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81 " I turned to the courtyard and waved at Roman and the witch next to him."Is that his sister?" Andrea asked me."No." I had spoken with both of them. "I'd asked her that. Her name is Alina, she isn't his sister, and she feels deeply sorry for his sisters, because if she had to put up with being in his presence for longer than a day, she would throw herself off the nearest bridge just to end the agony.""Well," Andrea said. "Glad she cleared that up. "
― Ilona Andrews , Magic Breaks (Kate Daniels, #7)
82 " He comes into my city, he throws away my people, he orders me around like I'm his servant and now this? How dare he!"I sighed. "How dare he!" came out. Could "Does he know who I am?" be far behind?"I'm not some illiterate he can push around. I won't be treated this way. I worked too damn hard, for years. Years! Years of study and that fucking Neanderthal comes in and waves his arms." Ghastek skewed his face into a grimace. He was probably aiming to impersonate Hugh, but he mostly succeeded in looking extremely constipated. "Ooo, I'm Hugh d'Ambray, I'm starting a war!"Laughing right now was a really bad idea. I had to conserve the energy."A war I've been trying years to avoid. Years!"He kept saying that."Does he think it's easy to negotiate with violent lunatics, who can't understand elementary concepts?"Good to know where we stood with him. "
83 " What the hell is this?” Desandra asked “This is Cuddles. She's a mammoth donkey.” Derek grinned, leaning on the fence. “Do you have any self-respect left?”“Nope. "
84 " Whoa’’ . . . Leonard started. Cuddles reared and tossed her head. The vamp slid on the glass and she dragged him left. ‘’Whoa’’ . . . She dragged him right. ‘’Come on!’’ Cuddles kept turning and rearing, her huge body going up and down, jerking the undead to and fro like a cheerleader with a pompom. "
85 " I have had it up to here with my wedding," I said. "The other day Andrea tried to explain to me that apparently I am supposed to have a new thing, an old thing, a blue thing, and something stolen.""Borrowed, Kate," Barabas murmured."Who the hell even makes up those rules? "
86 " Now remember, Kate." Barabas leaned over to me, grinning. "You are the Consort. Be the Consort." He stretched "be" into a three-syllable word. "Think like a-""Open the door or I'll punch you right in the face," I growled. "
87 " Curran's eyes went gold. His voice dropped into a rough growl. "If you're going to shoot, make sure to empty the clip, because after you're done, I'll shove that gun up your ass sideways."Blue Jacket blinked."Can you even do that?" I asked."Let's find out." Curran stared at the thug. "Well? Shoot, so we can start this experiment. "
88 " Where to now?" I asked."Hold on," Robert said. "I'm still . . . coming to terms with your mode of transportation.""Take your time," I nudged Cuddles, turning her to give him a better view. Cuddles flicked her ears, lifted her feet, and pranced. Oh dear God. "
89 " Have you called the alphas?""Yes.""The rats, too?"He bristled. "What about the rats?""They think you're hiding information from them""I hide information from everyone. Do they think they're special? "
90 " The woman said something to Roman. He stopped, turned to her, and shook his staff.She crossed her arms. I couldn't see her face, but I read the body language well enough. I shake my magic stick at you!" "Let me tell you what you can do with your stick..." "
91 " I love you," I told him. There. Nice and simple. "I knew you would find me."He smiled at me. "I would never stop looking. "
92 " Landon paced back and forth, his eyes a little wild. ‘’Well, he took it worse than I did,’’ Curran said. ‘’I don’t see what the big deal is.‘’‘’It’s a sword made out of your grandmothers bones, Kate.’’ I shruggedLandon stared at me through the windshield, turned around, paced back and forth, and stared at me again "
93 " If I pass out face down in this water, will you fish me out?""Will you promise to call me Your Majesty?""Hell no.""Then I'll have to think about it. "
94 " Any activity?" Robert asked."Not in the lasssht ten minutesh. Before that, very exshiting. I shaw Wolf Beta run by. There were vampiresh chassing her. She was yelling, 'Bill me, bloodshuckers! "
95 " It’s like you had a coming-out party,” Andrea said. “You’ve been presented to polite society, except now everybody wants to kill you.”“Spare me.”“Kate Daniels, a debutante.” Andrea grinned.“It’s not funny.”“It’s hilarious.” The smile slid off Andrea’s face and she vomited on the snow.“Karma,” I told her. "
96 " Where are we going?” Desandra asked.“We’re going to Blue Ribbon Stables,” I said. “It’s the closest place to rent a horse.“Why?” Desandra asked.“Because I can’t keep up with you on foot,” I said.“And she runs like a rhino.” Derek added. “You can hear her a mile away.”Traitor. “I thought you had my back?”“I do,” Derek said. “The rhino running is nice. Makes it easy to keep track of you. If I ever lose you, I just have to listen and there you are.”“Yes,” Desandra agreed. “It’s convenient.”I laughed.“Are you always this casual?” Robert asked.“Derek and I worked together for a long time,” I told him. “He’s allowed some leeway.”“What about Desandra?”“She only bothers with protocol when she wants something. The rest of the time it’s lewd jokes and descriptions of plums.”Desandra snickered.Robert’s eyebrows crept up. “Plums?”I waved my hand. “Don’t ask. "
97 " Did you strangle the wolf alpha?" Not that she didn't deserve it. Curran grimaced. "Of course not. I needed information. After I put her face in my mouth, we agreed that it was in her best interests to tell me what I wanted to know. "
98 " Damn it all. "Ascanio!"The bouda sauntered forward, a picture of pure innocence on his face."What the hell are you doing?" I growled.He pulled on a disarming smile like a shield. "Following you.""Why?""Because."So help me God, I would brain him with something heavy in a minute. "Because why?""I wanted to come. It's too dangerous for you and I'm concerned."Derek snarled quietly under his breath."You can't blame me," Ascanio said. "Anybody in my place would be concerned. You don't even have a proper horse. You're riding a mutant equine of unknown origin. "
99 " Will I get nights of ecstasy?""And days. Ecstasy all the time. "
100 " You know, if you have certain frustrations," Ascanio said, "I would be happy to help you work them out."Derek looked at me, pointed at Ascanio, and punched his left palm with his right fist a few times. I shook my head. No, you can't pummel him. "