I like Daniel. He takes care of you.I blinked. Oh my God. Did you really just say that? He takes of me?Dad flushed. I didn’t mean it like--Takes of me? Did I go to sleep and wake up in the nineteent...
I hear voices. A shout. A laugh. Clay's laugh. I strained to see through the night. Fog had rolled in from Lake Ontario, but I could hear him laughing. The concrete turned to grass. The fog wasn't fro...
I have one more task to carry out before I go, Moria. She turned to Gavril. You may leave us.I may . . . but I will not.Ignore him, Moria said. I do. As much as possible.I do not blame you. He seems v...
I had no patience with anyone who put down other kids because of their race, religion, or sexuality. But that’s just one kind of open-mindedness. There’s another kind, too, the kind that’s willing to...
I don’t know what your problem is, Sam, but you’ve now insulted everyone here except Corey.Oh, she already zinged me, Corey said. I started rubbing my temples and she suggested I don’t really get head...
I didn’t even notice I’d caught up until I was right beside him and he was leaning around the tree, smiling at me.Gotcha, I said.Uh, no. I stopped.He waved overhead and I realized we were as high as w...
I didn’t deliberately check my speed, but when we neared the top, Rafe was still beside me. I slowed and he was right there, his face inches from mine. He grinned, that blazing grin now, hair plastere...
I blinked and wiped my hand over my face. My fingers came back damp. I glanced across the room and saw my reflection in the mirror, hair snarled, mascara running, face streaked with tears.Yep, you loo...
He lunged again. This time I stood my ground and he checked his leap at the last second....and toppled sideways. I didn't hide my laugh that time. His face twisted fast, grabbed my pajama leg and wren...
Getting to a higher spot to look around is a good idea, I said after we sat him down. We’ll find a tree while you rest--Whoa, wait. Corey started struggling to his feet. I’m okay. I’ll be slow, but I...
Daniel turned to the page as I looked over his shoulder. One word caught my eye.Witches? I said. Shouldn’t this have been sent to me?Not witches, he said, pointing. Witch-hunters. An Italian cult of w...
Dad! he shouted, loud enough to make my ears ring. Dad! You need to get down here! (Derek)Chloe held open the door and whispered to me, I could say he's not always like this, but I'd be lying.
Could Ashyn do the same in the same situation? Likely not. Heroes made the bold moves. Heroes risked their lives. Others kept the troops at ease, tended the wounded, fed the hungry, and soldiered on,...
Corey kept saying, Are you sure? tentatively, as if he didn’t want to insult our intelligence, but he couldn’t help thinking there had to be a logical explanation. Hayley just stared at me.When I fina...
Chloe? It's me. After a pause, he added, Derek, like I could mistake that deep rumble for anyone else, like I could mistake that little part of me that perked up like an eager puppy saying, It's him....
At the office, I found an X in marker on the floor beside the trash can. I moved it and found another note. Another dotted line, this one leading outside to another X. That one ended just inside the f...
As we walked, I pulled out the newspaper I’d found.Getting caught up on current events? Sam asked.No, Corey said. She’s doing her research for that essay we have due next week. You know Maya. Escaping...
As we headed back into the living room, I noticed the phone on the counter.Daniel followed my gaze and laughed. Um, yeah. We’re holed up, waiting to notify someone that we’re back…and there’s a phone....
As supernatural types went, that seemed weird, and I suspected there was more to it. According to the notes, some of the kids had problems. So they locked them up in a group home. The kids figured out...
As I passed Mrs. Morris, I motioned that I was going out to use the washroom. I’m sure she knew better, but she just smiled and waved me on. We aren’t a school with a truancy problem. Let’s be honest:...