“Valec,” I ask, “why’re you always reminding people you know where the bodies are buried?” He frowns as if I’m not making sense. “Exactly because I know where the bodies are buried?” “And cremated, apparently,” Lu murmurs. “That too,” Valec says.
Just because those are your terms, and they’re terms I respect, I’ll add in a bonus: I won’t ask you for anything that could harm you, either. How ’bout that?”
ugh i love him. most ethical half demon on the planet tbh
“That a threat?” “Not a threat,” Larkin says. “A reminder.” Valec runs a tongue beneath his right fang. “S’pose you have to drop those reminders here and there nowadays, huh? With y’all being spread so thin.”