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" 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)
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" 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)
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" 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)