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...
He held out an old eight millimeter video camera. A video camera? What would I use it for? Recording our great escape? I didn't say that, because I knew it wasn't the point. This was a gift, a way to...
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 it gets too bad, go. I’ll understand.I won’t.
If there's anything I can do- I know there probably isn't, but...Just be here
Chloe) (Derek)
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...
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...
Put your badass faces on and follow me.
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...
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...
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 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...
He wore sweatpants and a T-shirt and had stopped in the middle of the hall, furiously scratching one bare forearm. Fleas? I said.
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...
Derek, you just don't say things like that to a woman. Keep going this way and you'll spend your life alone.Don't change the subject. Andrea is cool. And she smells nice. It will be okay.Apparently I...
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…