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“I guess after that she wasn’t just one of ‘them’ but became one of our team to me. It’s the first time I’ve been in a firefight with a woman.” “What do you call Bethany Anne?” Eric smiled at his brother in arms. “A scary motherfucker? Death with the legs of an angel? The last beautiful smile you see before Hell takes you?”
“Was sind die fünf Worte möchte ich wissen?” Stephen replied, “The five words are, ‘Blut ist wertvoller als Gold.’”
“If you’re religious, you should say a prayer right now.” She turned to face the console to get the party started. John’s voice came back down the hallway. “God, don’t let Bethany Anne hit this mountain on the way out of here. Amen!” She heard Eric snort.
I am not here to cast blame, but rather to find and fix what’s wrong.
so tell me—what is a woman's greatest weakness?” “Curiosity, and its darker sibling, jealousy.
The vampire grunted as Stephen twisted his razor-sharp nails, slicing other muscles apart. He gasped. “Who are you?” “I am Stephen, son of Michael and the bondservant of the Queen, Bethany Anne. By her declaration, I am lord of Europe, and by my decree, your underground efforts are outlawed. Do you understand this decree, Mathis?”
You either submit, leave, or commit suicide. If I find you, I will make it a very painful death. You will be the lesson mothers tell their children about,
“You seem a little—just a little—better rested this morning than normal.” “Bethany Anne.” “Ah.” They started for the elevators. “I thought you were going to wait a while.” “She pulled a dirty trick.” Frank laughed. “Stuck the blood in your drink?” “No, emotional terrorism. She told me she didn’t want to watch her father age in front of her eyes. Said it hurt her too much, then hugged me like I was going to die that night.” “She cried on your shoulder, huh?” “Yup.” “Effective.” Lance grunted his agreement and hit the button to go down to the ground floor. “It worked.”
Gabrielle began to understand how her father felt. This wasn’t simply some woman who was powerful. No, this was someone you followed because she embodied your beliefs. She led you through the times that were tough, both pulling you along and pushing you over the edge. You became more as a member of her team than you might ever become on your own. In the future, when she was asked, Gabrielle would point to that moment in time when Bethany Anne became more than her boss. She became her Queen. A Queen whose ass she was still going to kick.
“Damn, Stephen. Do you even need to work out?” He looked at his companion and then looked down at his stomach where Ivan was looking. “No. Compliments of the nanocytes, as I understand it.” He yanked the t-shirt over his head and pulled it straight. “Now I know why Ecaterina is jealous of Bethany Anne.” “Why is that?” “Because she has gravity-defying breasts that make men lose their senses anytime they get near her. Ecaterina is bitching about how Bethany Anne never has to wear a bra and is usually clueless about how it makes the men react.”
Neither could figure out how anyone could top the possible existence of a new sentience.
She’d learned how to cut a group of Nosferatu down to size before slicing their heads off, and that this woman was even more scary fucking dangerous than she had originally thought.
my sock-puppet bitch. I will move my hand, and he will speak my words.”
“I’d tell you to respect your elders, but you’re older on the inside than this new coat of paint, jackass.” “Ass-munch.” “My daughter would have you doing push-ups for the consistent use of the same cuss word.” “What, are you going to tell on me?” “Hell, no, you cockstain on a two-bit whore’s Thursday panties. I’d hate to see your heart burst. I’m warning you, fuckhead.”
“What the fuck happened?” Bobcat pitched Shelly in a tight-ass turn, and Pete hopped into the back to man the guns. “She jumped already. I swear to God, if she makes it out of this, I’m going to put her over my knee and spank the fuck out of her. I can’t believe this shit.” John was heated, beyond worried about his boss. Gabrielle yelled to the group, “C’mon, Bitches. Let’s go get our fucking Queen, or we won’t have shit to do ourselves!”
Bethany Anne. TOM got no response. Bethany Anne! What? I’ve got that answer about what’s going on with you. What the fuck is it? She took off after the stragglers in the group in front of her. She could hear Shelly screaming in a tight turn behind her. You’re having your period. You can get pregnant.
“He yelled, and I quote, ‘Is shooting someone the only way you people know how to negotiate?’” “Well, he should be happy to know I also rip off limbs and negotiate whether I give them back or not.”
“Really? Fucking cunt, fucking bitch, slit-faced whore? That’s the best you got? You douchy scrotum-licking shit-eating nutsack-cellist. Bite this.” She disappeared, reappeared in his cell, and beat the living shit out of him. By the time Pete turned his phone off, the vampire was on the floor begging Bethany Anne to forgive him for his disrespect. He got it right the third time. The other two times she merely said, “Not good enough” and tore into him again.