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“Time is a thief. A killer. Time is killing him.”
“The night surrounds, breathes across her skin. Theyre lost in the shadows of the moon.”
“The night surrounds, breathes across her skin. They’re lost in the shadows of the moon.”
“She would rather remain silent, but her voice is no longer something to fear. Its strong. Powerful. A weapon of emotions.”
“Maybe the Society was right all along. From the very beginning, thats what they called her. A time bomb.Tick, tick, tick.”
“Maybe the Society was right all along. From the very beginning, that’s what they called her. A time bomb.Tick, tick, tick.”
“It hurts, Summer cries, head shaking back and forth. Please, make it stop. Sweat beads on her forehead.What hurts? Cameron asks.My eyes.Summers eyes open. Everyone gasps. Theyre no longer blue; the...”
“She draws back, yet refuses to lose skin contact. Golden light flickers across his face. He is the night, the stars. His soul shines so brightly, she could pour it into a jar, and itd be as bright ...”
“Why wont you look at me? she murmurs.He doesnt speak, seemingly at a loss for words.Its my scars. It comes out as barely a whisper.Horror spasms across his face. What? No, he says, a bit breathless...”
“Refusing to listen to him any longer, Julian backs up. Whenever you realize working together is in Summers best interest, come find me, Boy Scout. Until then, Ill just pretend you dont exist. Then ...”
“Why arent you smiling? Cameron asks. She picks up the Astropad and stops the video.Because this is the beginning, not the end.”
“She waits for his reprimand or words of disapproval.He kisses her instead. Hard. Lips demanding, fingers tightening on her chin. He consumes her with this single act.”
“Time keeps ticking away, unaware of the suffering each second generates. Time doesnt care, because if it did, it wouldve reversed.”
“Struggling transforms her captor into a Chinese finger trap. Shes suffocating. Sucking in air without relief. Her lungs expand. Contract. Expand. They fill with lies and broken promises. With despa...”
“Landon drops the bloody knife and stares at Summer like he doesnt even know her anymore. The truth is, shell never be the girl she was seven months ago. Too much has happened. Too much has changed....”
“He holds her for an eternity. Time cascades into the void of the past. She inhales his scent. Full of man and strength and yearning. And she wonders why she ever doubted their relationship. Why she...”
“Death and his scythe do not come. No sweeping black capes or ethereal escapes. Theres no pearly gate, no prisms of colors as his soul slips away. The stillness is cold steel. The silence is empty w...”
“She feels him scoot closer, the heat of him radiating off his chest and absorbing into her skin. His legs straddle her from behind, and he places delicate kisses along her shoulder, her back, the v...”
“Her gaze travels back to the lie twisted in a tempest of mud and blood. She witnesses the culmination of her recklessness through a curved lens. Absorbed in life uncoiling, unaware of the world bey...”
“Im sorry, he says. No two words were ever truer.Still, she says nothing. Once a shield, now her taciturnity is brandished like a blade, carving away his sanity. Shes the flaw in the paragon of life...”
“Dreams deny her the freedom she truly seeks. Darkness consumes. Leg muscles burn. She runs away, even while lost in the paradise of sleep. Gravity is a crushing force bearing down on her chest, sha...”
“You shouldve told me, she repeats. Because heres a news flash: You mightve wanted to shelter me, but theres nowhere you can hide me thatll keep me safe from whats inside my head.”
“A glacial chill rushes through Gage. He whips around just in time to see arms clutch Summer around the middle and drag her into the dark. Panic seizes him, and he takes off after her, regardless of...”
“You didnt tell Summer about it, did you?What? Gage scoffs. Yeah, telling your girlfriend the Angel of Death might visit her if some switch is flipped is normal pillow talk.”
