she barely caught breath enough to say , 'no , you never did . ' she 'd put the book there , and-and-i took it , after . '' he twisted the blade in the wound . from now until 1200 hours tomorrow , it 's feeding time . `` you could say it 's a pet project . you should have seen her in her bikini yesterday . '' i scowled at him , but he was right . the tangled threads around my heart tightened a little more . i could try and take him out first . 