01UndatedThe shadows along the streets were personal, and, every passing day, they seemed to grow longer and hungrierKatherine McIntyre / quote ↗
02UndatedWhen honor and glory get your squad killed and your brothers-in-arms shoved under the rug, you stop believing in the terms.Katherine McIntyre / quote ↗
03UndatedYou heard Alanna. Someone’s got to be on you at all times.” His dark eyes glinted with a hot sort of mischief, his double entendre clear as day.Katherine McIntyre / quote ↗
04UndatedHe leveled his gaze on her—the intensity there whispering promises she couldn’t fathom—and she shivered.Katherine McIntyre / quote ↗
05UndatedMislabeled the sign,” a cocky voice called from the door. “Should read ‘Doggie Daycare’ with the number of pups packed into this place.Katherine McIntyre / quote ↗
06UndatedThey shot one of ours.” The lines deepened around his grey eyes. “I’d waste the whole army for spilling a drop of my crew’s blood.Katherine McIntyre / quote ↗
07UndatedWhy don’t we keep that secret? Hunters will lose their reputations if we’re seen saving puppies and painting flowers.Katherine McIntyre / quote ↗
08UndatedThe water glittered under the moon’s careful watch, and, in the distance, steeples cut stark black silhouettes into the landscape of the distant city.Katherine McIntyre / quote ↗
09UndatedNow, now.” I placed a hand on his back. “Jealousy colors you black, Geoff. If you wanted to be a pretty princess too, I would have bought you a crown. I’ll be back soon.Katherine McIntyre / quote ↗
10UndatedAre you telling me Kara Orris is afraid of rain?” Hunter’s grin twisted into a smirk as his eyes lit up, relishing his new discovery with absolute delight. “Why, that’s adorable!Katherine McIntyre / quote ↗
11UndatedFrom the way his face lit with curiosity to the slight tilt of his jaw, even the lingering scent of brine and breeze gave him away.Katherine McIntyre / quote ↗
12UndatedThe tides rolled up to crash against the shore while we sat feet from one another with the remnants of all we’d left unsaid driving us apart.Katherine McIntyre / quote ↗
13UndatedSo this is how the merchant ship won’t follow us,” I mumbled, “They aren’t insane enough to join the party.Katherine McIntyre / quote ↗
15UndatedA chill swept through the air, the sort of graveyard kiss promising bad news to follow.Katherine McIntyre / quote ↗
16UndatedMy hands trembled, so I took a deep drag to calm my frayed nerves. I just wanted to forget that terrible sight, but questions multiplied in my mind as the smoke furled.Katherine McIntyre / quote ↗
17UndatedTime to make herself scarce because, hell, she didn’t want to pass that thunderhead on her way out.Katherine McIntyre / quote ↗
18UndatedBlonde hair drawn into a no-nonsense bun, her new manicure the deep red of fresh blood, she’d even donned a blouse and slacks for the occasion, something Neve had forgotten Veronica owned.Katherine McIntyre / quote ↗
19UndatedEvery flutter in her chest when he sat beside her, every flush to her cheeks after a compliment, and every longer-than-average embrace would end tonight.Katherine McIntyre / quote ↗
20UndatedThe last thing I remembered was joining the crew in a rendition of “Take to the Sky,” but the rest of the time blurred after I drank absinthe with the Captain.Katherine McIntyre / quote ↗
21UndatedWhile the club-kid lifestyle might’ve once appealed to him, after he discovered even drugs wouldn’t dull his sharpened reality, he went into each round cold.Katherine McIntyre / quote ↗
22UndatedLuckily, common sense had never been a strong suit of mine and my feet moved faster than my brain.Katherine McIntyre / quote ↗
23UndatedWasn’t allowed to have pets. I killed my pet cockroach when it crawled into my ear.Katherine McIntyre / quote ↗
24UndatedA sullied green “S” stood out on a graying backdrop that made for a road marker up there. We called it the wasteland.Katherine McIntyre / quote ↗
