His skin was a pretty colour, it made me jealous. Jacob noticed my scrutiny.What? he asked, suddenly self-conscious.Nothing. I just hadn't realised before. Did you know, you're sort of beautiful?Once...
Alice! You know I love you like a sister!""Words." she growled.
Try not to trip, she added. We don't have time for a concussion today.I groaned. That would be just like me - ruin everything, destroy the world, in a moment of klutziness.
It was sort of the pattern to my life - I'd never been strong enough to deal with the things outside my control, to attack the enemies or outrun them. To avoid the pain. Always human and weak, the onl...
Take control. You are a strong, independent woman.
Repeat one word of what I just said and I'll cheerfully beat you to death, Mike.
I glared at him. I may not die now... but I'm going to die sometime. Every minute of the day, I get closer. And I'm going to get old.