Demons in Disguise (Divinicus Nex Chronicles, #3) QUOTES

1 " I have been protecting you, and yet you still begrudge sharing your trust. Tell me, why did you trust the Hex Boys?”

“I didn’t,” I snorted. “At first I thought they were—”

“—trying to kill you? Then there is hope for me. "

― , Demons in Disguise (Divinicus Nex Chronicles, #3)

2 " Aurora can’t talk to you right now.”

“Why not?”

“Do you know what a period is?”

“A punctuation mark. I am Italian, not illiterate.”

“Not that kind of period. A girl’s kind of period.”

“Oh, a female’s menstrual cycle.”

“Yes. She’s in the throes of it right now.”

“She seemed in fine health earlier.”

“What are you, her OB?”

“Her what?”

“Exactly.”

“See? He doesn’t have a clue. "

― A. Kirk , Demons in Disguise (Divinicus Nex Chronicles, #3)

3 " Oh, thank God.”

“Please,” Matthias said. “I told you she’s too hard to kill.”

“Aww,” I said. “Thank you.”

Matthias offered me a sweet smile. “Just like a cockroach. "

― A. Kirk , Demons in Disguise (Divinicus Nex Chronicles, #3)

4 " You guys know each other?” I held my breath, my chest tight. Could this be it? Cover blown so fast?

Ted stared at me. After several moments he said, “Yeah.” Ah, crap. He breathed out a heavy sigh. “We dated for a short time. It, uh, didn’t end well.”

"Didn’t end well?” Bill snorted. “You two went out in a hail of bullets. "

― , Demons in Disguise (Divinicus Nex Chronicles, #3)

5 " Where is he?” I said, pulling back. She hushed her voice into conspiratorial tones. “Waiting for you in the woods past the field.” She giggled. “This is all very exciting.”

“Ha! I knew it would work.” I sprinted out of the gym and made it to the forest. “Eros?”

A puff of pink smoke later, he appeared. In a tux. He gave me a cool look. “Bond. James Bond. "

― A. Kirk , Demons in Disguise (Divinicus Nex Chronicles, #3)

6 " New clothes? Oh, no, no, no.” Eros put one hand on his hip while the other hand made a big Z in the air as he snapped his fingers three times. “Sistah, you need an entire makeover.”

This “sistah” sighed and said, “Oh, brother. "

― A. Kirk , Demons in Disguise (Divinicus Nex Chronicles, #3)

7 " Hey, big guy.” After a moment, he said,

“Babe?” He blinked and sat up, making the gurney squeak and groan. “Guys? What’d I miss?” A better family life? Your mom and sister? The kind of great dad you deserved? I wanted to say all of that, but I didn’t.

I swallowed and had to blink back a few tears. “You’re my knight in shining armor.” I hugged him hard. “You saved the damsel. Now it’s my turn.” I hugged him again. "

― A. Kirk , Demons in Disguise (Divinicus Nex Chronicles, #3)

8 " Your sentences.” And I needed to stop thinking out loud. “What about yourself?” he asked, weaving us around an orderly pushing a patient in a wheelchair. “Should I add you to the protection list?”

“Obviously. But down—”

“Below everyone else.”

“That’s really annoying.”

“To list yourself below everyone else? I would agree.”

“No. To have you—”

“Finishing your sentences. Yes. I see how it might be.”

I scowled. “Cut it—”

“Out.” He tried and failed to stifle a grin. "

― A. Kirk , Demons in Disguise (Divinicus Nex Chronicles, #3)

9 " Cristiano smiled down. “Do not go off without me again.”

“Or me,” Ayden said from a few feet away. “And just so you know, I was going to catch her.”

“I do not doubt it. Here.” Cristiano gently passed me into Ayden’s arms.

Uh, thanks?” Ayden shifted me closer against his chest.

“You are welcome.” Cristiano took a step back, pulled a gun from his waistband, and trained it on Ayden’s forehead. "

― A. Kirk , Demons in Disguise (Divinicus Nex Chronicles, #3)

10 " Another exit down the way,” Cristiano said as he brushed dirt off the big guy’s face.

Blake caught his wrist, and without opening his eyes, said in a groggy slur, “Babe, I know you’ve been dying for an excuse, being in the throes of battle and all, so go ahead. You can give me mouth-to-mouth now.” He puckered his lips.

Cristiano smiled. “I do not believe I am the ‘babe’ you are wishing to provide that no-doubt pleasurable as well as lifesaving feat.”

Blake smiled wistfully. “Cristiano, that you?”

“Yes, my brave friend, it is I.”

“Honestly, dude, you are so pretty, I don’t think I’d mind.”

Cristiano dropped his head back and laughed. We all joined him. "

― A. Kirk , Demons in Disguise (Divinicus Nex Chronicles, #3)

11 " No, keeping it close is smart. Anything to keep Selena safe. It’s the…” His lip curled as he swallowed hard. “Didn’t need to know about the…where you keep it.”

“Another compliment? Wow, aren't you dishing them out like candy, you sugar puff. And all because of my bra.”

Even in the dark I could see his cheeks redden. “Shut up. "

― A. Kirk , Demons in Disguise (Divinicus Nex Chronicles, #3)

12 " Blake jumped down and swept me into his arms. “Damsel rescued,” he winked.

“I needed the rescue!” Tristan limped past rubble, an arm around Heather who was gagging over the twitching demon carcasses.

“Another damsel!” Blake cradled me in one arm and opened the other to Heather. “There’s room for you too, gorgeous.”

“What about me?!” Tristan snapped.

“Dude, you’re cute, but not my type. "

― A. Kirk , Demons in Disguise (Divinicus Nex Chronicles, #3)

13 " So there’s no hit list?”

“Ah, ah…” He leaned in closer, his mouth next to my ear. “Ah-choo. "

― A. Kirk , Demons in Disguise (Divinicus Nex Chronicles, #3)

14 " Logan studied him for a moment. “What exactly is your power?”

“Staying alive,” Cristiano answered.

“You’d better be sure she does,” Ayden said. “Stay alive, that is, because if anything happens to her, Sicarius or not, I’m coming for you.”

After a beat, Matthias added, “And he won’t be alone.”

“Ahhh,” I smiled. “I knew you cared.”

Matthias groaned. “Why do you ruin everything?”

“Part of my charm. "

― A. Kirk , Demons in Disguise (Divinicus Nex Chronicles, #3)

15 " You knew he was here?” I said.

“Sure,” Matthias said. “One of the times I checked on you during the night, he was in your bed. Thought it was Ayden at first, but who am I to judge? Except for their poor choice in women. "

― A. Kirk , Demons in Disguise (Divinicus Nex Chronicles, #3)

16 " What’s the tape measure for?”

“Measurements.”

I rolled my eyes. “Wow, never would’ve figured that one out. What are you measuring for? Are you my fairy god-demon now? Am I going to the ball? "

― A. Kirk , Demons in Disguise (Divinicus Nex Chronicles, #3)

17 " Cristiano’s grades are excellent. Your parents and I discussed getting you a tutor. Perhaps Cristiano would be just the man.”

Armani gave a slight nod. “I would be most honored to do so.” Tutor me in death, maybe.

“But we won’t even have the same classes! Wouldn’t another senior be better for him?”

“Cristiano has your same classes. He’s a junior.”

I gaped. “In what world is Armani here seventeen?”

Cristiano shrugged unapologetically. “They feed us better in Italy. "

― A. Kirk , Demons in Disguise (Divinicus Nex Chronicles, #3)

18 " I always figured Gloria, but mentioning my guardian angel didn’t seem prudent, so I shrugged ignorance and yawned.

“Sneezing works just as well, if not better.”

“What?” The stupid belt would not unbuckle.

“Yawning is adequate,” he said. “But when you get caught with a question you prefer not to answer, it is better to sneeze. Anyone who asked the question will usually say bless you in some form. The question is forgotten, and you move on unscathed.”

“Okay. Ah-choo.”

“Bless you. So where did the complex and ancient protection wards come from?”

“You said that would work on anyone.”

“I am not just anyone "

― A. Kirk , Demons in Disguise (Divinicus Nex Chronicles, #3)

19 " So you drugged me with a drug that would keep the drug I might eat from drugging me just in case? "

― A. Kirk , Demons in Disguise (Divinicus Nex Chronicles, #3)

20 " But I must say,” Jayden smiled wistfully, “when I was a child, I had a giant stuffed whale which I slept with every night. Very soft and squishy, and Aurora, instituting the connection of our bodies last night, which I believe constitutes the term snuggling, provided the same comforting sensation as slumbering with the whale. Most enjoyable. I forgot how much I missed it.”

"Giant whale.” Luna snorted a laugh. “He just called you fat.”

“But snuggly,” I said. “Jayden, what are you doing here? "

― A. Kirk , Demons in Disguise (Divinicus Nex Chronicles, #3)