Chloe) (Derek)
Her eyes widened in panic. I paused. She smiled. She blushed and lifted on her tiptoes to kiss me.
Tori said. She waved at Derek, who was brushing off his jeans. I said to Derek. Simon said. Derek glowered. I warned.Simon winced and murmured, I said. I looked up at Derek. He wavered for a second...
Derek caught my arm again as I started to move--at this rate, it was going to be as sore as my injured one.Dog, he said, jerking his chin toward the fenced yard. It was inside earlier.Expecting to see...
Just a guy. A college-aged guy. Talking to Chloe.I watched him bend over the table, hands planted on it, his gaze fixed on Chloe, his lips parting in a smile as he said something to her. A slow burn s...
Yeah, I worry what will happen when we stop running. When we go back to school. When she meets other boys. Boys who don’t argue and snap at her. Boys who don’t obsessively worry about her. Boys that c...
I whispered down. Chloe said.Derek tried to stop her. She said it made sense for her to be in the trees with me in case of a ground attack, and that convinced him. Not that it mattered, I think—she'd...
Of the Phoenix kids, the one Derek got along best with was Daniel. In him, Daniel had found a good sparring partner. And a plotting partner, too. Derek wasn’t just the biggest and strongest in our gro...
If there's anything I can do- I know there probably isn't, but...Just be here
An exhale, relieved that I understood. I turned. He put his fingers under my chin. His mouth opened. Shut.I lifted onto my toes, put my hands around his neck, and pulled him down. When our lips met, t...
I made it two steps before he snorted. I turned to see him lying on his belly ready to jump up. He jerked his muzzle, telling me to come back.He cut me off with a snort. It was hard for a wolf to scow...
The door slapped shut, sound echoing as Derek marched across the yard, dead on target.I looked around, desperate for an escape route, but there was none. Go forward and deal with Derek, or run back to...
I've been assigned to bodyguard you.Derek snorted.Ascanio pretended not to hear it. The Beast Lord spoke to me this morning. I'm responsible for your well-being, and if you get injured, I'll answer to...
He blinked. He shook his head, looking away. I walked around in front of him.He rolled his shoulders in a half shrug, then looked away again. I was right. He just didn't like hearing the thought voice...
Was she telling you to stay away from me? I asked.He paused, then said, Yeah. He squeezed my hand out of Aunt Lauren's sight. It's okay. We're good.Chloe and Derek
He balled up my discardedsweatshirt and put it against his shoulder.Go on, he said. I don’t bite.And from what I hear, that’s a good thing.He gave a rumbling chuckle. Yeah, it is.I leaned against his...
He wore sweatpants and a T-shirt and had stopped in the middle of the hall, furiously scratching one bare forearm. Fleas? I said.
And stop doing that, he said. Backing away, giving me that look.Like you’re scaring me? Maybe you are.He stepped back so fast he wobbled and caught himself, and the look on his face—Itvanished in a se...
What's wrong?I didn't say a word.Something's up. What is it?Nothing.His head turned, gaze going to mine. Yeah?Yes.A snort and he returned to his bowl…
He pivoted, gaze following me as I crossed to the shower and turned on the cold water, so it would drown out our conversation without steaming up the room.Great, he muttered.Now they're going to think...