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| Link | Quote | Stars | Tags | Author |
| 2a0edbf | Our mom died last year when Annie was eighteen. Before the accident. So she got custody of me." "Accident? It's brain damage?" The look in Rafe's eyes, the grief...It hurt just to see it, and he turned away fast, mumbling, "Yeah. It's brain damage. Point is that if anyone finds out, I'm off to a foster home and she's off to an institution. Which neither of us wants." I stepped toward him. "I'm sorry. I just..." " | Kelley Armstrong | ||
| 1c00e71 | Fitz was on his best behavior with Daniel, though. He usually is. He can sense Daniel likes animals. That's how we met. A week after we moved in, Daniel brought us an injured squirrel. The old warden had taken in wounded animals, and Daniel had figured that was part of the job. As for what a five-year-old was doing riding his bike deep into a predator-laced forest, well, that says something about the level of parental care in the Bianchi ho.. | Kelley Armstrong | ||
| ed7ad10 | They're after all of us," Daniel said. "I think so." "I don't get it." "Maya?" I wanted to throw my arms around his neck and apologize. He hugged me and whispered, "It's okay. We'll figure it out." I pulled away. "I...I think I might have figured it out already. This isn't the time to explain but...I think Sam might be right about you and her, and I think there's more to it, and that's why they're after us, so you need to be careful." "We'l.. | Kelley Armstrong | ||
| cf1f921 | Then I asked, "Are you coming to the party tomorrow?" because it was, at the moment, the only change of subject I could come up with. "Daniel's party?" Rafe looked confused, as if he couldn't imagine why I'd think he was going to the party of a guy who obviously didn't like him. "Well, it's at Daniel's place, but it's really--" "Your birthday party. I know." He kept giving me that look, and I didn't blame him--I was as unlikely to invite hi.. | Kelley Armstrong | ||
| 9d11955 | Then I asked, "Are you coming to the party tomorrow?" because it was, at the moment, the only change of subject I could come up with. "Daniel's party?" Rafe looked confused, as if he couldn't imagine why I'd think he was going to the party of a guy who obviously didn't like him. "Well, it's at Daniel's place, but it's really--" "Your birthday party. I know." He kept giving me that look, and I didn't blame him--I was as unlikely to invite hi.. | Kelley Armstrong | ||
| 1567a92 | Everyone goes," I said. "The whole class." "Yeah, I know. Hayley asked if I was going, but I kind of figured that didn't exactly count as an invitation. Unless I went with her, which I'd really rather not." I had to laugh at his expression. "Don't blame you. But you can now consider yourself officially invited by the birthday girl. It's an easier way to meet people than hanging out at the smoking pit. Healthier, too." | Kelley Armstrong | ||
| ef0f08e | Carry on, Jeeves." "Jeeves is a valet, not a chauffeur." "We can't afford both, so you're stuck with double duty." | Kelley Armstrong | ||
| d68b756 | Not the surprise party thing again." "Better work on your surprised face." I opened the door. "No final words of warning?" "I trust you." I sighed. "That'll be my epitaph someday. So trustworthy. So honest. So boring." | Kelley Armstrong | ||
| 90f0507 | On All Dogs Go to Heaven: Lastly, the heaven illustrated in the movie didn't seam much like the one being advertised during Big Church services. I mean, three was a whippet dog playing the role of Saint Peter, which is super dubious because I think if dogs uniformly had to elect a particular breed as the representative sample of goodness greeting them as the shuffled off their mortal coils (leashes?) and entered into eternity, it would prob.. | Knox McCoy | ||
| 34d5a7c | I can't believe you still do stuff like this. Are you ever going to grow up?" "I still do it," Corey said. "Because you're a guy. Girls don't climb walls. Not real girls, anyway. Just tomboys whose closets are filled with tank tops and jeans and sneakers. Who still consider braids and ponytails high fashion. Who wouldn't know how to apply makeup on a dare." "Knock it off, Hayley," Daniel said. I was wearing makeup. Just not a lot. I had my .. | Kelley Armstrong | ||
| 2f4a2ea | Yes, I had another wild encounter last night," I said as we walked toward the entrance. "Really?" "That's not what you wanted to talk to me about?" "No." "Damn." He only laughed and grabbed the door for me. We went through. He walked beside me, so close I could smell woodsmoke on his jacket. I thought of warning him that there was a ban on campfires with the dry weather, but that sounded snotty. I'm sure he knew. I'm sure he didn't care. I .. | Kelley Armstrong | ||
| 0be93fe | Yes, I had another wild encounter last night," I said as we walked toward the entrance. "Really?" "That's not what you wanted to talk to me about?" "No." "Damn." | Kelley Armstrong | ||
| 11b52f6 | He walked beside me, so close I could smell woodsmoke on his jacket. I thought of warning him that there was a ban on campfires with the dry weather, but that sounded snotty. I'm sure he knew. I'm sure he didn't care. | Kelley Armstrong | ||
| cbb1834 | When we turned the corner, he veered so that his hand brushed mine, and I jerked away. "You really don't like me, do you?" he said. "I don't know you well enough to say that." "Easily fixed. What are you doing after school?" | Kelley Armstrong | ||
| abd328e | You like the chase," I said. "But once you get a girl, you back off before you can collect the prize. Kind of missing the point, I think." "Huh. You're right. Tell you what, go out with me and you can show me how it's done." I'd walked right into that." | Kelley Armstrong | ||
| 52da48a | You're right. I chase hard, but once I get to know a girl, I realize she's not right for me." He met my gaze, his eyes earnest and soulful. "I guess I haven't found the one I'm looking for." I sputtered a laugh. "And you think I might be it. The girl you've been yearning for. Dreaming of. Your soul mate." I laughed even harder and shook my head. "Please tell me that line doesn't actually work on--" "Rafael..." said a voice from the door. "I.. | Kelley Armstrong | ||
| 0b92d61 | You're right. I chase hard, but once I get to know a girl, I realize she's not right for me." He met my gaze, his eyes earnest and soulful. "I guess I haven't found the one I'm looking for." I sputtered a laugh. "And you think I might be it. The girl you've been yearning for. Dreaming of. Your soul mate." I laughed even harder and shook my head. "Please tell me that line doesn't actually work on--" "Rafael..." said a voice from the door. "I.. | Kelley Armstrong | ||
| 01e74c6 | I'm talking to Maya," he said, his voice so low it was almost a growl. "Um, no, you're stalking her." His whole body went rigid at that. His gaze flitted my way. "We were just talking," I said. I didn't mean to defend him, but there was something about the way Sam lobbed her insults that got my back up. "Well, I need to talk to you now, so..." She flicked her fingers at Rafe. "Shoo. I saw a bunch of eighth graders outside. They're probably .. | Kelley Armstrong | ||
| 84303df | If we want clues, we need to look at the extracurricular activities they pushed at us. Clearly, with Daniel and me, they were trying to boost our natural talents: fighting for him and running for me. Serena, Hayley, and Nicole were all in the choir and on the swim team. Plus they're all blonde and pretty." "Um, thanks," Hayley said as she came over. "But what..." Her brow furrowed. "You think we're mermaids?" "Isn't that sirens?" Corey said.. | Kelley Armstrong | ||
| 1d74add | What about me?" Corey said. "What's my superpower?" Silence fell. "Oh, come on. I'm good at a lot of stuff. Right?" More silence." | Kelley Armstrong | ||
| 4758c47 | Maya's point is that Hayley, Nicole, and Serena shared common characteristics, which probably means they're the same type, and it has something to do with singing and swimming." "And being pretty," Hayley said. "That's not a superpower," Sam muttered. Hayley turned to her. "No? How many times have you gotten into movies for free because you're a tough warrior chick?" "What about me?" Corey said. "What's my superpower?" Silence fell. "Oh, co.. | Kelley Armstrong | ||
| 4795acd | What about me?" Corey said. "What's my superpower?" Silence fell. "Oh, come on. I'm good at a lot of stuff. Right?" More silence. "You're cute," Hayley said. "Well, cute enough." "Fun to be around," I offered. "So I'm...a clown?" | Kelley Armstrong | ||
| 1533259 | I'm good at a lot of stuff. Right?" More silence. "You're cute," Hayley said. "Well, cute enough." "Fun to be around," I offered. "So I'm...a clown?" "At least you're a cute clown," Hayley said. "Not a scary one." | Kelley Armstrong | ||
| 95967f1 | Now I stood at the base of a tree and thought, "I can't do this." I remembered last night's climb, the grief and the loneliness. Here on the ground, I could keep that at bay. But up there... Rafe was up there. Maybe he always would be." -- | Kelley Armstrong | ||
| 4d7afed | I saw a road," I blurted as Daniel rounded a bend in the path, Sam right behind him. "There's a road down there. I think there's a cabin, too." "What?" Corey brushed past Daniel and Sam. "A house? You saw a house?" Hayley barreled forward. "There's a house? Where?" I took a deep breath. "I I saw a Whether there's anyone in it or not--" "Who cares?" Corey said. "It's civilization. Let's go." He broke into a jog, and his knee gave way. I .. | Kelley Armstrong | ||
| 8af9e1b | I I saw a Whether there's anyone in it or not--" "Who cares?" Corey said. "It's civilization. Let's go." He broke into a jog, and his knee gave way. I managed to catch him before he fell. "The only place you're going is flat on your ass," Daniel said. "Slow down. Even if it is a cabin, it's not going anywhere." He turned to me and I could tell he was struggling to play it cool. "You said there's a road?" "I did. That part I'm sure of. A.. | Kelley Armstrong | ||
| e3d67e9 | You said there's a road?" "I did. That part I'm sure of. And where there's a road, there are people. In theory." The grin burst through. "In theory." | Kelley Armstrong | ||
| bb180cf | You said there's a road?" "I did. That part I'm sure of. And where there's a road, there are people. In theory." The grin burst through. "In theory." He threw an arm around me, a half-embrace, whispering, "Good work," and I started to shake a little. It was over. Our ordeal was almost over. Except it wasn't. Our real problems--being subjects in a supernatural experiment--had only begun." | Kelley Armstrong | ||
| 1f1efa7 | We'd reached the bottom of the mountain when Kenjii stopped. Her ears swiveled forward and she glanced up into the trees. "Cat," I said to the others. Corey looked at Kenjii, who was silently scanning the treetops. "Yeah, you can tell by the way she's going crazy, barking and racing around to drive off the despicable feline. Your dog is weird, Maya." | Kelley Armstrong | ||
| ea0c38a | I think we should try to find Rafe," she said. I took a deep breath. "I know he didn't make it." "But you'll feel better if we look. We might as well go in the direction the helicopter came from. Just in case." She had a point. We had to walk. Why not walk that way? I shook my head. "If we're going back for anyone, it should be Nicole. If there's a chance she's alive--" "There isn't. Not from what I saw. And if she did survive, that means .. | Kelley Armstrong | ||
| e976e9d | And unless I'm remembering it wrong, mermaids don't sing and sirens don't swim." "Ariel sang in ," Corey said. Sam came over to join us. "Do I even want to know why you remember her name?" "Mermaids and sirens weren't on the list," Daniel said. "Maya's point is that Hayley, Nicole, and Serena shared common characteristics, which probably means they're the same type, and it has something to do with singing and swimming." "And being pretty,".. | Kelley Armstrong | ||
| 9bfad72 | I think we should try to find Rafe," she said. I took a deep breath. "I know he didn't make it." "But you'll feel better if we look. We might as well go in the direction the helicopter came from. Just in case." She had a point. We had to walk. Why not walk that way? I shook my head. "If we're going back for anyone, it should be Nicole. If there's a chance she's alive--" "There isn't. Not from what I saw. And if she did survive, that means .. | Kelley Armstrong | ||
| 327c720 | Maya's point is that Hayley, Nicole, and Serena shared common characteristics, which probably means they're the same type, and it has something to do with singing and swimming." "And being pretty," Hayley said. "That's not a superpower," Sam muttered. Hayley turned to her. "No? How many times have you gotten into movies for free because you're a tough warrior chick?" "What about me?" Corey said. "What's my superpower?" Silence fell. "Oh, co.. | Kelley Armstrong | ||
| 1d71ff0 | Maya's point is that Hayley, Nicole, and Serena shared common characteristics, which probably means they're the same type, and it has something to do with singing and swimming." "And being pretty," Hayley said. "That's not a superpower," Sam muttered." | Kelley Armstrong | ||
| 60a0e3f | Maya's point is that Hayley, Nicole, and Serena shared common characteristics, which probably means they're the same type, and it has something to do with singing and swimming." "And being pretty," Hayley said. "That's not a superpower," Sam muttered. Hayley turned to her. "No? How many times have you gotten into movies for free because you're a tough warrior chick?" "What about me?" Corey said. "What's my superpower?" Silence fell. "Oh, co.. | Kelley Armstrong | ||
| c108e6d | So Maya will grow up to be an amazing healer who can change into a killer cat. Daniel and Sam will roam the country hunting criminals and demons. Hayley and Nicole will divide their time between recording platinum albums and winning gold medals in swimming. And me? I'll be the cute, funny guy sitting at the bar, hoping for a good brawl to break out." "In other words, exactly where you were already headed," Hayley said. We all laughed at tha.. | Kelley Armstrong | ||
| 382b950 | A progress memo had said things like "Working on getting the Enwrights flown up. Their unique skills could be helpful in this search" and "A scent tracker would be a huge benefit. Would love to hire a ww on contract but company policy forbids. Meeting with Josef Nast today to discuss." Call me crazy, but I was going to bet the Enwrights' unique skills weren't an astounding ability to read wilderness signs." | Kelley Armstrong | ||
| 392ac4e | The memo said they were leaving cleanup on Project Genesis to the St. Clouds, and they'd get involved later if it looked 'profitable.'" "Cleanup?" Daniel swore. "Not liking the sound of that." "Apparently the St. Clouds 'lost control' of some 'assets' and were searching for them." "In other words, the subjects took off." | Kelley Armstrong | ||
| 623a41f | It was far from an ideal hiding spot. The crawl space wasn't even three feet deep. Dirt floor. I didn't want to think about what else was alive--or dead--down here. | Kelley Armstrong | ||
| e851402 | Why do we need water anyway? We drank before we set out." "We need to drink from every stream I can find," I said. "As I've said, dehydration is the biggest risk we face out here." "Okay," Corey said. "But could you find a path without mud and thorns?" "I'll make sure the next one's paved." Daniel leaned toward me as we walked. "I bet if we bolted, we could lose them in ten seconds." "Don't tempt me," I muttered." | Kelley Armstrong | ||
| 462fe9e | The bushes were about ten meters away. As we crawled into them, we startled a couple of deer on the other side. They bolted, heading straight for the ATV. There was a thud and a shout. The ATV motor died. "Son-of-a-bitch!" A man's voice rang through the forest. A radio squawked. He answered it. "Yeah, that was me. Just hit a deer. Remind me who had the bright idea to use these damn things? Some project manager sitting in his fancy L.A. offi.. | Kelley Armstrong | ||
| d9dae69 | The bushes were about ten meters away. As we crawled into them, we startled a couple of deer on the other side. They bolted, heading straight for the ATV. There was a thud and a shout. The ATV motor died. "Son-of-a-bitch!" A man's voice rang through the forest. A radio squawked. He answered it. "Yeah, that was me. Just hit a deer. Remind me who had the bright idea to use these damn things? Some project manager sitting in his fancy L.A. offi.. | Kelley Armstrong | ||
| e1c3605 | The cottage was a hunting lodge--a cabin lacking a single flourish that turned it from a functional building into a vacation residence. It was off-season, but these places often did double-duty as a "getaway from the kids and the missus" refuge for men. I have to admit, I don't get that. Shouldn't you be able to take some time to yourself without lying about "going hunting" for the weekend? Maybe my expectations for honesty are too high. I'.. | Kelley Armstrong | ||
| c5d481e | I started forward, but Daniel caught my arm and wordlessly pointed. I followed his finger to see the elongated shadow of an ATV that was parked on the other side of the cabin. I swore. "Ditto," he whispered." | Kelley Armstrong |