So it’s up to Maya. She’s already won. I’m just the bonus round.He grinned then, but it was a different kind of grin, a mock arrogance that made me laugh and shake my head.I looked into his eyes and s...
So in sedating him, they were getting rid of our chaperone, I said. They wanted one of us.I thought of the list Daniel had found, with the word on it, and I thought of the man in the woods, who’d cal...
So do all animals react that way to you? I know you said rats steer clear.Most do. They see a human, but they smell someting else. It confuses them. Canines are the worst, though. He paused. No, cats...
So did I hear right? he said. Race to the top? Winner gets a kiss?Maya’s done seven climbs in a row, Daniel said. You can race me.But I don’t want to kiss The others laughed. Rafe didn’t even look at...
Simon's walls were covered in what looked like pages ripped from a comic book, but when I squinted, I realized they were hand drawn. Some were black-and-white, but most were in full color,everything f...
She shifted the light to the next section. Huh. He was brought to Lyle House by a children’s services agency. No mention of that father they’re always talking about. If child services is involved, the...
She hasn't been on a date in six months,' Derek rumbled behind us. 'No offense, but as long as you aren't related to her, you're fair game. Hell, even-'Tori spun on him. 'I didn't know.
She barreled down the steps toward us, and gave me a passing lick before jumping on Rafe. He pushed her down, laughing.See, I am real, he said.Hmm, still not sure, I said. Dogs are supposed to be able...
SOS! I said. Helicopter out of Salmon Creek. Pilot unconscious. Repeat, helicopter pilot unconscious.I stopped transmitting and listened. Static.SOS! I said. Emergency situation. Helicopter over Vanco...
Rafe walked out of the forest. The leather jacket was gone, replaced by a tattered denim one. Instead of boots, he wore sneakers that looked as old as the jacket. As he walked toward us, his gaze was...
Rafe told everyone he was from Texas. That was bull. I’d dated a summer guy from Texas, and Rafe’s drawl was all wrong. His last name suggested he was Latino, and he kind of looked it, but his high ch...
One drawback to living in a medical research town is that they’re paranoid about health, both physical and mental. The adults get off easy. Not the kids. Sneeze twice in a row and the teacher calls th...
On Vancouver Island, hitchhiking is considered a perfectly feasible way to travel, prohibited only on the highway, where you could get hit. In Salmon Creek, though, we got stranger-danger classes from...
Okay, it’s freaking amazing that Nic is alive. I have no idea whether we should look for her or not, but I’m pretty sure we need to discuss a few other things. Like what the hell happened to Maya back...
No one in town really knows this boy, Maya. He showed up with his sister, and moved into a cabin that doesn’t even have electricity. People have been concerned about them, but he’s made it very clear...
Nicole was trying to rouse her dad. Hayley was doing the same with the pilot. I took the headset and got on the radio again. No one was responding. So either we tried to land or we kept flying until S...
Next thing I knew, I was waking to Kenjii licking my face and Corey saying, Now this is when I really need a camera.I’m sure that when I fell asleep, I’d been lying on my back, looking up at the sky a...
Next the guys were heading out to find a house we could hole up in--someplace the Cabals wouldn’t expect to find us. Sam’s leg wasn’t up to scouting, and Rafe thought I should stay with her, take a br...
Moria would storm out against their wishes. Yet Ashyn was coming to accept that she could not be her sister, and it was not a failure of nerve. It was a difference of inner composition. They might loo...
Mom isn’t here, Corey said. Neither is Travis. So much for my grand resurrection. He slumped onto the sofa. We’ll have to wait for them. Which is a little anticlimactic.We decided to clean up and eat....