You bend over backward to keep
You’ve forgotten everything my dad taught us all about dealing with big cats, haven’t you?Oddly, it’s slipped my mind. Something to do with seeing six-inch fangs a foot from my throat.They’re two inch...
You want to keep looking? I asked.Yeah, maybe.I'll leave you to it, then. I started for the door.No. He said it quickly, and reached for my arm, but stopped before he touched me. I mean, if you're tir...
What did I miss? she said.Dad’s trying to marry me off to Daniel. I looked at him. You know, if you offer him a new truck for a dowry, he might go for it.Apparently, I said the wrong thing, Dad told M...
We’ll…be inside, Daniel said.Uh-uh, Corey said. Romantic reunions are officially on hold, even for guys who’ve returned from the dead.
We need to get him away from here, I said, so we can interrogate him.Interrogate me? Moreno sputtered a laugh. You kids are cute, you know that? You escape from a helicopter crash and suddenly you’re...
We kissed until the bell rang, then he pulled back but only to glower in the direction of the bell.I laughed. He stayed put, hands resting on my hips.You’re okay, then? he said. After last night?Bette...
We can’t take his ride, though. We don’t know how far he might need to walk to the nearest town. You two hang back, he said to Corey and Sam. Maya, make Kenjii stay with them.Excuse me? Corey said. Sa...
There’s a nook around back, I said. It’s an emergency exit, so no one ever uses it.I thought you didn’t date guys from school?Doesn’t mean I don’t know the make-out spots.Make-out? I thought we were t...
The faster I went, the faster he did, and I thought it was just coincidence until he grinned down at me. My heart sped up and I raced after him, trying to catch up, cursing when I couldn’t. I forgot a...
That depends. Are you going to call me an ass again?That depends. Are you going to act like one? -Ashton and Maya
Stopping to whine is only going to get us nabbed by the cops when that bastard calls 911.I wasn’t whining, I said.Close enough.
Sometimes, wanting to impress is what keeps us moving when all we really want to do is curl up in a fetal position and whimper.
So, what are you doing after school? he asked.You don’t give up, do you?Nope, so you might as well surrender now.
So why was his stomach tightening and twisting with every step up those stairs? Because hope was a dangerous thing. It said the failure would be his own fault alone.
So consider your options, make your choice and call me home.
One second he was in my face, making me feel stupid and useless. The next he was like this: hovering, concerned, worried.
No one expects you to care about Nic and Hayley as much as we do, Daniel said. But I am glad to see you’re okay.For Maya’s sake. I know. He waved off Daniel’s denials. I don’t expect more. And, chance...
My past was a private obstacle, not a public excuse.
My name is Chloe Saunders. I'm fifteen, and I would love to be normal. But normal is one thing I'm not. For one thing, and his sweet-tempered brother—who just happens to be a sorcerer— Not normal. My...