where on my body I would hide the candy they could keep it.” “Then if they found it, they would pick it off you?” “Yeah, sort of. But remember they wanted to play.” “I understand. I’m just trying to get your side of it. How would they let you know they wanted the mone... | candy | "y23hz9DTThy+Oi9p1lKD3A==" |
Spike came off the porch, looming large as he approached. He walked right up to Myka, stopping maybe an inch from her, never mind about personal space. Was it getting hard to breathe? No, Myka stood in the cool, fresh air, October in Austin dry and fine. Jordan squirmed in her arms and pointed at | Spike | "IY4g7z1yR9Wi/6vIPznvEg==" |
Joranum sat back in his chair and looked at Raych for an extended time. It was almost possible to hear his thoughts buzzing. Finally he said, "Suppose he is a robot, young man. Why should you care? Does it matter to you?" "Of course it matters to me," said | Raych | "JNiVaVsuSLGdMl4GRDJ8ZQ==" |
Garl suddenly asks as he leans back in his chair, fixes his hands before him, and stares my way. I blink, unsure what he's asking. “I am a man of tradition,” I decide to answer. “Just as your father was. But what I am asking is about more than | tradition | "qnrc155PQdyIn+gVRpvLfw==" |
She was mad about the cake. "Ooh." Tracy smiled and hit Shari playfully on the shoulder. "My little sister is going to be a hottie." "Tracy, don't talk like that," her mother said. She looked over at Shari. "You're too young to be a | hottie | "Xl1XnVDyRSONua41SQk8Rg==" |
"Child, young man, good day. Hunter ... " she paused. Then she ran one clawlike finger along the line of Hunter's jaw. "Hunter, you are always welcome here." She nodded to them, imperiously, and stood up and walked away, followed by her wasp-waisted butler. "We should leave now," said | Hunter | "6niBu0HvQBCNKwqGtcz+sA==" |
“Christian, Johns, I just wanted to let you know Ms. Castillo’s laptop is missing from the apartment,” said Vasquez. “Did she notice anything else missing?” inquired Det. Johns. “She never made it into the apartment. She broke down at the door. I had to go in to get her things,” said | Vasquez | "CCT+Dl9xR+SjTbZ/RZryHg==" |
The moment that deed is done, I'll let you know," Fen assured the farmer. The wind came in from the north, blowing with it a heavy fog. Gregori strode out of the dense mist, his shoulders wide, his silver eyes blazing. His sharp glance went from the farmer to the blackened ground and then to | Fen | "vc1JYdd5R5aoyFNbjfuPcw==" |
"I'm here for him." I hitch my finger over my shoulder at Luke and give the skinny guy one of my best charming smiles. The skinny one frowns, unimpressed, and crosses his arms. "Your friend broke the rules and he's got to pay for it." He leans to the side to look at | Luke | "+wJIGAPcTe6IH2E6dr6qNg==" |
“I’m worried about you. You don’t know what you’re getting into,” he said, then continued, “What you’re about to get into is different. It’s not about wrestling. It’s about politics. Remember I said that.” “What do you mean it’s not about | wrestling | "BkNrnoDvQIivdulSUosaMg==" |
“Takes a lot of willpower to get over some things. Love is one of them.” I twisted my head slowly, was this the start of a heart-to-heart conversation with him? With the once unreadable and unwelcoming George? It must have been the champagne. I took the plunge, “have you ever been madly in love, | George | "EiVl94RgQ2G0G6gkqtJwWw==" |
He's a good man." Sebastian gave Carl a chuckle and lightly tapped him on his shoulder. "You'll see that he just kind of fades into the background and you get used to it. He's here to keep us safe, Elena." "It's nice to meet you, | Carl | "aiyHfGa9SqWIEPB2sAKkJg==" |
I've tried my father, Inari, and Linus, but none of them are picking up." Morgan frowned. "You think Reapers are at the auditorium?" "Yes," I said. "They have to be there because that's where Logan is, and they need him for the ritual. Come on. We have to get over to the | auditorium | "KmJvZyWFQ6mDY5ZUNVn4/w==" |
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