He’s got courage,” Alex said.”Courage!” Raoul bellowed. “That coward almost kills him and–

I assure you, you’ll survive. The second she starts running her mouth about Aiden, just spray her with bleach. That’ll teach her a lesson.”-Emma and Whitney

Don’t you understand what you mean to me? You are everything. Never doubt that. My place is with you, only you.

Alex grabbed our things from the bike and bought them inside; then he fastened the tent closed, securing us in.”Come here, babe, I’ll keep you warm.

Why bother?

Gods were like possums. You could go your whole life without seeing one, but once you found one of them, you found the whole freaky family.

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.

My hair looked like a baby oppossum had taken refuge in it, invited some friends over, and thrown a party.

It was so quiet you could hear a fly run into a wall. Everyone was staring at me like I’d just pulled up my shirt and asked for some beads.

Aiden smirked. “Wonder what this one is called?” The hellhound’s ears twitched as the massive body lowered preparing for attack. I slid my hand to the middle of the blade, feeling my heart pound and the adrenaline kick my system into overdrive. In the pit of my stomach, the cord started to unravel. I swallowed....

That’s not what this is.” I stared at Apollo, but damn, that globe fascinated him. “If there’s going to be a god gunning for my butt -” “It is a nice butt,” Aiden murmured as he studied the toes of his boots. A small grin was on his face.

I just don’t want you to feel that way, because I love you. I’m in love with you. Forever and ever, and all the corny things I can attach to that.

He was done talking. Aiden came off the wall so fast the water reacted in a frenzy of bubbling. He—we—were in a frenzy. His arms crushed me to him, his mouth demanding, saying those three little words over and over again without speaking them. Aiden lifted me up, one hand burying deep in my hair,...

Sometimes the smallest decisions reap the biggest rewards… and you were the best decision I ever made.

Finished with the fries, I licked the salt off my finger as I lifted my gaze.Aiden’s eyes flared silver, and something warm unfurled in my stomach. I put my other finger to my lips—Holy baby daimons everywhere, what the hell was I doing? I grabbed a napkin, wiping furiously at my fingers. Across from me,...

Thank you,” Caleb said, and hugged me once more. Part of me wanted to stay in Caleb’s arms, because he’d always had this grounding effect on me. Caleb was my rational side. He was more than that; other than my mother, he was the first person I’d ever truly loved.Caleb would always be my best...

If you wish to join your uncle, I’ll be waiting outside. You should have time to get ready. Your uncle is a…heavy sleeper, also.”Whaaaa…and then it hit me. Ew. Ew. Ew.

It’s the rule of the wilds. You must be bigger, and stronger, and tougher. A coldness radiates through me, a solid wall that is growing, piece by piece, in my chest. He doesn’t love me.He never loved me.It was all a lie.”The old Lena is dead.” I say, and then push past him. Each step...

The idea—the fact of it, the fact that he even noticed and thought about me for more than one second—is huge and overwhelming, makes my legs go tingly and my hands feel numb.

He has left nothing except for a note, which I find neatly folded under one of my sneakers.The Story of Solomon is the only way I know how to explain.And then, in smaller letters:Forgive me.

Sometimes I think maybe they were right all along, the people on the other side in Zombieland. Maybe it would be better if we didn’t love. If we didn’t lose either. If we didn’t get our hearts stomped on, shattered: if we didn’t have to patch and repatch until we’re like Frankenstein monsters, all sewn...

So: outside, and to the black rush of the Presumpscot River.To freedom.For me, the world was beginning.

That was torture–being able to see, and smell, and hear, and being trapped in a cage. Like standing on the wrong side of the fence, only a few feet from freedom, and knowing you’ll never cross it. Yeah. Like that.

I had no jacket, but I didn’t even care.I was free.

I’ve been trying so hard not to think his name, not to even breathe the idea of him

I’d rather die on my own terms than live on theirs. I’d rather die loving Alex than live without him.

He is my world and my world is him and without him there is no world.

She looks tan…-ish.””There’s a fine line between ‘tan’, and looking like you just rolled around in a giant bag of Doritos. And Miranda seems to prefer the nacho cheese variety.

She’s fine,” said Declan, defensive. “You’re fine, right?”She gave him a look. “Peachy.””See? Both Alex and her astounding wit have made it here intact. Her sense of humour seems to be M.I.A, but I’m pretty sure that was a pre-existing condition.

He reached out, put his hands on her shoulders and pressed downwards. She fell into a seated position against a fallen tree.”Sit,” he said. “Stay.””That’s cute,” she said. “Tell me to ‘heel’ and see what happens.

What was it with exes? Why were they always twice as attractive after a break-up?

Did I ever tell you that Alex loves you so much he got your name tattooed all over his body? Hell, he even got your name branded into the back of his neck.””They say ‘LB,’ Carlos. The initials for Latino Blood.””No, no, no. You’ve got it all wrong. He wants everyone to think that, but...

We get a lot of the sky is falling on the weather reports, so when something big does hit, people never expect it. If it’s not as bad as the reports predicted, we complain. If it’s worse than expected, we complain. If it’s just as bad as predicted, we complain about that, too, because we’ll...

They’re just friends.” This time it came out a little sharper. If I squeezed the mayo any harder, it was likely to explode. “She’s helping him learn control.”He waggled his eyebrows at me. The thin silver barbell above his right eye danced. “Control? Is that what the kids are calling it these days?

She was halfway through the second yard when she heard Cyprien fall and curse.No man in the world will turn down a blow job, Alex thought as she dodged through yards and around the houses, putting as much distance between them as she could. And no man, not even Cyprien, could chase a girl with...

I mean, contrary to popular belief, I’m actually not harboring a secret desire to grow up and become a bioterrorist.

Te mereces a alguien que te ame con todo su corazón, alguien que piense en ti constantemente, alguien que pase cada minuto de cada día preguntándose qué estás haciendo, dónde estás, con quién estás y si estás bien. Necesitas a alguien que te ayude a hacer realidad tus sueños y que sepa protegerte de tus...

Though I walk through the valley of death I will fear no evil, for I am the evilest motherfucker in the valley

Every experience is a gift and happens for a reason. No matter how big or small, we are reminded that we are the captains of our ship.

While I don’t want to experience that again, I learned a lot about myself today and about you. And Nick, even. I didn’t know it was possible for me to feel closer to you. I should send that fucking bitch a fruit basket.

At one point, I began to think that I had a divine doorman. Lenny was the most unlikely incarnation of God I could imagine, and yet, I kept drifting irresistibly towards this absurd conclusion. Despite my staunchly atheistic inclinations, I couldn’t explain Lenny any other way. But eventually I came to my senses and realized...

I didn’t steal it,’ I stammered in protest. I had so stolen it.

Now let’s get out of here before the healthy ecosystem eats us.

The most important part of seeing Darla every night wasn’t the fooling around. It was the few minutes we talked while holding each other, the feeling of security I got with her, the feeling of being understood and loved. Before the eruption, I wouldn’t have believed that I could cuddle up every night with the...

I understand the reasons behind his keeping a distance from a girl he cares about. Because the truth is, sometimes getting close to the fire does actually burn you.

Let me be clear. Last I was aware you were neither my husband nor my father nor my King. Therefore, any control you may imagine you hold over me is just that- imaginary

I’m not seeing a strong father-son relationship here, Alex. You two make Anakin and Luke look like Andy and Opie.

Or has your dad changed his mind about that?” Alex sneered. “My father never changes his mind.” “Oh, that’s right. Your dad’s the sort who’ll bang his head into a brick wall over and over, convinced the wall will eventually collapse. But it isn’t the bricks that are going to cave in, Alex. Fortunately you...

Eat it,” I ordered, holding it with two hands now, making it dance in the air. “It’s begging you. ‘Eat me’.”He arched a brow.”Perv,” I muttered.Aiden pressed his lips together, but when he glanced at me and my dancing bun, he burst into laughter. “All right, give me the bun.

Alex propped himself against the metal railing where Willow had just stood. “Okay, let’s get something straight,” he said in Spanish.”If you think I don’t know you’re after my girfriend, you’re crazy. And if you try to put any sleazy moves on her while you’re here, you’re going to regret it.” Seb’s knapsack was at...