But—I realized almost instantly—not the same djinn that had attacked me a few days before. Where the other one had been fast and lean, this one was heavy, muscle-bound, even. And its features were definitely male. It looked me up and down, then turned to Cosimo. &nbs...
Her head felt like it was stuffed with cotton, her limbs sluggish and heavy, and the panther in the back of her head was growing restless. She wondered how long she’d slept. It didn’t feel like nearly long enough. Tension flowed into her body as her dreams came back to her—night...
Thorne’s office, spilling toward the center of the room. The marble tile of the reception room gave way to elegant parquet, laid over with a thick rug that I knew was worth every penny of my student loans and more. The paneled walls were hung with oils of hunt scenes, and the ceiling, at least ...
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“What is it?” “Scouts are reporting a roadblock.” “Aethers?” “Police.” “The police,” I said urgently. “They were possessed or something. They tried to shoot me.” Dorian nodded c...
He caught my other wrist before I could strike him with my purse, and the clutch fell to the ground between us. “How dare you!” I cried, yanking futilely against his grasp. “How dare you take off without even telling me what you were doing or where you were going and nearly get yourself killed!” ...
Levi said, raising the oars and putting them into the boat. “What?” Harper straightened suddenly at his tone, looking around sharply as she slid her purse across to him with her foot. “It’s got my gun in it.” He dug through until his hand encountere...
Harper whispered—too loudly, because a hundred feet away, one of the dogs swung its head around to look into the trees where they were hiding. She dropped her voice. “The cops are right there, Levi. We can’t steal a motorcycle out from under their noses!” In the darkness b...