but remember, nothing comes without a price. Our paths are not mapped; they’re made.

Matt was almost completely naked. A tattered loincloth and an ugly chain with a yellow diamond were his only apparel.

The Lady may favoryou, but at least I am in charge of my own destiny.

Rough palms cradled my face while my fingers gripped the pillow on either side of his. Lips, teeth, tongue, mingled together. I ate him up and didn’t let go until I had to come up...

Did you recently turn into a jerk or have you been one since birth?

Why did you wear heels? How are you supposed to fight a gargoyle in what you’re wearing?

Do I look like I want to be involved in your teen love saga? Ask someone who cares.

Well, can you tell her that?”He looked down at his feet. “I will. I will.”Guy-speak for, “I plan to keep avoiding her until she gives up.

My name is Arianna Morganna Brittany DuLac–you can imagine why I went by the name Ryan.

You’ll get fired if anyone finds out about us!””So many rules in this century,” Vane muttered.

He’s so powerful. Who knows maybe he’s advanced past eating

Stand still while I yell at you.

Plus, I happened to be a history nerd. Why else would I be interested in a guy born in the year 519?

Soft sun shone down on a misty cathedral at the opposite end of a football-field length courtyard. The cathedral had a long pointed tower with beautiful rose and ivory stained glass windows. Pink-petal flowers and...

You deserved it.

If I were to lock you up in a dungeon, I guarantee you would not be bored.

The whole school is on these. We’ve had them for awhile now.

Tomorrow, I need you to die.

The last declaration he’d made to me hung between us. The L word. The one that had nothing to do with like.

Technology doesn’t change people’s basic needs or their natures.

Probably not, but we can pretend.

The combination of razor-sharp wit (completely real) and his credentials (completely fake) had won them over in the end.

I don’t know, but I do know the boy doesn’t regret it. Not a minute. No matter how it turns out. Because he’s been waiting for this girl from the time she was born, and...

I noticed him right away. No, it wasn’t his lean, rugged face. Or the dark waves of shiny hair that hung just a little too long on his forehead. It wasn’t the slim, collarless biker...

What good is having the power of a god if you don’t know its purpose

I will never know you well enough. I will always want more.

He’d used the amulet to read my thoughts again. I pictured smacking him in the face.