01c. 1980 ADLook at the time." I tipped my chin toward the clock. "It's past midnight. It's January second. You lost."For several moments he stared at the clock like it was an Arum he was about to blast into the next county and then his eyes found mine. Daemon smiled. "No. I didn't lose. I still won.Jennifer L. Armentrout / quote ↗
02c. 1980 ADAt least I don't look like a Christmas tree.""You look like the star atop the tree.Jennifer L. Armentrout / quote ↗
03c. 1980 ADThere's always tomorrow." I followed him. "Tomorrow's not going to change anything.""We'll see.""There's nothing to see. You're wasting your time.""When it concerns you, it's never a waste of my time," he replied.Jennifer L. Armentrout / quote ↗
04c. 1980 ADI'll accept your apology on one condition." He folded his arms across his chest."Anything?""You trust me."I cocked my head to the side. "I trust you, Cam.""No, you don't." He walked over to my small table and pulled out a chair. "Have a seat."Sitting down, I tugged the hem of his shirt down as he headed back to the stove, putting the tiny skillet over the burner."If you trusted me, you wouldn't have reacted the way you did," he simply said, cracking an egg. "And that's not me judging you or any of that kind of shit. You got to trust me that I'm not going to be an ass or freak out over that kind of stuff. You have to trust that I care enough about you.Jennifer L. Armentrout / quote ↗
05c. 1980 ADGoodness, I was already a dork most of the times. I didn't need to be a drunk or high dork.Jennifer L. Armentrout / quote ↗
06c. 1980 ADI don’t want to...be like this,” I whispered as I looked away, and once I said it, I didn’t even want to take the words back. A weird sensation hit me, almost like...like relief. That didn’t make sense. Or did it? “I don’t like who I am.”My gaze returned to his, and the concern was still there, filling his hazel eyes and thinning out his mouth. Tears crawled up the back of my throat. Humiliating actually, to admit something so intimate like that, but now I wasn’t the only one who knew this about myself. It wasn’t my secret.“It’s okay. You’re not going to feel that way forever.” Rider smoothed his thumb along my jaw. I closed my eyes, wanting to believe him. Needing to. He kept his voice low as he spoke. “Nothing lasts forever, Mouse.Jennifer L. Armentrout / quote ↗
07c. 1980 ADA.Coward," he repeated, and I briefly considered picking up the vase in the center of the island and throwing it at him."Not making a choice is the coward's way out. You love both of them. I get that. But you don't feel the same kind of love for both of them, and the sooner you accept that the better.Jennifer L. Armentrout / quote ↗
08c. 1980 ADIt had always been Roth; from the moment he swaggered into that d- alley, where I'd been unsuccessfully fighting off a demon, it had been him for me. Maybe I'd been too blind to see that after he returned from the pits. Maybe I had been too angry with him after the way he initially acted.Jennifer L. Armentrout / quote ↗
09c. 1980 ADBut I wasn't done. Staring into eyes that were as bright and beautiful than any tawny jewel, I said what I had never said before. And I said it with every ounce in my being behind it. "I love you, Roth." My voice shook with emotion."I'm in love with you.Jennifer L. Armentrout / quote ↗
10c. 1980 ADYou love Roth," he continued for me."You're in love with him." My eyes met his bright blue ones."Yes," I whispered, my lower lip trembling."It's him. It's always been him.Jennifer L. Armentrout / quote ↗
12c. 1980 ADActually, I was prone to random acts of stupidity. I considered it to be one of my talents.Jennifer L. Armentrout / quote ↗
13c. 1980 ADA sudden damp coldness clung to the air around us. I lifted my head, eyeing the burnt orange sky. One drop of water fell, splashing off my cheek. Then the sky opened up, drenching us in cold rain within seconds.I sighed. "Really, it has to rain?Jennifer L. Armentrout / quote ↗
14c. 1980 ADHow did you know I was different?” “You mean besides the obvious obsidian, the alien entourage, and the branch?” He laughed. “You’re full of electricity. See?” He reached between the seats and placed his hand over mine. Static crackled, jolting us both. Daemon grabbed Blake’s hand and threw it back at him. “I do not like you.Jennifer L. Armentrout / quote ↗
15c. 1980 ADYou don't apologise,' (Deacon) said, pressing a kiss to my greasy head, unlocking best friend status.Jennifer L. Armentrout / quote ↗
16c. 1980 ADI like your hair down." He twisted his fingers through the curls.My eyes drifted shut as I relaxed next to him. "It's a mess. I need to get a haircut."Hayden's fingers stilled. "No. You shouldn't cut your hair. It's beautiful."I would never cut my hair. Ever.Jennifer L. Armentrout / quote ↗
17c. 1980 ADCome on.” He dropped a heavy hand on my back, between my shoulder blades, and my breath stalled.I was effectively silenced by his touch. Perhaps that was why he did it. Not many people would blame him and probably wished they wielded that kind of power over me.Jennifer L. Armentrout / quote ↗
18c. 1980 ADI've alway found that the most beautiful people, truly beautiful inside and out, are the ones who are quietly unaware of their effect.Jennifer L. Armentrout / quote ↗
19c. 1980 ADHe twisted at the waist and stretched out on his side. “You’re a bit crazy. You throw apples in people’s faces when you’re angry. You go off half-cocked half the time. It entertains me to no end. So if you are irrational, I hope you stay that way. I love it.Jennifer L. Armentrout / quote ↗
20c. 1980 ADBut I'm insane. You're crazy. Maybe that's why, We can just make crazy together.Jennifer L. Armentrout / quote ↗
21c. 1980 ADI wanted him to meet Ainsley. She was super important to me. I made my decision. “I...I would like that.”Rider’s reaction was immediate. He smiled and the dimple appeared. My breath caught. I’d actually invited Rider along to meet Ainsley. I wanted that. Really wanted that, but I had no idea what to do with that.Regardless, excitement hummed through me. Hanging out with Rider and Ainsley was normal. Something a million people probably did every day, because they were actually living life, but it was a first for me—a huge first. It was my best friend and it was the guy...the guy who’d been my best friend and who now, despite everything, felt like something deeper, richer and more intricate, hanging out together.It felt important.Jennifer L. Armentrout / quote ↗
22c. 1980 ADYou need something," he said, and when I stared at him, he added, "Your face.""My face?""It's in need of my kisses.Jennifer L. Armentrout / quote ↗
23c. 1980 ADAfter the successful but disastrous raid on Mount Weather, he’s facing the impossible. Katy is gone. Taken. Everything becomes about finding her. Taking out anyone who stands in his way? Done. Burning down the whole world to save her? Gladly. Exposing his alien race to the world? With pleasure.Jennifer L. Armentrout / quote ↗
24c. 1980 ADTouching him, kissing him, was like having a fever all over again. I was on fire. My body burned. The world burned. Sparks flew. Against his mouth, I moaned.There was a POP! and CRACK!The smell of burned plastic filled the cubicle. We pulled apart, breathing heavily. Over his shoulder I saw thin strips of smoke wafting from the top of the ancient monitor. Good God, was this going to happen every time we kissed?Jennifer L. Armentrout / quote ↗
