" I squeezed the walkie-talkie button. “Ryder?”
“Yes?” He sounded worried.
“I love you.” Because I hadn’t officially said it yet and there was a ninety percent chance this ended with me as pudding.
His voice came back strong: “I love you too, you know that. Do. Not. Die. That’s an official order.”
Hah! Bossy ash.. "

― Jaymin Eve , Anarchy (Hive Trilogy, #2)