They couldn’t see into the room because, even though all the walls were glass, they had turned opaque when the water came on. Not like with steam or anything, but the glass had turned solid white. I’d made one of them stand inside while I made sure I couldn’t see him from the outside so I could m...
The first was a relatively reserved picture of John Calvin above his simple, neatly made bed. The second was a black-framed, red-worsted embroidery of the saying, “Feed My Lambs.” It hung on the wall above the only other piece of furniture in the room, a plain wooden desk that had belonged to his...
I hate the goddamned rain. When it rains, the only thing I can picture are worms drying out on the pavement, their slimy trails silver in the warm sunlight.Caleb stood next to me, still wearing dark sunglasses despite the gloom. He was shielding us from the rain with a large pink umbrella. Pink… ...
Gib had taken one step inside and declared that he would wait for me outside. I’m pretty sure that it had more to do with the guards not wanting to let him in than the smell, though. Otherwise, that would make him a pretty horrible father.That had been three hours ago, and the receptionist was be...
He fell to the ground, retching violently, and while he didn’t remember eating anything, his body didn’t seem to care very much. His guts twisted up into a hard, clenched mass, leaving him unable to do more than lay there heaving.Ian was standing in the middle of a city. But from the look of it, ...
Fifty feet in front of me, the massive pool of water glistened in the noontime sun. Reeds and other foliage dotted its edges, and it was only then that I noticed that it was the endpoint to a river that stretched so far into the distance that I couldn’t see its end. Crocodile-headed soldiers line...
I asked even though the sight of the massive ship Naglfar scared the bejeezus out of me. I knew it was supposedly made from the nail clippings of the dead, but looking at it, I didn’t see how that was possible. The ship was so massive, I almost mistook it for an island upo...
I skidded to a stop in snow that came up to my knees. Huge ice creatures decorated the perimeter as the portal closed with a soft hiss behind me. I shivered, hugging myself as I turned into a Lillim-sickle. Being flung into the cold while wearing summer clothes sucked. Board shorts and a t-shirt ...
A pile of rubble that was vaguely reminiscent of the Anubis statue was strewn out in front of me. I squinted, shielding my eyes from the glare of the sun overhead as I surveyed the scene. Khufu was still on the ground, only he was starting to stir, just the barest movement that let me know it’d b...
Ricky was only a few feet away, walking purposely toward the street. I wasn’t quite sure where she was heading, but there was no way I was letting her go without a fight. It wasn’t just because I wanted her to help me rescue my family from Baal. While it would have been nice to have her help, I’m...
I asked as we crept through some stone tunnels with hieroglyphics depicting gods in a titanic battle with Apep. Supposedly, we were beneath the prison of the gods, but if I’d learned one thing, it was that you couldn’t trust gods even as far as you could throw them.“I’d tell you, but then I’d hav...
I asked Charlie as we pulled onto the street where I lived. I still hadn’t quite come to grips with the non-car accident. The idea that I’d just wandered off and imagined the whole thing seemed so implausible I could barely wrap my mind around it.“Chastity gave me a call.” He shrugged. “I thought...
My breath caught in my throat. The shooter was using silver ammunition. That was bad. It meant he was prepared. Custody hit the ground hard, trying to crawl away, but her limbs didn’t seem to be working right. There was no way she was going to get to cover in time.I spun toward the sound and spot...
Okay, to be fair, I wasn’t planning on dying at all, but as I stood on the tiny checkered platform and stared out at the blazing room before me, I was having a hard time believing survival was a possibility.For one thing, Murphy’s law and I don’t exactly get along. Every single time Murphy notice...
I shivered as it washed over me like a warm breath and tossed a look back at Luc. I wasn’t sure how he’d managed to pick the lock with his weird little kit, but I was glad he had. Otherwise, I wasn’t sure how we were going to get through a steel-reinforced door set into a concrete wall, especiall...