“Drink,” she said.Anthony slumped forward on her table and dropped his chin on his folded arms. He wore a button-down shirt and clean jeans, and there wasn’t a spot of oil anywhere on his body. He was well-dressed for the crack of dawn. “I don’t want it.”“Cheer up,” she said. “Caffeine’s a mood b...
“You will be pleased to know that someone attempted to cast a remote spell on the studio and failed.”She was too tired to care. “Great. Fine. Good job.”Elise started to march upstairs. Thom hopped off the sign.“Quite a greeting for the person safeguarding your aspis. You appear displeased.”“It’s ...
She wore shorts, a tank top, and no shoes. Her ponytail bounced with every heel strike. An auburn curl had escaped to dangle over her nose, and she blew it out of her face.The trail narrowed and the surrounding jungle thickened. The sweet scent of ripe apples filled the air, touched with a hint o...
Rylie walked briskly through the storm, hood pulled over her head to protect herself. She tried not to look down into Hell. It was bad enough that she couldn’t tune out the scents—the melting human flesh, the burnt charcoal, the factories and smelters. There seemed to be more Scions guarding the ...
She grabbed extra cans of food while she was at it, too. If she was going to start collecting werewolves, she would need a lot more of everything.When she returned to the beach, she found Trick with a massive black eye.“Your friend is back,” he said, washing blood off his cheek in the lake. The b...
There were no windows left to shatter, no more screaming, and nothing left to burn, but anger flowed through the gaean neighborhoods in a constant undercurrent. Rage had been scarred into the face of the city. It showed in the tags spray-painted on the walls—phrases like, “YOUR SANCTUARY, YOUR SE...