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“Mr. Earp was still in his hybrid form and he appeared to have borrowed clothing from Dottie. He looked, strangely enough, like what I'd always pictured the devil would look like. Reptilian tail, wide mouth with grooved teeth, thick beaded flesh. I was a little less afraid of Hell after seeing Satan standing over me in a flower-print muumuu.”
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“We're going to do everything together until Saul Roso is dead." "But I thought you were angry with me." "Sugar cookie, I'm so fucking pissed at you for so many reasons, it's all I can do to hold onto this phone. I want to bash it into the wall and follow it with my fist." "Oh." "Oh," he replied in a knotted snarl.”
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“You look like a model for a Jaguar ad." "Take that back." His brows drew down until he looked exactly like the feline on his shoulder. "The car, not the cat.”
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“I see you use the flannel and fuzzy socks method of birth control. An interesting choice.”
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“After skin moisturizing, teeth brushing, and silently cursing Lucas in the mirror above my sink, I exited the bathroom dressed in a high-necked flannel nightgown that grazed the tops of my knees. At night I liked to crank up the air conditioning, snuggle beneath my comforter, and pretend I was trapped in a cozy cabin during a snowstorm. Simple desert pleasures. Lucas had one arm stretched across the back of my sofa. He slouched against the cushions, eyes hooded as he watched me walk past. "Filming an episode of Little House on the Prairie?”
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“I strode out of the tower with a Gila monster, a coyote, and a hyena on my tail. It sounded like the opening to a worn-out joke, but it was my life.”
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“One of the perks of living in the desert was the never-ending sky. Clear and bright and infinite, you could count stars for weeks and never finish.”
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“True. Glad that's settled. Now take your top off." "What?" He shot to his feet and walked out of the bedroom, beckoning me to follow with a snap-flick of his hand. "Hurry up. We've got a half-hour until the convocation and I haven't rubbed myself against you yet.”
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“A slow smile curved my lips. "That's right. I'm alive and Saul Roso is dead." "Nice job, sugar cookie." I was so happy my nightmare was over, for once, I didn't mind the stupid nickname.”
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“Either he was accustomed to seeing females of all ages spontaneously disrobe in his presence or he was simply accustomed to being around nude shifters. Whatever the reason, Lucas didn't bat an eye at Dolores's half-naked torso. "Deal, witch." He shook her hand.”
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“This better be life or death, Lucas Blacke, or I'm going to…" I broke off, too angry to finish my threat. "Going to what?" He raised an eyebrow. "Going to … kick you … right in the shins." "You're violent. I like that about you.”
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“The bell rapped the glass hard, harder even than when the poacher came in. I gave serious consideration to ripping the thing off the door and punting it outside,”
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“You don't have to warn me. I was a magician's assistant once upon a time. Tricks is my middle name," Dolores cracked her knuckles. "Yes, but not for that reason." "Watch it, Dottie," Dolores said,”
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“Lucas Blacke, you annoy me on a level that most people will never reach. And why do I keep ending up half-naked around you?”
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“He crossed his arms over his chest and lifted his chin. "You know, most women are nicer to me than you are. I haven't been told to shut up in years.”
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“I'm going to…" I broke off, too angry to finish my threat. "Going to what?" He raised an eyebrow. "Going to … kick you … right in the shins." "You're violent. I like that about you.”
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“No. I want to go home. I wanted to go home hours ago, if you want to get down to it, but you kept distracting me." I set my hand on the doorknob, but I didn't turn it. I really didn't want to walk for hours in hundred plus heat. "I have more peanut butter cups." There's no way that was true. I'd searched the kitchen.”
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“And freckles. Damn. I've always been a sucker for freckles. Do you have them in other places, too? I haven't had time to check." I glared at him. "Ass." "Really? Let me see.”
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