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In Your Palms, I’ve Placed My Life, My Secrets. I Give You Freedom To Leave Me At Any Time. I’m Not Easy To Love. No One Ever Has. All I Ask Is That You Always Keep Your Silence, If Not For Me, Then For The Families Of The Others You’d Destroy. (nykyrian)

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In Your Palms, I’ve

Sherrilyn Kenyon

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In Your Palms, I’ve Placed My Life, My Secrets. I Give You Freedom To Leave Me At Any Time. I’m Not Easy To Love. No One Ever Has. All I Ask Is That You Always Keep Your Silence, If Not For Me, Then For The Families Of The Others You’d Destroy. (nykyrian)

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You Know, Vik, You’re Amazingly Human At Times. (alix) I Know. But I Wonder If The Feelings I Have Are Real Or Just Electrical Stimulations In My Cortex That Simulate Human Emotion. I Wish I Knew If They Were Real Or Imagined. (vik) And That Makes You Completely Human, Sweetie. We All Have Those Doubts. (alix)

Thank You, Geary. (arik) For What? (geary) For Giving Me A Life That Is The Best Dream I’ve Ever Had. (arik)

I Love Him. (artemis) How Can You Say That? You Don’t Even Understand What Love Means. Love Isn’t Being Ashamed To Be Seen With The One You Care About. It Isn’t About Punishment Or Hurt. Love Is What Gives You The Strength You Need To Face Anything No Matter How Brutal Or Frightening. It’s What Allowed Ash To Be Beaten Rather Than Tell His Father About You. It’s What Allowed Him To Be Gutted On The Floor At Your Feet Rather Than Publicly Shame You. And You Spat On Him For That Love And Tore Him Apart. For A Goddess, You’re Pathetic. (tory)

The Personality Is Defined By Its Inconsistencies, Not Its Consistencies. It's What Makes Us Unique And Who We Are.

One Day I’m Going To Find A Way To Rid You Of That Beast Resting On Your Arm. (artemis) (he Looked At Her Over His Shoulder.) And One Day I’m Going To Find A Way To Rid Myself Of The Beast Resting On My Back. (acheron)

As Her Father Had So Often Said... Laugh As Much As You Breathe And Love As Long As You Live.

I Don’t Need Friends. All They Do Is Eat Your Food, Drink Your Beer, Then Spew Your Secrets The First Time You Do Something That Displeases Them. No Offense, But When You Have As Many Enemies As I Do, You Keep Your Secrets Under Lock And Key. (solin)

What Do You Do When Mom Leaves You Alone Like This? (kat) I Write Romance Novels. (acheron)

The Man Hates Your Guts More Than Stryker Does. You’ll Be Lucky If He Doesn’t Pull Your Spine Out Through Your Nostrils. (tory) Nice To Have Miss Merry Sunshine Back Again. Any Other Eeyore Outlooks You’d Like To Share? (acheron)

What Are You? (nick) Completely Perplexed. You Remember Everything That Happened. (acheron) Yeah. Duh. Not Like You’re Going To Forget The Killer Zombie Stalkers And Psyched-out Kitchen Staff. What Kind Of Freak Show Is This? (nick)

Remembers Everything

I Feel I Should Warn You, I’m In A Really Bad Mood. (syn) You’ll Be In A Worse Mood When We Haul You In Dead! (a Partini) ‘syn Grimaced In Pain At A Comment So Stupid It Didn’t Even Rate A Snotty Comeback.’ (syn)

Stop A Minute And Listen. I Know I'm Asking The Impossible From You, But For Once In Your Life, Shut Your Mouth And Open Your Ears." "i'm Not The One Talking." Kyrian Snarled At Him. "don't Get Smart With Me." "you Want Me Stupid?" "nick...

I Need Dating Advice. Fast.” Ash Arched A Single Brow At That. “i’m Useless. I’ve Never Been On One.” The Three Human Men Turned To Gape At Him. “what?” Ash Asked Them Defensively. Nick Started Laughing. “oh Man, This Is Priceless. Don’t Tell Me The Great Acheron Is A Virgin?” Ash Gave Him A Droll Look. “yeah, Nick. I’m Lily-white.

You Can Be Known As Val Or Babycakes.” His Gaze Darkened. “my Name Is Valerius And I Will Not Answer To Val.” She Shrugged. “fine Then, Babycakes, Have It Your Way.

Relax, Medea. We’ve Come To See Your Mother. (tory) Your Funeral. (medea) It’s Always So Good To See You, Too. You’re Just Such A Ray Of Happy Sunshine. I So Look Forward To All Our Interactions. (tory)

Oh, Goodie. Let The Bloodbath Commence. (zarek)

Please Tell Me The Cave Just Had A Little Indigestion. (kat)

Desi, Desi, Desi What Am I Going To Do With You? (kyrian) Don't You Dare Take That Flippant Tone With Me! (desiderius) Why Ever Not? (kyrian) Because I Am Not Some Scared Little Daimon To Run Cringing From You. I Am Your Worst Nightmare. (desiderius) Must You Resort To Cliches? C'mon, Desidisastrous, Couldn't You Think Of Anything More Original Than That B-movie Dialogue Staple? (kyrian)

Worst Nightmares

Grudges Seldom Hurt Anyone Except The One Bearing Them.

Now There’s A Sight You Don’t See Every Day, Huh? Two Punked-out Goths Throwing A Christmas Party For Sick Children. (doctor)

You Keep Talking Like That, Vane, And I Might Be Forced To Keep You.” “you Keep Looking At Me Like That, And I Just Might Let You.

I Beg Your Pardon. I’m Not Gross. (simone) Grody To The Max. Gag Me With A Spoon. I’ve Seen You In The Mornings. You’re Not Exactly Well Coiffed. (jesse)

Interested In Some ‘undercover’ Work? And To Think, I Was Actually Having A Tender Thought About You. Do Yourself A Favor, Steele…become Mute.

Why Can’t You Ever Answer A Simple Question? (wulf) Ask Me A Simple Question And You Will Get A Simple Answer. (acheron)

Nick, Fetch My Car, Fetch My Clothes, Sweep The Chimney, Make My Bed, Watch My Psychopath, Fetch My Slippers.

I Prefer Sidekick. I Tried Once For The Title Of Padawan, But Bubba Wigged Out Saying That Mentors Are Always Killed Off In Books And Movies And He’d Be Damned If He Was Going To Die Once He Taught Me Everything I Needed To Know About Killing Zombies. (mark) Then Why Let You Be His Sidekick? Isn’t That The Same Thing? (nick) Uh, No. In The Movies, The Sidekicks Are The Ones Who Die. (mark)

So Are We Going To Continue Glaring Angrily At Each Other While We Pose In Our Tough Stances? Or Use Our Time To Work Out A Plan That Hopefully Doesn’t End With Our Mutual Deaths? (acheron)

One Word Can Give Someone The Strengththey Needed At The Moment Or It Can Shred Them Down To Nothing. A Single Smile Can Turn A Bad Moment Good. And One Wrong Outburstcould Be That Tiny Push That Causes Someone To Slip Over The Edge Of Destruction.

It Takes 42 Muscles To Smile. Instead Pick Up Your Middle Finger And Say "bite Me!

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.

They Had Seen Zarek Take Out A Pair Of Daimons. Great. Just Great. He Closed His Eyes And Cursed. This Night Was Starting To Rate Right Up There With Abscessed Teeth.’ (talon)

No, It Was The Brutal Loss Of His Family That Haunted Him And For That Nykyrian Couldn’t Fault Him At All. Syn Had Been Put Through A Meat Grinder By Life. The Fact That Man Could Still Get Up And Make It Through A Day Without Blowing His Brains Out Amazed Him.’ (nykyrian)

So…that’s Like Your Pet Monkey?” – Nick (the Tiny Horse Snorted Flames And Whinnied At Him.) “easy, Girl. You’d Do Well To Show Her Respect. She Can Understand You, And She Doesn’t Take Well To Insults.” – Death “sorry, Flicka. Didn’t Mean To Rattle Your Bridle.” – Nick

Aimee-"if Someone's Possessed By A Demon, How Do You Get The Demon Out?" Xedrix-"call A Priest.

It's Easy To Look At People And Make Quick Judgments About Them, Their Present And Their Past, But You'd Be Amazed At The Pain And Tears A Single Smile Hides. What A Person Shows To The World Is Only One Tiny Facet Of The Iceberg Hidden From Sight. And More Often Then Not, It's Lined With Cracks And Scars That Go All The Way To The Foundation Of Their Soul.

I Don’t Intimidate You At All, Do I? (acheron) Well, When You Chased Me Through Kyrian’s House, I Did Wet My Pants A Bit. Guess I’m Not Housebroken After All. My Mom Will Be So Disappointed After All She Went Through To Potty Train Me. But Once You Let Me Live…your Big Mistake…now I Know You Think I’m Too Cute And Fluffy To Kill. (nick)

Sunshine, It’s The Celt Wanting A Little Reassurance That I Haven’t Eaten You Or Anything. (vane)

In The End, Life Makes Victims Of Us All.

I Waited Two Thousand Years For You, Grace Alexander,” He Whispered In Her Ear. “and You Were Worth Every Second Of It.

You Don’t Trust Any Man, Ephani. (danger) And Neither Should You, Little Sister. Take A Bit Of Amazon Advice. Ride Him Into The Ground All Night Long, Then Slide A Blade Between His Ribs Come Morning. (ephani) That's Harsh. (alexion) So Is Life. (ephani)

The Only Way To Have Eternal Love Is To Never Let Your Heart Forget What It’s Like To Live Without It.

Menoeceus Is A Great Name. (astrid) For An Old Man Or A Feminine Hygiene Product. Not For My Son. And Next Time I Get To Name The Kid And It Won’t Be Something That Sounds Like Meningitis. (zarek) You Keep That Up And Next Time You’ll Be The One Birthing It, And Don’t Mess With Me, Bucko, I Have Connections In That Department. A Pregnant Man Is Not An Impossibility In My Neighborhood. (astrid)

I Don’t Want Your Lying Kindness. Sure, You’ll Smile And Be So Sweet To Me That I’ll Trust You, But The Minute I Don’t Give You Everything You Want The Instant You Demand It, You’ll Turn On Me And Try To Crush Me. You’re Just Like Everyone Else In The World. No One Matters But You. (aiden)

What Are You? Weak? Don’t Tell Me You Want Me To Spare This Pathetic Animal When It Wouldn’t Show You Any Such Mercy. Believe Me, It’s Better To Take The Head Off A Cobra Before The Cobra Strikes You. (xypher) A Cobra Can’t Help What It Is. Why Should You Punish It Because It’s Doing What The Gods Created It To Do? (kat)

I Know, Baby. I Feel The Same Way About You. Those Words Never Convey What Goes Through My Mind And Heart Every Time I Look Up And See You Sitting In My House. Funny Thing Is, I Always Thought My House Was Full And That There Was Nothing Missing In My Life. I Had A Job I Loved. Family Who Loved Me. Good Friends To Keep Me Sane. Everything A Human Could Want. And Then I Met An Infuriating, Impossible Man Who Added The One Thing I Didn’t Know Wasn’t There.” – Tory “dirty Socks On The Floor?” – Acheron

There Will Always Be A Part Of You That Misses Her. You'll See Something That Reminds You Of Her And Want To Tell Her About It, Only To Realize She's Not There Anymore. Then You'll Feel Her Loss All Over Again. (ravyn) You're Not Helping Me, Ravyn. (jack) I Know, Buddy. But You Will Eventually Make Peace With Yourself, And That's The Most Important Thing. Eventually, You'll Even Be Able To Smile Again When You Think About Her. (ravyn)

I'm Beginning To Think The Only Choice Anyone Has In Life Is Between Either A Bad Choice Or A Worse One.

Believe Me, Lady, My Strength Is The One Thing I Never Doubt. (vane) It’s Amazing The Lies We Tell Other People, Isn’t It? (sunshine's Grandmother)

I’d Rather Be Vindictive Than Smart. (solin)

Hey!" Caleb Snapped As He Realized Nick Was About To Lock Him On The Outside With Their Attackers. He Pushed The Door Open And Glared At Him. "no Man Left Behind." Nick Scoffed. "this Aint' The Army, Boy. It's Every Man For Himself. Fall Behind. Get Eaten

He Walks In Daylight. But, Like A Demon, He’s Weaker Then. He Seems To Have The Powers Of A God, But No Followers. What Would You Call Him? (xypher) I Wouldn’t Call Him Anything That Didn’t Make Him Deliriously Happy. (simone)

Best Hope For What, Catman? Death? Bankruptcy? You Know, My Life Was Going Along…well, Rather Crappily, To Be Honest, But At Least No One Was Trying To Kill Me And No One Was Dying Around Me. Since I Met You, My Life Has Taken The High Road To Shitsville, With No Off-ramp In Sight. (susan)

Forgotten History. You, However, Are My Present. (varyk) Oh, Goody. Do I Have To Wear A Bow? (fang)

Why On Earth Would You Want To Talk To Me? (channon) My Lady, Do You Not Own A Mirror? (sebastian) Yes, But It’s Not An Enchanted One. (channon)

Trust Me, Baby, You Weren’t That Good. I Was Just A Better Actress Than You Were Actor. (zephyra To Stryker) Ew! No Offense, Mum, I Don’t Want To Know Who You’ve Slept With. Kill The Sexual Bantering And Him Before I Go Deaf From It. (medea)

Tell Him To Leave Me Alone, Astrid. Else I’ll Have To Barbecue Him And Make Akri Angry At Me. I Don’t Want To Make Akri Angry. (simi) Simi? Is That You? (astrid) Yes. C’est Moi. The Little Demon With Hornays. (simi)

Count Yourself Lucky. I Watched My Entire Family As They Were Eaten Alive By The Very Pack Of Animals You Have Downstairs In Your House With Your Child. The Blood Of My Parents Flowed From Their Bodies Through The Floorboards And Drenched Me While I Lay In Terror Of Being Torn Apart By Them. I Was Only A Year Older Than Your Child When It Happened. My Parents Gave Their Lives For Mine And I Watched As They Gave Them. So You’ll Have To Excuse Me If I Have A Hard Time Thinking Good Of Any Animal Except Those Who Are Dead Or Caged. (angelia)

So What Really Happened To You? (astrid) Nothing. (zarek) Well, I Hope I Never Come Across Nothing Then If It’s Capable Of Putting A Hole In My Back. (astrid)

And Neither Do I, Asshole. (wren) Wow. Multiple Syllables And A Whole Sentence From The Tiger. Who’d Have Ever Thought It? Whoever She Was, She Must Have Had A Lot Of Talent To Make You Speak. Next Thing You Know, She’ll Have The Dead Walking. Quick, Call A Dark-hunter. I’m Sure Some Of Them Would Like Another Resurrection. (dev)

And She Was Just Leaving. (xedrix) Not Yet, I’m Not. (aimee) Yes, You Are. Adios. There’s The Door. Doorknob Twists To The Left. The Hinges Open In. You Should Use Them. Keep Them Working. Keep You Breathing. (xedrix)

I Defy You To Try It, Princess. Go Ahead. I Don’t Even Know How To Sweep A Floor. All I Know How To Do Is Use My Body To Please Others. I Was Sick And Alone With No References, Friends, Family, Or Money. I Was So Weak From Hunger That Even A Beggar Stole Your Himation From Me While I Lay On The Ground, Wanting To Die And Unable To Stop Him From Taking It. So Don’t Come Here Now With Your Disdainful Eyes And Look At Me Like I’m Beneath You. I Don’t Need Your Charity And I Don’t Need Your Pity. I Know Exactly What You See When You Look At Me. (acheron)

C’mon, Tally. Don’t You Want Your Clothes, Your Keys? Oh Wait, How About Some Dignity? (kyrian)

You Can Take My Life, But You'll Never Break Me. So Bring Me Your Worst... And I Will Definitely Give You Mine.

You Worthless Sonofabitch. You Should Never Have Been Anything More Than A Cum Stain! (stryker)

I’m No More Used To Being Without A Weapon Than You Are. (cassandra) She’s Right About That. Her Teddy Bear Is A Six-inch Retractable Knife With A Snub-nosed .38 Special. (katra)

What’ Cha Doing Out Here All Alone? Did You Forget How To Find Sanctuary? (simi) No. I Want To Be Alone For A Bit. (gallagher) Why? Were The Bears Mean To You? Mama Can Get A Bit Cranky Whenever I Play With The Cubs. She Thinks I’m Going To Eat One, But Bleh! They’re Way Too Hairy. Now If She’d Let Me Skin One, I Might Be Interested. (simi) Are You Joking? (gallagher) Oh No. I Never Joke About Hairy Food. (simi)

Disease. Filth. Waste. Crime. Brutality. What’s There To Like? (solin) There’s Brutality On Olympus. (arik) True. But I Hate Humanity As Much As I Hate The Gods. Both Groups Are Selfish Bastards Bent On Destroying Everything Around Them. They Were Given A Perfect World And Rather Than Enjoy It, They’d Rather Destroy It And Each Other. Excuse Me If I Don’t Look At Them With Love In My Eyes But Rather Scorn In My Heart. (solin)

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