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1 " By the way he shifted the bones in her hand, she knew he wanted her to scream. But as frightened as she was, she knew she was stronger than the breaking of her wrist. Though her courage had waned, her resolve held firm. Not trusting her voice to remain steady, Ming did the only thing she could as she forced her gaze upwards to meet Crane’s and exhaled the smoke she’d been holding in her lungs into his face. "
― Cerece Rennie Murphy , The Red Order (Order of the Seers, #2)
2 " The man in the blue coat—he has 24 seconds before he gets shot in the head on this bridge. His intention was to shoot at least one of us already, but he suspects the cold isn’t the real reason why my husband has his right hand in his jacket pocket. His plan after that was to kill each of you.”Nadia noticed two things then. The first was the slight smile on Liam’s lips as he stared down the man she knew as Chuck, her brand new camera man from New Jersey. The second was the way Chuck rocked back on his heels, preparing to run. Her mind went blank with realization for only a second before she stammered out the only thing she could think.“He’s my camera man…” she offered feebly as she watched Chuck drop 40 lbs of camera equipment on the ground and take off down the bridge without uttering a single word. "
3 " Glancing into his rearview, Liam’s gaze was drawn past Nadia’s angry face to the long shadow that crept down and expanded out from somewhere on the bridge above them, unseen by Alessandra and Nadia as they waited for his response. Liam pressed his lips together to contain his fear as he shifted the car into reverse and stepped on the gas. The sound they heard on impact with their pursuer was loud enough to rattle the windows—half-screech, half-roar and wholly terrifying, like no sound they’d ever heard. "
4 " Two steps before he made it through the doorway, he suddenly smelled her perfume and felt the dewiness of her skin as her consciousness came rushing back to him. The rest of Joel’s body was frozen as his head snapped up to find her standing just inside the door. He blinked several times at the sensations that inundated his mind. His stunned expression at seeing her face; Her excitement over the sudden racing of his heartbeat;The coolness of their wood floor under her bare soles.;And her concern over the raw soreness of his own feet.And the blossoming joy of just being in each other’s presence again.Joel could tell by the dampness of her hair that Lilli had just showered…and dressed, though he had no idea why she’d bothered with the latter task.At hearing his thoughts, she giggled. “Hi,” she said shyly, but he could only shake his head as he finally closed the distance and kissed her. "
