Katherine McIntyre Quotes

Wasn’t allowed to have pets. I killed my pet cockroach when it crawled into my ear.
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A sullied green “S” stood out on a graying backdrop that made for a road marker up there. We called it the wasteland.
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Luckily, common sense had never been a strong suit of mine and my feet moved faster than my brain.
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While 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.
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The 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.
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Every 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.
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Blonde 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.
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Time to make herself scarce because, hell, she didn’t want to pass that thunderhead on her way out.
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My 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.
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A chill swept through the air, the sort of graveyard kiss promising bad news to follow.
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His heat warmed her, even as her insides turned to ice.
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So this is how the merchant ship won’t follow us,” I mumbled, “They aren’t insane enough to join the party.
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From 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.
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The 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.
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Are 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!
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Now, 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.
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The water glittered under the moon’s careful watch, and, in the distance, steeples cut stark black silhouettes into the landscape of the distant city.
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Why don’t we keep that secret? Hunters will lose their reputations if we’re seen saving puppies and painting flowers.
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They 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.
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Mislabeled the sign,” a cocky voice called from the door. “Should read ‘Doggie Daycare’ with the number of pups packed into this place.
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He leveled his gaze on her—the intensity there whispering promises she couldn’t fathom—and she shivered.
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You 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.
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When honor and glory get your squad killed and your brothers-in-arms shoved under the rug, you stop believing in the terms.
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The shadows along the streets were personal, and, every passing day, they seemed to grow longer and hungrier
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Guilt chilled me more than all of this rain combined.
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No monster would hold the hurt I see in your eyes or carry the guilt you do every day.
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Like a firework, a person’s life flashed brightest right before expiration.
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For a long time, Conor had known his father and Liam followed a stricter-than-average code, that their hate shone a little brighter than most, but until today, he’d never seen so clearly what fools they were and how blinded they’d become in their intolerance.
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The rest of them looked proper when they did it, but somehow Edward made even this gesture appear like in seconds he'd rip off her corset and do away with her skirt.
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Sierra couldn’t afford complications, not in her position, but the way he flirted with her and teased had amped her touch hunger to a deafening roar.
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We’d never talked about his parents, like he was some underwater Peter Pan.
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Go figure, that happened to be his same style of flirtation as well—annoy her half to death until, before she could stop herself, she confessed her deep darks and bonded with him to a degree she never had before.
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Sorry, one night stands don't stack up as credentials for tending bar.
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Whatever crimes this man had committed, they weren't as egregious as his inflated self-image.
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The Cottage Diner’s homey lights glowed onto black asphalt which just sucked up the beams to spit out more shadows.
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Overhead the sliver of a moon barely illuminated anything and shadows slunk on every corner.
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Ignore the reek of feces in the air, the bloodstains on the ground, and you have yourself a glorious night.
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He might have perfect form and better swordsmanship, but I had one thing on my side that stacked the deck in my favor. I was absolutely crazy.
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Feeling a little calmer?” she asked, leaning against the desk again.Dax snorted. “Mellow as anything. I’m ready to curl up and take a nap now. Don’t mind if I purr.
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Despite the gentlemanly kiss, a ferocity burned behind his gaze promising something primal.
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He’d never forgotten the sweep of her soft mouth against his, the taste of her sweetness, like strawberries, and the way she fired his insides to life.
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As she’d walked along this street, a million stars stretched across an indigo canvas, holding all the freedom she’d yearned for every night.
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She glanced outside at the sky, filled with clouds and smog. All the pollution, all that hell—even the stars didn’t stand a chance.
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She was the type who chased, who danced into your life like a spring storm, and left you battered and quaking in the wake.
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You’ve never had someone you love snatched,” I shot back, annoyed by her ignorance. “Any sense of safety kind of bites it after that. You watch your back because no one else can.
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He looked so frustrated and perfectly serious, and yet here we were talking about his missing seal pelt.
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Jev was certain the words “should’ve known better” would go somewhere on her tombstone, but at the moment her focus shifted to the dozens of angry pixies honed in on her.
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Being inside this cottage, with dark wooden walls and hand-carved furniture like my own home, cast a darkened stain onto my heart.
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The choice lay out for me. Stay on land or plunge into the icy depths of the sea. I always chose the sea.
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Took long enough,” she called out, not wanting to admit how the sight of him made her throat hitch, how the man was so gorgeous she lost her mind. “I thought you drowned in the mirror from staring into your reflection too long.
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Better to leave with good memories than have the last ones be the embarrassing, smoking ruin of what once had been a fantastic friendship.
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The sharp light of the stars and moon sliced away her misconceptions and pared down their layers until the feelings that had always existed between them lay bare.
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Aggression like this demanded slinging the first punch in a bar brawl, firing rounds at a range, or setting a car on fire.
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Three things lit her match without fail—abusive assholes, idiots who didn’t use their turn signals, and unannounced shifters moving in on her territory.
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This one sank deep into her marrow and made her heart soar like the shuttles piercing the stratosphere.
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The jury’s still out on your level of intellect. After all, you signed up with Evil Incorporated in the first place.
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The night had darkened to the murky sort where the air hung like descending clouds and the overhead branches made the liquid darkness even more impenetrable.
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Flirt with the old ladies and you’ll be fine,” I muttered, shoving my stuff into the cubby. He hung his green hoodie on the hooks right beside me. “Is that how you get by?” “Doesn’t work on the old ladies for me, but the old men on the other hand?” I paused and glanced at my nails. “Yeah, doesn’t work on them either.
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May as well have ox blood running through those veins,” I added, “You’re as stubborn as one.
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Mom used to tell us stories of these bogeymen when we were kids, and Lizzy would crawl into my bed so she could fall asleep. Stories of the monsters who forced us underground, and when the force field faltered, would snatch us from our homes.
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