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1 " It’s a very special couch,” I told her. “Mad Rogan once fell asleep on it. We’re thinking of having it gold-plated and donated to a museum . . . "
― Ilona Andrews , Sapphire Flames (Hidden Legacy, #4)
2 " Follow me,” Linus ordered. “And cheer up. We’re about to embark on a killing spree accompanied by massive property damage. Try to have fun. "
3 " Either he fell asleep in his clothes, or he felt the need to be fully dressed at two o’clock in the morning for some nefarious reason. Leon didn’t have any other kind of reasons. "
4 " It’s a hunting revolver.” I slumped back. “It’s for big game hunting.” “Texas,” Alessandro said, loading a state’s worth of meaning into a single word. "
5 " I’m curious, have you ever attempted to prevent her from doing what she wanted to do? I’d be delighted to hear how it went. "
6 " The smile died. It was like the sun being turned off. I felt like a moment of silence was in order. "
7 " There was tartle, a Scottish word for the panicked pause you experience when you have to introduce someone, but you don’t remember their name. There was backpafeifengesicht, a German term for a face you’d love to punch. There was gigil, a Filipino word for the urge to squeeze an item because it is unbearably cute. "
8 " I`ll kill you and eat your guts while you sream." "Not in that order, you won`t. "
9 " The diamonds were lab made. Arrosa had insisted on the real thing, but I refused. Nobody had died digging my earrings out of the ground, and that mattered to me more than what Houston’s elite would think. "
10 " I`ll kill you and eat your guts while you scream." "Not in that order, you won`t. "
11 " Alejandro opened his mouth "Marry Me!" "If she says Yes shoot him." Bern said to Leon, his face completely serious. "She'll thank us later."Bugg stirred in his seat. "Catalina! Do not marry this dickfucker! There are better birds in the sea!" He turned to my mom and said "Pardon my French. "
12 " We reminded them once, then a second time, and then we sent my sister in an Armani suit, armed with her laptop. None of us had any idea what she said, but the payment usually arrived within twenty-four hours. "
13 " Say something. Something smart. Our stares connected. His eyes were still the same; calculating, lupine, and heated by amber magic from within. “You’re late,” I told him. Yes! Brilliant. I said a thing and it made sense. It had a subject and a verb and they went together. Catalina Baylor one, Instagram Alessandro a big fat zero. “Beauty takes time.” “Oh, get over yourself.” I stepped aside. "
14 " He wants to see you. He says it’s an emergency. Hurry up before Mom shoots him. "
15 " The responsible thing to do, the Head of the House thing to do, would be to send her on her way. This wasn’t our fight and there was no profit to be made here. We were an emerging House, and we had neither the financial resources nor the manpower of MII. If I helped her, I would be putting all of us in danger. But she was a friend. She’d kept us all from dying at Nevada’s wedding, and when I looked at her, my chest hurt. "
16 " What part of ‘drop it’ don’t you understand?” “The part where you keep interfering with my investigation and shooting people I need to interrogate.” “Interrogate? I must not understand the meaning of that word, because from where I’m sitting, you blunder around asking people questions until they try to kill you. "
17 " The world was full of interesting words used to describe complicated things. There was tartle, a Scottish word for the panicked pause you experience when you have to introduce someone, but you don’t remember their name. There was backpafeifengesicht, a German term for a face you’d love to punch. There was gigil, a Filipino word for the urge "
18 " Catalina,” Grandma Frida called out behind me. “When you’re done cutting up the body, call me. I’ll help you hide it.” I turned and looked at her. Grandma flexed her arm. “Ride or die. "
19 " In a child’s world, it’s all about them: how this affects me, how this makes me feel, why is life so unfair? An adult sees a problem and tries to fix it. They think of other people and they plan their actions aware of the consequences. They understand that there will be time to deal with grief and loss after the danger is over. "
20 " My twenty-eight-year-old sister took the time out of her busy schedule of wrenching the truth from terrorists and murderers and preparing for an extended trip overseas "