I-- I swallowed. I--Daniel took both my wrists and turned me to face him. You were sleepwalking, Maya.It just…I could hear Rafe and he was hurt and I was trying to get to him and-- My breath hitched....
I think we should try to find Rafe, she said.I took a deep breath. I know he didn’t make it.But you’ll feel better if we look. We might as well go in the direction the helicopter came from. Just in ca...
I think I’m okay-- Another wave of agony doubled him over, retching.I’ll grab a beer from-- Daniel began.No, I’m okay. Really. Just get dressed before you scare the girls. He waved at Daniel, bare-che...
I saw you fall.The fall isn’t the problem. It’s the sudden stop at the end. Avoid that and… He waved his hands down his body. Apparently, you can survive.That’s not…You can’t…Did I mention the insanel...
I promise not to try to get you back into the woods. He paused. For at least forty-eight hours.I laughed. So you on a schedule.No, I’m impatient. But I will wait.For forty-eight hours. And if there’s...
I needed to make choices for me, whoever I was. I’d say I needed to find myself, if that didn’t sound like I was heading into the Himalayas, taking only a backpack stuffed with angst and clean underwe...
I know I’m not the person you want to talk to about this. About Rafe. That’s why you didn’t call last night. I’m not Serena.No, that’s not--It is. I get that. You guys were best friends. Except, well,...
I flipped him off.Watch it or I won’t marry you, he said. Truck or no truck.I laughed and jogged over to Rafe.Did he just say…? Rafe began.Yes. And don’t ask.
How about we up the stakes? I win, you talk to me.Now it was my turn to raise my eyebrows. I’m afraid to ask what you mean by …Exactly that. I win, I get thirty minutes of your time tonight.To charm m...
He was standing in front of Daniel’s dresser, holding our drinks as he looked at the photos shoved in the mirror frame.You guys really been friends a long time. He pointed the beer bottle at one. Wha...
He looked like a Yanni fan at an Iron Maiden Concert.
He fell into step beside me, so close his knuckles brushed mine. I hear you had yourself a close encounter of the wild kind.Um-hmm.Morales said you’ve seen more mountain lions than anyone around here....
Guess Mom’s taking the day off, Corey said as we drew close enough to see the sheriff’s SUV in the drive.Considering she thinks you’re dead, I’d imagine she’s taking a lot of days off, I said.
Expecting to see a Doberman slavering at the fence, i followed his gaze to a little puff of white fur, the kind of dog women stick in their purses. I wasn't even barking, just staring and dancing in p...
Even when I encountered racism outside Salmon Creek, it usually rolled off me. The worst of it often came from rednecks whipping past in rusted pickups. I looked at them and I looked at me-class leade...
All that mattered was that she was with you and she was happy and you were off on some grand adventure together.
You’re right. I chase hard, but once I get to know a girl, I realize she’s not right for me. He met my gaze, his eyes earnest and soulful. I guess I haven’t found the one I’m looking for.I sputtered a...
You have no idea what a fairy circle is, do you? Which is shocking for a changeling child.
You don't pursue happiness. You pursue everything you need to have a fulfilled life, and then, if you achieve it, you’ll be happy some of the time. The rest of the time, you’ll be consent. One can’t s...
Yes, I know your reputation, he continued. So when we started heating up, I knew something might be wrong. That’s why I asked if you’d been drinking. Even when you said no, I wasn’t sure, but, hell, o...