The shepherds wife
Then she opened the first box of ammunition, empty shells? what fool kept empty shells? she fretted as box after box turned out to contain empty shells in the cartons. what was this, a cruel joke?
Phoenix Coven - Chapter 24
Their minds and wills had been annihilated, leaving nothing but empty shells struggling to rebuild. at this point, they were beyond saving, just as his uncle had told him.
Color theory (commission for Dabelette and Flarfanafle)
Thoughts, worries and resistance melted away fast, leaving just an empty shell behind, and when he got so close to the edge that he barely could keep himself from moaning, he felt that word coming to his lips.
A New Night Ch.5 Escape
A burning truck which had been _joe's aluminum welding service_ was now just an empty shell of twisted metal while others fought for parts of what remained of judith cortez.
Slave (Part One)
Chetr is my given name' his breathing slowed and stopped, and i was left in the silence with the empty shell i have loved so much. since then i have never owned another slave.."
Four Words to Choke Upon
Look..." his expression changed - real emotions seemed to back his words now, rather than the empty shells that had flown from his mouth before. "this place is wrong. it'll kill you. i can't even remember why i'm here... i don't even care."
The Will of Kings - Chapter 9
To take everything from him, and leave an empty shell to keep us alive. you, son of ra were supposed to gain me control of the eye and be enslaved to my lineage." i felt his gaze on me. it was never necessary to explain to him, or anyone.
Off the Beaten Path
I noted these things as i explored the empty shell of a home. a german shepherd wrapped his large arms around my lithe squirrel body and held me against his broad chest. "this is it jackson. we're home." carman, the shepherd, whispered.
Unexpected, Undeserved ~ Chapter 19
She had once found the empty shell of a cicada stuck to the hose faucet cover out in richard's backyard, and had squatted down there looking at it until she realized a beetle had crawled its way up her leg.
Ander - Chapter 7, Subchapter 23
She was only one body, one lump of meat, one fake, empty shell, but biting into her would be like biting into two bodies, two minds, two souls. banno bit down on his bottom lip, piercing it straight through with one of his fangs.
Chapter 10: Cheer, to Joy, Woe and Pleasure
After the extraction, the former agent have nothing but an empty shell but betrayal was never something that lunbiv can forgive easily, he returned the consciousness to the former agent only to hear his cry of agony as the pet and the nightmare tear his mind
Sticky
By the time the spider had finished, the raccoon was just an empty shell, the spider cut the cord as the cocoon fell down to the ground and it made a loud clanking sound as the webbing broke apart and the bones clattered all over the place.