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21 " His fingers traced the curve of my shoulder softly, as his gaze fell. I gasped sharply. If he tried to kiss me, I'd slap the crap out of him. Bond or no bond. "
― Courtney Allison Moulton , Angelfire (Angelfire, #1)
22 " I scowled and stabbed begrudginly at the stack before scooping up a bite with my fork, but it toppled over and plopped into my lap. I groaned and banged my head on the counter.Mom frowned, 'You have to be smarter than the pancakes, Ellie. "
23 " Ell?" Kate asked. "You okay?""Yeah, I thought I saw a spider." I shook my fist at Will and scowled. "A big, really ugly one. Sorry. "
24 " I'll wait for you forever. "
25 " I don't want to die and come back and not remember your face, Will. I don't want to spend another lifetime not knowing who you are! "
26 " I wondered, for a moment, if he was cuddly. Probably not. "
27 " No, I haven't heard that, but I'll keep it in mind. Thanks for the proverbial insight, my stalker friend. "
28 " As I listened and watched, I knew he was as perfectly aware of me as I was of him, though he kept his infallible rhythm. I knew he could sense every inch of my skin from across the floor, as I could his, feeling every thread of the powerful centuries-old bond we shared. In that moment my lips grew numb and something spun deliciously warm in my chest. In that precise moment I knew I was undeniably in love with him. "
29 " It was good to know that when swords failed, simple girl tactics always worked - even on monsters. "
30 " Um, hi," I said, drawling in my uneasiness. "Do you... need the trash can?" I felt like an idiot as soon as I said it. "
31 " Mom turned but did a double take. "Where did you get that necklace from?"I touched the pendant. "A friend.""A boy?"Yikes. "He's a friend who's a boy."Her mouth twitched in amusement and her gaze left the necklace. "First roses, and now a necklace? Are you sure Landon isn't you boyfriend?""This wasn't from him, Mom.""So you have two boyfriends?""No, Mom!" I almost shouted. "Neither of them is my boyfriend. Trust me. They're just boys who are friends. No connecting of words going on... or connecting of anything else, for that matter."She stared at me. "Hmm." Then she left my room. She was so weird sometimes. "
32 " I knew I had to live. I had to be there when you came back. You died alone, but I wouldn't let you come back alone. "
33 " The chair... it slipped. "
34 " You're so sweet, you're going to give me a cavity. "
35 " Will, I'm in love with you. You're the only one who understands what I go through every day, the only one I can share this world with. "
36 " I didn't need him to say anything. I just needed him to stand there and hold me. "
37 " I knew he was your boyfriend. Ellie Marie, I can't believe you lied to me, you hooker! "
38 " You... don't have the spine!" he hissed with morbid, sadistic amusement.Unfortunately for him, it was mercy that I lacked, not a spine. I raised my swords high overhead. He stopped laughing when I had finished hacking off his head. "
39 " I like being outside at night. It's relaxing. "
40 " The next morning, my head and every muscle in my body hurt as if I'd run a marathon through six feet of snow in stilettos. "