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41 " Sara, hi. It’s Samson Long. We met at the party last weekend.” “Um, hi,” I replied, trying to hide my shock. How on earth did he get my number? “I hope you don’t mind. I got your number from Roland. He said it was cool.” Note to self: kill best friend. “No, it’s fine.” Samson "
― Karen Lynch , Relentless (Relentless, #1)
42 " I scanned the street, looking for my tail. There was no sign of them, but my senses told me that either Nikolas or Chris was here. Seriously, what did they think was going to happen to me in a coffee shop in the middle of the day? Caffeine overdose? Hot coffee burn? Well, "
43 " Those who hunt you will ultimately give you the power to become the thing they fear the most.” I "
44 " No man can be called friendless who has God and the companionship of good books.” I looked it up a few years ago and found that it came from Elizabeth Barrett Browning. Sometimes I’m not too sure about God, but I agree with my dad and Browning about books. "
45 " When you light a candle, you also cast a shadow,” and I wondered if the same was true for me. My power was the candle – bright and warm – and the beast was its shadow – sullen and dark. Remy said that most power was a balance of good and bad, and I should not be afraid of something that was a part of me. I did not embrace the beast, but I had no choice but to learn to live with it. "
46 " My stomach dropped when I found him sitting alone at the far side of the shop, his eyes so dark they were almost black as they glowered at my date. "
47 " You’re a – "
48 " Ever since I woke up in Faerie, I had felt sort of adrift between the two worlds. Seeing him was like finding an anchor to hold me in this one. “Where "
49 " knew it wasn’t easy for him, a single man in a wheelchair suddenly faced with raising a traumatized kid. But he did it anyway and I loved him for it, though I could not find the words to tell him what it meant to me. Sometimes I thought of us as a pair of damaged bookends. We both had our flaws but we belonged together even if there was always something between us, keeping us apart. My "
50 " The voice was cold and menacing and the sweetest sound I had ever heard. "
51 " I froze and focused on Nikolas’s face, praying he would save me from this nightmare. For a second his eyes met mine, and I saw barely controlled rage in them. I glimpsed something feral and lethal simmering below the surface. “A "
52 " If you guys wanted to blend in, you shouldn’t have sent Dimples here. The way some of the women are staring at him, I might end up having to protect him instead.” There "
53 " Nikolas was like two different people in one body: the cold, hard warrior and the kind protector. "
54 " Sara?” His voice was deep and warm, and my heart sped up a little as I stopped in the hallway to look over my shoulder. “Yes?” “You’re still the biggest pain in the ass I’ve ever met.” I grinned all the way to bed. "
55 " The churning in my gut eased a little because I knew that if anyone could make this right, it was him. I trust him. The acknowledgement took me by surprise because trusting people did not come easily for me. But then I thought about all the things he had done to earn my trust even though I had fought him at every turn, and how time and time again he jumped into dangerous situations just like this because of me. “Be "
56 " Sometimes I thought of us as a pair of damaged bookends. We both had our flaws, but we belonged together even if there was always something between us, keeping us apart. My "
57 " When you light a candle, you also cast a shadow, "