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I hurried upstairs and powered up my laptop. I checked on the review I'd posted last night. No comments. People sucked. But I did gain five new followers. People rocked.
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Daemon Black could be as prickly as a hedgehog having a really bad day, but underneath all that spindly armor, he was sweet, protective, and incredibly selfless.
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A certain bone-deep understanding occurred and my hand tightened around the smaller one I held. It weren't stars we were staring at. The sky was falling.
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Hot or not, there went my tenuous grip on my temper. 'I don't need you looking out for what's best for me, Aiden. I'm not a child!' His eyes narrowed. 'I of all people know you're not a child, Alex. And I sure as hell didn't treat you like one last night.
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Jennifer L. Armentrout |
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Do you know why a heart lays claim? Survival. That heart lays its claim to ensure survival of its kind.
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Jennifer L. Armentrout |
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Anyway, back to the kids." "Well, one is a girl who looks about your age, and there's a boy." She grinned as she stood. "He's a hottie." A tiny piece of egg caught in my throat. It was seriously gross to hear Mom talking about boys my age. "Hottie? Mom that's just weird." --
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Jennifer L. Armentrout |
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Humping my leg like a dog in heat every time I'm around you doesn't prove you like me, Daemon.' Daemon clamped his mouth shut, and I could tell he was fighting back laughter. 'Actually, that's how I show people I like them.
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I'm skipping, but Cam doesn't have a class until this afternoon, so he's a good boy." "And your a bad boy?" "Oh, I'm a bad, bad boy." "Yeah, as in bad at spelling, math, english, cleaning up after yourself, talking to people, and I could go on."
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Jennifer L. Armentrout |
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And no one will kill Bill." I laughed softly as I unbuckled the seat belt. "Blake. His name is Blake." Daemon pulled the keys out and leaned back, his eyes glimmering with amusement. "He's whatever I decide to call him."
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Jennifer L. Armentrout |
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Without thinking, I moved again, reaching out and touching the hand resting near my thigh. Call it an experiment, but I wanted to see what would happen Seth's head whipped in my direction. "What are you doing?" "Nothing." And nothing was what happened. Confused, I wrapped my fingers around his. "Doesn't look like nothing," His eyes narrowed on me. "I guess so." Giving up on my impromptu test, I lifted my hand. "Shouldn't you be--" Whatever..
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Jennifer L. Armentrout |
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Grabbing a scarf off the chair, I threw it at him. He caught it, clutching it to his chest as he flew into the air. "You gave Tink a scarf. Tink is free!" He flew out into the hallway like a little cracked-out fairy, screeching, "Tink is freeeeee!" Ren looked at me. "What the actual f**k?" I sighed. "He's obsessed with Harry Potter. I'm sorry." Tink darted back into the room, holding the scarf to his bare chest. "There is no reason to apol..
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For once, I agree with Blake." Daemon met my shocked stare. "We can't, Kitten. Not now." I wasn't okay with this, but I couldn't run down the hall, letting people free. We didn't plan for that and we only had a set amount of time. It sucked-sucked worse than people who pirated books, sucked more than a year for the next book in a beloved series, and sucked more than a brutal cliffhanger ending."
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Jennifer L. Armentrout |
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No matter how convoluted my life got, one thing remained consistent- my hair looked like a baby opossum had taken refuge in it, invited some friends over, and thrown a party.
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Jennifer L. Armentrout |
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I checked out your blog.' Oh. Dear. Baby. Jesus. How did he find it? Wait. More importantly was the fact he HAD found it. Was my blog now googleable? That was awesomesauce with an extra heaping of sauce.
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katy
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Since when do you care about rules?" "I'm a changed person." "When did you change? Just now? 'Cuz I heard about your smack down in the cafeteria yesterday."
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I wouldn't give up being a Sentinel for the world. Or being the Apollyon. I rock." "Wow. You're so humble."
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Avery." "Cam?" "What are you up to?" "Nothing. Everything." "Those are two opposite things." "I know. Kiss me?"
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Jennifer L. Armentrout |
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Your life isn't about all you can't do. It's about what you can do.
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Jennifer L. Armentrout |
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The Guards in front of the dais turned and froze. Then they scattered like roaches. Apollo moved up the aisle. "Yeah, that's what I thought." "I will find you! We're connected. We are one!" Seth was still screaming. His gaze fell to the god. He sneered. "You want to fight me now, in your true form?" "I will fight you in any form, you little punk-ass brat." Seth laughed. "You can't kill me." "But I can beat the living snot out of you."
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May I ask why you're passing notes to Aiden?" He eyed the letter like it was a bomb. "It's a love note. I'm asking him to circle 'yes' or 'no' if he likes me."
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Jennifer L. Armentrout |
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She's Awakening,' Aiden said, voice tight. 'But the blood...' I heard Marcus move closer. 'Why is she bleeding?' I eased onto my side. 'I'm being tattooed by a giant, mother fu-' Another strangled scream cut of my words as a different type of pain settled in, moving under my skin. It was like lighting racing through my veins, frying every nerve ending. 'This is... wow,' Deacon said, and I pried my eyes open. There was a whole audience by th..
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Jennifer L. Armentrout |
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All the pent up, helpless rage formed a wrecking ball inside of me. Maintaining human form was near impossible. I wanted to hit something--destroy something. I needed to. "Daemon, no one--" "Shut up," I said, turning to where Matthew sat in the corner of the room. Right this moment I wanted to destroy him. "Just shut the hell up."
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Jennifer L. Armentrout |
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You okay with all of this?" I whispered to Daemon. He shrugged. "Not like I can stop her." I knew he could if he wanted, which meant he didn't have a problem with it. "Cookie?" he offered, holding a cookie full of chocolate chips. Upset tummy or not, there was no way I could refuse that. "Sure." His lips tipped up one side and he leaned toward me, his mouth inches from mine. "Come and get it." Come and get...? Daemon placed half the cookie..
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Jennifer L. Armentrout |
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Alex, you have to be in there. I know you. My heart would not be beating if you were truly gone.
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Jennifer L. Armentrout |
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Out of all the paranormal books I'd read and reviewed, no one glowed like this. Some glittered in the light. Others had wings. No one was a freaking giant sun.
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He was my strength when I needed him to be, my friend when I needed someone to talk me down, my equal in a world where by law I would always be less than him, and honest to gods, he was the love of my life.
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Modesty is for saints and losers. I'm neither.
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Jennifer L. Armentrout |
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Some things are best left...unknown, you know? People search for answers and they don't always like what they get. Sometimes the truth is worse than the lie.
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Jennifer L. Armentrout |
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What? I'm not suppose to date or hang out with anyone now?" Daemon smiled. "Anyone human, yes." "Whatever." I shook my head, standing. "This is a stupid conversation. I'm not dating anyone anyway, but if I were, I wouldn't stop just because you said so." "You wouldn't?" His hand shot out, tucking back a strand of hair behind my ear. "We'll just have to see about that." I stepped sideways, keeping distance between us. "There's nothing to see..
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I think it's obvious if you're wanted here or not." "Daemon," hissed Dee, her cheeks red. She turned to me, tears in her eyes. "He's not being serious." "Are you being serious, Daemon?" Ash turned in his lap, head cocked to the side. My heart was already pounding in my chest when his eyes met mine. His were sheltered. "Actually I was being serious." He leaned over the table, staring up at me through thick lashes. "You're not wanted here." D..
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Jennifer L. Armentrout |
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I came over to apologize." "What?" I was shocked, awed, and shocked some more"
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Jennifer L. Armentrout |
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He clapped his hands together, letting out a rather high-pitched squeal before grabbing my hand. "Oh, we are going to have so much fun! Aren't we? Fun, Alex--we will have fun."
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Jennifer L. Armentrout |
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I'd face down a horde of spiders for you, baby." I grinned at the sound of his laugh again. "For real." "Thats true love there. Some serious stuff," he teased. "It is."
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Jennifer L. Armentrout |
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Hmm... I'm having this strange sense of deja vu, except you were telling me to stay out of your training business, and I told you how weird--" "That's funny." Aiden's full lips twisted into a smirk. "I'm having the same feeling, except I said you should--" "Oh, for the love of baby daimons everywhere, I'm ready to start practice." I pushed up from the chair."
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Because I know." Daemon appeared in front of me, eyes narrowed. He thumped his hand off his chest, directly above his heart. "Because I know what I feel in here. And I'm not the type of person to run from anything, no matter how hard it is. I'd rather face-plant against a brick wall than live for the rest of my life wondering what could've been. And you know what? I don't think you were the type to run either. Maybe I was wrong"
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Jennifer L. Armentrout |
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I spun and jogged around the SUV. Climbing in I readjusted the seat from Godzilla setting to Normal so my feet could reach the pedals.
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You grew up too fast, baby." Didn't always feel that way, especially this morning when I couldn't find my other flip-flop and I'd been, like, two seconds from kicking a fit."
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Do you... feel anything around me?" "Other than what I felt this morning when I saw how good you looked in those jeans?" "Daemon." I sighed, trying to disregard the girl in my that screamed, "I'm being serious."
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Apollo had said he knew what this kind of love was capable of. And I finally understood why Paris had risked his country and his blood for Helen. Selfish, yes, but I understood. I would burn the world if that meant Alex would be safe.
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Flipping to the front, I caught Aiden's gaze and offered a sympathetic smile. "Skittles?" "Please." I dumped some into his open palm, then picked out the green ones. Aiden grinned at me. "You know I don't like the green ones?" Shrugging, I popped them in my mouth. "The few times I've seen you eat them, you leave the green ones behind." Deacon popped his head between our seats. "That's true love right there." "That it is." Aiden's gaze flic..
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Hey!" Dawson yelled from the front door. "I think Dee caught the microwave on fire. Again. And I tried popping some popcorn with my hands and it kind of went wrong. Like really, really wrong." Daemon pressed his forehead against mine and growled. "Dammit."
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Jennifer L. Armentrout |
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You have no idea..." I ran out of words at that point. Her being this close after so long was the sweetest kind of torture. Each breath she took, I felt in every part of my body, in some areas more than others. Really inappropriate, but she always had a powerful hold over me. Common sense jumped out the window."
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Jennifer L. Armentrout |
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He immediately started charming my mom until she was nothing but a gooey puddle in the middle of the foyer. He loved her new haircut.She got one?I guessed her hair did look different.Like she'd washed it or something.Daemon told her that the diamond earrings were beautiful.The rug below the steps was really nice.And that leftover scent of mystery dinner--because I still hadn't figured out what she fed me--smelled divine.He admired nurses wo..
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Every Halloween I missed being a kid, getting to dress up and eat tons of candy. The only thing I got to do now was...eat tones of Candy. Not half bad
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