Talking mind-to-mind with Raphael had been exhausting. It seemed to have drained what little warmth she’d retained, leaving her colder than she could ever remember being. But even her muddled brain understood that this wasn’t an ordinary kind of cold. It was like having a block of ice lodged in h...
She flinched minutely when the doors closed behind her with a noiseless rush of air, then visibly gathered her courage and scanned the room, her gaze going first to Duncan where he stood to one side and slightly behind her, and then to Raphael himself, sitting behind his desk. She surprised him b...
It was barely two a.m., but it had been hours since he’d left the vamp compound and he was going a little stir crazy. He’d hosed down the inside of his Tahoe one more time, knowing if he left it as it was, it would attract every scavenger in the forest. He’d washed away the remaining blood, balli...
That’s what they all were. Fools. Clustered mindlessly around the opera house forecourt, without the sense God gave a mongrel dog. At least a dog was smart enough to guard its treasure, even if it was only a tasty bone. He scrambled up to the roof of a nearby building and crouched low, smiling pr...
“Sire,” he said, waiting until Raphael acknowledged him with a short nod before taking the seat to Raphael’s right. He nodded a greeting to Juro, who remained standing at Raphael’s left. The big security chief returned the greeting in kind, his expression registering no visible emotion. “Your mat...
Cassandra let Damian drive. She’d never really doubted his driving ability; it had just been one small way she could establish control over an investigation that had felt like it was running away from her. But there was no time for dominance games anymore. She figured they had only hours before S...
The tears weren't only Regina's this time. They were Sarah's, too. Tears of anger, of frustration, of despair at the girl's fragile courage and the hope that rescue was near. But how could they find Regina before it was too late, before she ended up like all the others Sarah hadn't been able to s...
Thanks.”“Then I’ll follow you.”Emma stopped and regarded him curiously. “Why?”He shrugged. “Boss’s orders.”“Am I in danger?”He grinned. “Not with me around.”Emma grinned back and informed him cheerfully, “I’m not going straight home. I need to stop at Pettry’s Funeral Home outside Falls Church.”“...