Heart of Stone
“Ella certainly intended to kill something if she didn’t get answers to at least a few of her questions pretty damned quick.
She unlocked the door to her apartment and led the way inside, tossing her keys onto a side table. Flipping the locks behind her, she turned to find the Guardian standing in the middle of the living room floor, stretching his long arms to the ceiling like a puppy that had just woken from a satisfying snooze.
She contemplated punching him right in the taut, washboard stomac...h.
Knowing her luck, she’d probably break her hand.
“Okay, you’ve had more than two hours to think or plan or process or whatever the hell you’ve been doing while you haven’t been talking to me,” she bit out, planting her feet wide apart and glaring at him. “I have been more than patient. So, spill. What the hell did we accomplish with that little trip, and where the hell are we supposed to go next?”
Kees looked at her and dropped his arms to his sides. “I have grown increasingly uncomfortable with this confining shape I wear.MoreLess
She unlocked the door to her apartment and led the way inside, tossing her keys onto a side table. Flipping the locks behind her, she turned to find the Guardian standing in the middle of the living room floor, stretching his long arms to the ceiling like a puppy that had just woken from a satisfying snooze.
She contemplated punching him right in the taut, washboard stomac...h.
Knowing her luck, she’d probably break her hand.
“Okay, you’ve had more than two hours to think or plan or process or whatever the hell you’ve been doing while you haven’t been talking to me,” she bit out, planting her feet wide apart and glaring at him. “I have been more than patient. So, spill. What the hell did we accomplish with that little trip, and where the hell are we supposed to go next?”
Kees looked at her and dropped his arms to his sides. “I have grown increasingly uncomfortable with this confining shape I wear.MoreLess
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