Eason wasn't better than me because he'd stuck around. If he'd had anything really going for him in college he would have left after our father's funeral, too. I sipped my cold coffee, feeling my mood darkening as more of Eason's stupid little speech started to wash through my mind. The city hated
Grace I stormed down the hall. As I entered the conference room, Eason had the nerve to not even look up as I entered. He was on the phone. There was a tiny fan on the table blowing at top speed at him as he talked. The cooler he'd been lugging around was sitting beside him. A frosty drink sat in
"I've put up with a lot of shit from you, Grace." His voice was a low, seething sound that felt like electricity in the air. "But this takes the fucking cake. Knock it off." "You don't get to play the victim here, Eason. I see straight through all your crap about Jackson, about the WSU, about what
Charles The early morning sun was breaking through the trees as Quillan, the driver, sent us flying down a steep incline. The jeep landed hard, jostling everyone onboard, but I barely paid any heed to it. "I can't believe this shit," Mercy hissed, gripping the edges of the van. "A fucking poli
Eighteen again. Frightened and on edge, losing my grip on my control again as my whole world shifted forever. I heard screaming, a voice I hadn't heard since the night of the coup's attack on the palace. I could smell the burning flesh and silk, the scent of hot stone and spilled blood. I could se
I grabbed for the phone. "Call your terrorist boyfriend and--" Eason shoved me, or something shoved me off my feet. I flew back into a wall and groaned. I heard Amira gasp. "Fuck the arrest call. Get a unit on that highway immediately. Barricades, firing range, stop that van at all costs. Do you
My stomach lurched. Panic surged through me. Charles had been right about Blood Moon using the police van to try to get a bomb to Mooncrest, and now, maybe he was... He was... "Well, go investigate!" I said. "There are people--" "If you'd let me finish," Frank said. "There's a barrier around t
Charles The scent of panic and confusion gripped the attackers as I landed on one of them, and the rest of the Enforcers swiftly joined the fray, disarming and neutralizing them quickly. I growled down at the few who had managed not to prove themselves threatening enough to be killed. They were te