The French words snapped in the room like a whip.

"Of course you didn't have anything to do with this murder," Jake said, his words snapping her back to the conversation.

But he had a son, as well, and her next words snapped him back to full alertness.

The words snapped grimly from the taller of the two.

His voice was low-pitched and soft, but each word snapped like a slap in the face.

Her words snap him back to reality, upon which he and Dahaka fight.

She doubled over, moaning, and the next words snapped her upright.

The word snapped at Kira's attention like an electric shock.

"Your word," Lanie snapped, feeling her whole world slipping away.

The words crackled and snapped between the ships, just enough to hear each other.