“We will know when we try.” Arden reached down and took a hold of the iron ring.
“I’m not too keen to have a broken back.” Hari sniggered.
“Can we talk?” Magnus asked, sounding as calm and cool as I bloody wished I was. The falsely flirtatious note in his voice did not elude me, effortlessly coiling around his accent. “It would mean a lot to me if you could just delete that photo you took, sweetheart…”
It occurred to me then that he was absolutely banking on me being a good little fangirl and doing as I was told. In fact, he was certainly betting everything on being able to solve this by the grace of me being his unquestioning fan, paid a thousand times over simply for the privilege of his presence.
I gazed back into those stunning, dark-lined eyes I had dreamed of on numerous occasions. A quivering breath drew through my nostrils, stilling my pounding heart as I unconsciously leant towards my idol.
“...Absolutely not,” I whispered.
“I will pay for everything. No tricks or lies. Young Supernaturals like you need all the help you can get, especially for you three. You are all victims of a government coverup.” Mikel explained, which made Chantel spit out her tea!
“A government what?” Chantel babbled, then reached out for a napkin to clean herself.
“Why consciousness? Why is that what fascinates you so, Uxas?”
The answer was stark.
“…Not everyone deserves this gift.”
from ch.19 "Salty Sincerity (Interlude of Uncertainty)"
“Attention citizens, you need to evacuate the area in an orderly manner. There is a client nearby. This is for your own safety.”
I was met with boos and shouts of protest. A woman with a microphone stood on a car and shouted back at me, fury oozing from her every word.
“The Ardour Government has never given a shit about our safety until now! We won’t stop until they agree to our terms and let us evacuate Ardour! No more lies and no more woe! Cancel debts and let us go!”
“Stonedread!” Dainzel and Sora said as one.
“You know of Stonedread?” Eldrek narrowed his eyes at the girl from Winnowood as everyone stared at her in surprise.
“Should I be worried to have such a fierce man as a rival to my son, sir Stringer?”
“I would never consider myself worthy of such trust, my lord.” Daren denied. “Nor do I want to settle down as of now…”
The back of her metal hand, steaming with heat, pressed against his cheek, “Now…now, I don’t have to feel guilty anymore!”
“Ira…no…”
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“You don’t have to remind me. Any second you could blow my brains out. I’m just at your disposal.”
“Hey, why would I unnecessarily kill an attractive guy like you?” I teased. Nathaniel didn’t answer; however, I could see him fidgeting with his leg. I guess that comment stirred him up somehow. Cute.
From Chapter 17 of Like Ecstasy
"you see, this whole room is filled with what you would call gunpowder."
"A tiny spark and this whole mansion will go up in flames along with you and me in it."
“What is Kreignan?” Terek raised his dark eyebrows.
“Grim creatures, not unlike the Laichanan.” Kadrek offered, noting the looks of apprehension in the young faces of the Humaine. “Save larger and deadlier.”
She tossed him a mischievous glance over her shoulder. “Don’t you want to know how I’d gotten in?”
Naturally, she wanted to tell.
“Yeah,” he said, mentally waving goodbye to his initial vision of a quick chat. He shifted his butt deeper into the cushions and leaned back. A long exhale left his chest, as if he were a smoker. “Sure. How the heck did a twelve-year-old break into a secure lab?”
“Sleep well.” Eldrek’s deep voice addressing the Humaine children eroded into his thoughts. “We will leave at dawn.
"And be wary..." Gazrek added. "we enter Kreignan territory on the morrow.”
“I knew you could master the spell.” The wizard looked at the bard, her fingers stroked the back of her hand before squeezing it.
Eliza cheeks coloured at the sudden touch, a small smile breaking out.
“I didn’t want to dismiss him since it took me so long to summon him. I was unsure if I’d be able to bring him back again.” She muttered quietly, her pinky intertwining with Julia’s, her free hand playing with her hair as she stole looks at the tall woman.
“Well met, Dainzel. I know of you as well and also recall that you are an outcast.” Calozel replied dourly. “And some your of present companions are among our sworn enemy.”
“Heed me, Calozel.” The Alvaine healer pleaded with her kinsman in their own tongue. Kadrek was familiar with the dialect they spoke in, and he could understand what was being said.
She took a deep breath before speaking again, “Darren, did you really see Cho with an older guy? She was backstage with her band. What the hell are you talking about? People always talk about things and it doesn’t mean it’s true! So, just drop it.”
“Fine.” Darren ended the conversation.
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“Dainzel knows what she is doing.” Kadrek had to tell him.
“But what is she doing?” Yuma stepped up beside the fuming Arden.
He lifted his head slightly, managing the weight of the despicable collar on his neck, "Go…go to hell."
"I'll be there soon. I just want to spend my life here…with you."
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