Doesn’t look like Maya needs a ride today, Corey said.I followed his gaze to see my dad barreling down on me, scowling in a way that really didn’t suit him at all.Daniel mouthed, Call me, and headed f...
Don’t be stupid. I have a gun. He reached into his pocket and pulled out the .45. Which will knock you on your ass if you try firing with a bad leg. Sit down before you fall.
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...
Everyone had heard what happened and they were all so pleased, so very pleased. Which seems a little odd, but in Cainsville a little odd was the norm.
Glamis thou art, and Cawdor; and shalt be What thou art promised. Yet do I fear thy nature; It is too full o’ the milk of human kindness. One of the cows mooed appreciatively.
Got something! one of the men yelled.Is it Mike? another called, rushing from our sides.As everyone converged on the scene, Nick's voice rang out, choked with barely containedlaughter. Forget it. It's...
Guess it didn't matter if it was a group home or summer camp, guys and their stomachs didn't change.
Guin rode a few paces in thoughtful silence before continuing, I suppose they thought I would take measures to prevent pregnancy. However, to do such a thing requires knowing that it exists. I don't k...
He called after me, How old am I, Maya?I turned. How the hell should I know? Whatever you’ve told the school, I’m sure it’s a lie anyway.I’m sixteen, just like you. Or like you will be tomorrow, from...
He kissed me again and my arms went around his neck and I didn’t care about the bell, didn’t care if I ever got to class.A throat-clearing behind Rafe made us both jump.I believe that was the bell, Ra...
He looked around as if expecting a posse of armed gunmen to round the corner at any moment. When footsteps sounded, he tensed, muscles bunching, prepared to leap up and defend us against--Two preteen...
He obviously needed more practice, but no matter how often I abandoned him out there, his sense of direction never seemed to improve.
He pulled back, barely a fraction, but I knew he was hurt. Why was it so easy to do that these days? For both of us. He wouldn't want to talk about something, and I'de be hurt. Or I wouldn't want to t...
He swung his leg over and reached for me, pulling me into a kiss. He started slow, shifting, checking my balance. I backed up a little and swung my leg over, so we were both straddling.Better? I said....
He turned and waved me into the shower with him. He backed up to give me room, but it was a shower stall--not much room to be had. The hot water beat down, soaking through my shirt. I leaned back into...
He turned, a stray slip of moonlight illuminating a sliver of his face, blue eyes glowing almost preternaturally in the darkness.
He walked to the front door. When it didn’t open, he put his shoulder into it and pushed.Um, try the handle, Hayley said.Um, there isn’t one.Corey was right. It was the kind you pushed open from the i...
He waltzed into Salmon Creek and stole Maya.? I said.It’s not your fault. You two are both skin-walkers. It’s animal magnetism. You can’t help yourself. She glared at Corey, who was cracking up behind...
He was one of those guys who can talk to anyone--and talk his way out of trouble, which in Corey’s case is a necessary survival skill.
He watched as her sister read it. Watched as her face crumpled, as her shoulders shook. Ashy. Caught her and held her, and they fell against each other.
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