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He had lived a very long time, and only since he gained Anna had he learned to fear. He'd discovered that he had never been brave before—just indifferent. She had taught him that to be brave, you have to fear losing something.

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Anna followed, keeping a sharp eye out for things he might back into or over. She wondered if Isaac did this all the time-and, if so, how he avoided getting photos in the paper with captions like "Local Alpha Trips Over Child" or "Wolf Versus Street Sign, Street Sign Wins.

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Even after all this time, I keep forgetting that heroes can be found in unlikely places and persons — like mechanics who can turn into coyotes.

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Mercy," he said,"in a fair fight between near equals, I'll back you every time. It's the demons, vampires, and river devils I worry about, and I'm working on that.

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Pack is for comfort when you hurt, I thought, putting my head back down. And for the first time in a long time, maybe the first time ever, I appreciated being a part of one.

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Ben rubbed his muzzle over Kyle's shoulder in a way that I think was supposed to be reassuring. Kyle sucked in a breath. Either it hurt, or the reminder that the werewolf was big enough to rub his shoulder without much effort wasn't exactly reassuring. Ben, when was the last time you brushed your teeth? asked Kyle. Or else Ben's breath was really bad.

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I jerked my chin toward Frost's body. 'All that is required for evil to prevail is for good men to do nothing.' Hao said, Life is not safe. A man might spend his whole time on earth staying safe in a basement, and in the end, he still dies like everyone else. Half-naked, covered with the same filth we all were, he still gave the impression of being in control of himself and his environment.

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It's only fair to warn you that you sealed your fate tonight. When you knew you were in trouble, you came to me. That makes twice, Mercy, and twice is almost as good as a declaration. You are mine now.... Ben says you might run. If you do, I will find you and bring you back. Every time you run, Mercy. I won't force you, but... No more excuses, Mercy. You are mine, and I am keeping you.

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I think that I can count on the fingers of one hand the times you've actually said the word 'women' and not replaced it with an epithet referring to female genitalia." "Hey, he's not that bad," Warren said. "Sometimes he calls them cows or whores.

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Don't fuss. I love you just as you are, Mercy. I don't need to swallow you whole, I don't need to be in your head at all times. I just need to know that you're there.

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A cowboy, a lawyer, and a mechanic watched Queen of the Damned, I murmured. Warren—who had once, a long time ago, been a cowboy—snickered and wiggled his bare feet. It could be the beginning of either a bad joke or a horror story. No, said Kyle, the lawyer, whose head was propped up on my thigh. If you want a horror story, you have to start out with a werewolf, his gorgeous lover, and a walker.

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Time was such an odd thing. One moment you could talk to someone, then suddenly, they were gone.

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Yes, well," said his da with a hint of a grow that told him just how worried Bran had been about him, "that'll teach you to dodge a bit quicker next time." "Sorry," he apologized meekly as he sat in the passenger seat. "Good," said Bran, shutting the door gently. "Don't let it happen again." -Bran and Charles

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