“ We want to fight.And I want J.K. Rowling to keep writing in the Potterverse, but I know that’s never going to happen, I said blithely. Laura Kreitzer
“ Help me out, I pleaded. You’ve left me alone to deal with this situation, and now we’re being dealt the consequences.I swore I heard Tom growl. I actually pulled the phone from my ear to stare at it t… Laura Kreitzer
“ I had this guy’s file pulled this morning, along with the rest of your neighbors. His name is Desperado.Pause. A few seconds passed. He was waiting for my reaction.Did you say Desperado? I couldn’t st… Laura Kreitzer
“ Books in the YA genre, in particular, should use proper grammar because they're more of an example to young people than adults books are. Laura Kreitzer
“ What’s with savage humans always wanting to cannibalize us?” Jaden asks as she runs past Summer to check for any more of the Tainted around the corner.“They want to suck your blood,” Rob says in a Rom… Laura Kreitzer
“ As he plods behind Cameron and Summer, he can’t help but stare at Summer’s exposed, glistening skin. His thoughts aren’t depraved or even mildly in the splasher. In fact, he focuses on the marks of cr… Laura Kreitzer
“ Gage is waiting on the makeshift bed when she enters the room she’s been sleeping in. The small lantern in the corner barely lights his features. His shoulders are hunched, his hands clasped together… Laura Kreitzer
“ A growing heat, like a million blazing suns all focused on me, lit my insides. It felt like I was being cooked in the Gabriella Roast Cooker, me spinning around-and-around to heat my flesh evenly. For… Laura Kreitzer
“ Summer turns and marches away, fed up with being handled like a child. Like she’s a glass doll that might break at any minute. She hasn’t been a child since the day she was whipped into muteness. Anxi… Laura Kreitzer
“ Slowly, he lifts the flashlight. Her shorts are torn and frayed, her shirt ripped from chest to naval, exposing her black bra and dirty stomach. And then he raises the light so it reflects off her fac… Laura Kreitzer
“ Terror builds inside him. The reality that tonight will be his last leaves a sour taste in his mouth. The Tainted will eat him, or on a more terrifying note—if that’s even possible—maybe turn him into… Laura Kreitzer
“ The aftermath of bearing shackles is an exquisite devastation, fraught with the ravages of survival. Even though one is no longer held captive—be that from a person, a government, or one’s inner self—… Laura Kreitzer
“ Refusing to listen to him any longer, Julian backs up. “Whenever you realize working together is in Summer’s best interest, come find me, Boy Scout. Until then, I’ll just pretend you don’t exist.” The… Laura Kreitzer
“ Why won’t you look at me?” she murmurs.He doesn’t speak, seemingly at a loss for words.“It’s my scars.” It comes out as barely a whisper.Horror spasms across his face. “What? No,” he says, a bit breat… Laura Kreitzer
“ When the nurse leaves, Doctor Rose mouths, “Act like you’re in pain.” Then she mimics a painful expression in case Summer doesn’t understand. On the contrary, Summer’s an expert at interpreting body l… Laura Kreitzer
“ He holds her with the strength of a million-man army, but with all the tenderness of her heart lying naked in the palms of his hands. Laura Kreitzer
“ Every Forsaken in a mile radius can probably hear you. You’re just asking for trouble if you two don’t stop whipping out the measuring stick.”“It’s his fault,” Avery snaps, pointing at Julian.“Shut up… Laura Kreitzer
“ He smiles at her before ever opening his eyes. The innocence in his face ensnares. Wraps her heart in a cocoon.They did this to him. The Society. Constructed that smile with malicious expectations. No… Laura Kreitzer
“ He’s focused on something—or someone—over her shoulder.The harmonious warbling of the rainforest morphs into organized disarray, as if a primitive maestro has thrown conducting to the wind and let Mot… Laura Kreitzer
“ The night surrounds, breathes across her skin. They’re lost in the shadows of the moon. Laura Kreitzer
