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His Guilt Is Why Acheron Went Out Of His Way To Make Sure That All Of You Had Servants And Pay For Your Work. The Dark-hunters Owe That Man Everything, And I Do Mean Everything. He Pays In Blood Every Time One Of You Wants To Go Free, And He Suffers Every Day So That You Can All Live Your Cushy Little Lives Of Wealth And Privilege.” … “and I Have To Say That Every Time One Of Your Turns On Him, It Seriously Pisses Me Off. Acheron Asks Nothing From Any Of You And That’s Exactly What He Receives.

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His Guilt Is Why

Sherrilyn Kenyon

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His Guilt Is Why Acheron Went Out Of His Way To Make Sure That All Of You Had Servants And Pay For Your Work. The Dark-hunters Owe That Man Everything, And I Do Mean Everything. He Pays In Blood Every Time One Of You Wants To Go Free, And He Suffers Every Day So That You Can All Live Your Cushy Little Lives Of Wealth And Privilege.” … “and I Have To Say That Every Time One Of Your Turns On Him, It Seriously Pisses Me Off. Acheron Asks Nothing From Any Of You And That’s Exactly What He Receives.

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Why’d He Call You?” – Sundown “my Charming Personality.” – Zarek

Now That I Think About It, You’d Have To Be A Glutton For Punishment To Keep Coming Near Me Given My Acerbic Personality Where You’re Concerned. (tory)

It’s A Brilliant Song! C’mon…’every Day Is Like Survival. You’re My Lover, Not My Rival.’ What Could Be More Meaningful Than That? (jesse)

We Have Certain Demons Who Are Motivated By The Smell Of Food. They Tend To Get Rather Violent Whenever They Smell It. I Personally Wouldn’t Be Caught Eating Anything Because I Would End Up Dead. You Might Not. But You’d Still Have To Fight Them, And Since Some Of Them Are Rather Ugly And Really, Really Smelly, It Might Spoil Your Appetite. Then Again, Maybe Not. Doesn’t Spoil Noir’s. I Think It Makes Him Hungrier, Especially When He Guts Them. Sick, But True. (asmodeus)

We Don't Have A Choice In How Or When Our Bad Days Will Blindside Us. But What We Do Choose Is How We Allow Them To Leave Us Once They're Gone. You Can Use Those Moments As A Catalyst To Spur You On To Greater Things Or You Can Let It Be The Event That Breaks You And Leaves You Shattered And Forever Lost In Darkness.

"i'm At Your House?" Kody Asked."you Don't Have To Sound So Offended. I Do Have People Clean It, You Know?""sorry." She Sighed Wearily. "you Have No Idea How Confusing It Is To Wake Up In A Strange Place With No Idea How You Got There."caleb Laughed. "sure I Do. Happens To Me Frequently."she Rolled Her Eyes At His Frightening Lifestyle. "yes, But I Woke Up In This Bed Alone."

I Have Much To Teach You. Come And Learn The Art Of War From The One Who Invented It. (takeshi)

I’m No Longer Human And There Is No Past.’ (acheron's Litany)

He Offers You A Chance To Surrender. (female Gallu) I Told Him To Quit Sucking The Blood Of Idiots. It’s Now Infected His Own Intellect. (stryker)

Huge Jackman Has Divorced His Wife And Happened Upon My Picture In Some Old Article And Decided That I'm The Woman For Him? ~ Susan

Don’t Let The Past Ruin Your Future. (acheron) Meaning What, Oh Great Yoda? (kyrian) You Take Care Of The Kid. I’ll Take Care Of Your Patrol Tonight. I Could Use The Target Practice. (acheron)

All Right, Two Dozen House Specials. Any Chance One Of You Might Want To Live Dangerously And Try A Vegetable? (aimee) Do We Look Like Rabbits To You? (fury)

Hey, Dad, You’ve Got To Taste What We Just Did. It’s Actually Good. (omari) That Is Good. What Did You Two Do? (devyn) No Idea. We Just Added Spices Until It Didn’t Suck Anymore. (omari)

Sway’s An Idiot Who Didn’t Order Them When We Used Up The Last Bunch. (vik) Isn’t That Your Job? (devyn) No. I’m The Sub-idiot. Sway’s Head Idiot Because The Company Refuses To Deal With Mechas. Since I’m Not Organic, They Think I Can’t Pay. (vik) Thanks, Vik. (devyn) Ever My Pleasure To Irritate You, Sir. (vik)

I’m Sick Of Being Everyone’s Regret. My Mother Died In Shame Because She’d Borne Me. My Father And Brother Despise Me And My Sister Can Barely Look Me In The Eye! (acheron)

I Want You To Know That I Fought You Fairly. Equal To Equal. I Could Have Used My Powers Against You, But I Didn’t. (stryker) Should I Warm To Oven And Bake You A Batch Of Hero-cookies? (zephyra)

I’m Staying Here Tonight. I Can Bunk On The Floor. (nathan) What If I Say No? (terri) I’ll Just Break In After You Go To Sleep And Still Bunk On The Floor. (nathan)

We Ought Not To Decide Hastily Against The Words Of An Act Of Parliament.

A Single Smile From Her Could Make His Entire Being Burn. One Touch From Her Hand And He Was Undone. It Was Terrifying To Think Of How Much Power This One Person Had Over Him. How One Single Gesture From Her Could Affect Him So Profoundly. (sin Thinking About Kat)

No, Simi. No Food. (acheron) No, Simi. No Food. The Simi Don’t Like This, Akri. Katoteros Is Boring. There’s Nothing Fun There. Only Old Dead People Who Want To Come Back Here. Bleh! (simi) Simi...(acheron) I Hear And Obey, Akri. The Simi Just Never Said She Would Do So Quietly. (simi)

Yes, He’s A Good Boy. Never Been In Trouble At School And He’s On The Honor Roll. Captain Of The Football Team. All-around Psycho Serial Killer Who Hides Bodies In The Fridge Whenever His Parents Go Out Of Town. (nick) I Also Eat Babies For Breakfast And Torture Small Animals For Fun. My Therapist Says I’m Making Real Progress Though. (caleb)

Xenon? What Kind Of Name Is That?” – Nick “the Only Kind I Answer To.” – Xenon “don’t Eat The Help, X. We Need Him.” – Caleb

Humans Aren’t A Protected Class. (acheron) Really? (jaden) Yeah. Savitar Shares Your ‘all Humans Are Vermin’ Mind Set. (savitar)

Would You Leave Me Alone, You Walking Pair Of Boots! Let Go Of My Easel, You Refugee From A Luggage Factory. If You Need Some Wood For A Toothpick, There’s A Bunch Of It On The Porch. (sunshine) Beth. What Are You Doing?...she Says She Was Forcing You Inside Before It Got Dark And Something Decided To Eat You. (talon) Tell Swamp Breath I Was Headed This Way. Why Was She…oh Jeez, Am I Really Have A Conversation With A Gator? (sunshine)

Bubba Was The One Person Who Wouldn’t Even Bat An Eyelash That Nick Was Talking To An “imaginary” Friend. Heck, He’d Probably Bring One Of His Own Out To Play, Too. ~nick

I Want To Hate You, But I Can’t Even Stay Mad At You. (jericho) You Know, I Think You’re More In Need Of Lessons On How To Seduce Than I Am. Why Don’t You Call Me Fat And Ugly While You’re At It? (delphine)

Ah, Man. (talon) What? (wulf) Friggin’ Fabio Alert. (talon) Hey, You’re Not Too Far From The Mark Either, Blondie. (wulf) Bite Me, Viking. (talon)

I Worry About The Men Of Your Time, Grace. They All Seem To Be Great Fools. (julian)

I Know What It’s Like To Be Torn Between A Love So Pure It Burns You Deep Down In A Place You Didn’t Know Someone Could Touch You And Between Your Oath And Duties. Between The Love Of A Father You’ve Always Known And One You Know You Can Depend On Forever Versus A Love That’s New And Untested. But You Know What I Learned? It’s A Lot Easier To Live Without My Father’s Love Than It Is To Live Without Phoebe’s. (urian) (acheron Didn’t Speak As Urian Left Him Alone.) That Just Makes You Want To Vomit, Doesn’t It? (jaden)

All Right." He Straightened Up And Seemed To Be True To His Promise To Let It Go. "i Will Be A Man About This." That Lasted Until He Saw The Scratches On The Hood From The Mountain Lion And The Front Fender, Where Abigail Had Dragged It Off The Driveway. Wailing, He Went To It And Sank To His Knees. He Sprawled Over The Hood And Laid His Head On The Damaged Fender. "i'm So Sorry, Bets. I Should Of Hidden The Keys. Booted Your Tires. Something. I Had Know Idea Anyone Would Hurt You So, Baby. I Swear I'll Never Let Anyone Hurt You Again. Ayyy, How Could They Do This To You? How? Oh The Humanity!

Good Grief. You Two Look Like Village Of The Sofa Damned. (cassandra)

Yo, Dumbass. What Do You Think She’d Be Doing With Them? Giving Them Ballet Lessons? (darling) Tell Me Again Why I Can’t Kill Him? (hauk) You’re Afraid Of Handling Explosives. (nykyrian) One Day I’m Going To Get Over That And When I Do…(hauk) I’ll Wisely Stop Annoying You. (darling)

The Past Is History Written In Stone That Can't Be Altered. The Future Is Transitory And Never Guaranteed. Today Is The Only Thing You Can Alter For Certain. Make The Most Of It.

You Can’t. He Has It Shielded. Besides, He’s A God And Can Be A Nasty One If You Upset Him. You Try Popping Into Any Place Where His Beloved Wife Is And You’ll Get Fried Faster Than Chicken At Kfc. He Doesn’t Have A Sense Of Humor When It Comes To Her. So Wipe The Frown Off Your Face Before You Hurt Her Feelings And Get Gutted For It. (phobos)

We Got Latched Together And I Was Hoping You Could Separate Us? (amanda) They Were Made By Your Stepfather. Any Chance You Have A Key Lying Around? (kyrian) I Guess I Shouldn't Be Surprised. At Least This Time She's Not An Amazon Princess With An Irate Mother Demanding Parts Of Your Body Be Removed. Two Thousand Years Later, And You're Still Getting Into Unbelievable Messes. (julian)

But It’s Like Cherise Says, The Hardest Ones To Love Are Always The Ones Who Need It Most. (aimee)

Not To Mention, We’re Using You For Bait. (syn) Are You That Drunk? (nykyrian) What? I Wasn’t Supposed To Tell Her That? (syn) I’m Bait? (kiara) No, You’re Not Bait. Ignore The Alcoholic Whose View Of Reality Is Distorted By His Brain-damaged Hallucinations. (nykyrian)

But Then, His Revenge Had Been More Direct. He’d Hunted Down The Ones Who’d Killed His Sister And Nephew – Those Who’d Survived His Mother’s Attack – And He’d Made Them Wish They’d Never Been Born With Nerve Endings.' (acheron)

No Problem, But Just Know That No One Steals From Nero. He Knows Who You Are And He Will Hunt You Down And Make You Pay In Ways You Can’t Imagine – Including This Whole Brain Squeeze Thing He Does That Will Leave You With A Migraine So Bad, You’ll Wish You Could Bleed Out Your Eyes To Stop The Pain. He’s Nasty That Way. (syn)

Screw Reality. It Don’t Feed My Dog. It Don’t Make My Porsche Payments. It Don’t Get Me Laid. Bullshit Does That…and I Like It That Way. (leo)

What Would He Imagine Next? Little Hairy Beasties Tap-dancing On His Sofa, Or Other Fey Creatures Sneaking Up On Him In The Shower?’ (syn)

About A Hundred Or So Years Before You Were Born, A Dark-hunter Made The Mistake Of Falling In Love With His Talpina. Unfortunately For The Rest Of Us, She Didn’t Pass Artemis’s Test. Artemis Was So Angry, She Stepped In And Banished The Talpinas From Us, And Implemented The Oh So Wonderful You’re-only-supposed-to-sleep-with-them-once Rule. As Further Backlash, Acheron Came Up With The Never-touch-your-squire Law. I Tell You, You Haven’t Lived Until You’ve Tried To Find A Decent One-night Stand In Seventh-century Britain. (talon)

Falling In Love

Is He A Good Boy? (cherise) No, Mom, He’s Satan Incarnate. In Fact, Once It’s Over, We’re Going To Get Liquored Up And Tattooed, Then Find Some Cheap Hos And Have A Good Time With His Trust Fund. (nick)

Over, Under, Around, Or Through. There Is Always A Way. - Soteria

There Is Always A Way

You Want Me Here. (artemis) Yeah, Like An Alien Rectal Probe Up My Sphincter.' (acheron)

Unfortunately, The Heart Played Its Own Tune, And It Was Deaf To What The Head Tried To Tell It.’ – Abigail

Happiest Day Of My Life When My Dad Made Him Human. (devyn) Happy For You, Bonebag…it Cost Me My Girlfriend. (vik) It Was A Lamp, Vik, Not A Girlfriend. (devyn) I Really Loved That Lamp. She Lit Up My Entire World. (vik)

Please, Achimou? (tory) You Are The Only Being Who’s Ever Called Me That. (acheron) Well, I’d Call You Babycakes, But I Think That Might Offend You Even More. (tory)

By Understanding The Nuances Of The World Around You And How To Survive The Temptations, You Can Rule Anything. Even Yourself

You Punk Asshole. What Was This? A Game For You? This Is My Life’s Work You Just Annihilated And For What? Shits And Giggles? Or Was This Nothing More Than A Fraternity Prank? Please Tell Me That You Didn’t Just Ruin My Integrity To Get Some Kind Of Drinking Points. This Is Something I’ve Been Working For Since Before You Were Born. How Dare You Make A Mockery Of Me. I Hope To God That One Day Someone Degrades You Like This So That You’ll Know, Just Once In Your Spoiled Pompous Life, What Humiliation Feels Like! (tory)

I Give You Points For Persistence, But You Lose A Few For Being Slow On The Uptake. (rae)

The Ones Here Know I Own This Place And They Give It Space. After All, Unlike The Dark-hunters, I’m Not Banned From Hitting Or Killing Them, And They Know It. (sin) You’re Just Such A Sweetie Pie. I Can’t Imagine Why The Other Dark-hunters Won’t Let You Play Their Reindeer Games. Shame On Them All. (kat)

You Really Turning Mercenary On Your Favorite Older Brother? (dev) No. I Would Never Do That To Alain. (aimee) Ouch! Bearswan Got ‘tude. (dev)

No. He’s The Personification Of Human Fear. (leta) Oh, Goody. Just What I Wanted To Add To My Dream. Should We Invite Him Over For Tea? (aiden)

So, How Do You Kill A Dragon? (channon) With A Very Sharp Sword. (sebastian)

Here We Are. Maybe I Should Warn You Before We Enter...(asmodeus) (jericho Stepped Past Him And Threw Open The Door.) Or Maybe Not. Let’s Just Barge In And Be Surprised, Shall We? (asmodeus)

Kicking A Police Car? Really?' Caleb Shrugged. 'car Offended Me. It Was Sitting Right Where I Wanted To Stand. What Would You Do?

The Chinese Say That You Should Never, Ever Buy A Used Desk Unless You Know The History Of It. They Claim That If It Belonged To A Bad Businessman, His Karma Will Befall You. This One Here Belonged To President Kennedy. So What Do You Think That Means? (randy) I Don’t Know, But If I Were You, I Wouldn’t Ride Through Dallas In A Convertible In November. Bad Feng Shui. (steele)

Oh, I Never Kid About Artemis. I Promised Her I’d Sit Here And Do Nothing, So Here I Am Doing Nothing. Much Like A Really Tall, Bored Guard Dog. Personally, I’d Rather Be Throwing Myself Onto An Electric Fence- Be About The Same, I Think. (acheron)

There Are Cases Where Examinations Are Admitted, Namely, Before The Coroner, And Before Magistrates In Cases Of Felony. That Appears To Me To Go Rather In Support Of The General Rule Than In Destruction Of It. Every Exception That Can Be Accounted For Is So Much A Confirmation Of The Rule That It Has Become A Maxim, Exceptio Probat Regulam.

Don’t Play That Game With Me, Acheron. Tell Me What I Need To Know! (xypher) Nice Tone. We Should Rent You Out To Record Halloween Albums. (acheron)

You Told Me There Wouldn’t Be Any Rod Serling Voice-overs, Yet Here I Am In The Middle Of A Twilight Zone Episode. Oh, And Let Me Guess The Title Of It, Night Of The Terminally Stupid! (channon)

A Court Of Equity Knows Its Own Province.

Simi? What Was It You Told Me Once About Families? We Have Three Kinds Of Family. Those We Are Born To, Those Who Are Born To Us, And Those We Let Into Our Hearts.

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