Fractured (Guards of the Shadowlands 2.) 5 csillagozás

„And as your suitor, I'd appreciate being able to keep my promise to your foster mother.”
„My… suitor?” I couldn't hold back a giggle.
Malachi looked really confused and kind of embarassed. „I'm sorry. I know I'm your Lieutenant, but I-I just thought we were-”
„No! No. That's not what I meant. Malachi, are you saying you want to be my boyfriend?”

17. oldal

The human capacity for self-delusion is limitless.

271. oldal

„Are you going to be able to keep your eyes off my boobs long enough to help me?”
His eyes snapped up to mine. „I'm an excellent multitasker.”

338. oldal

„We all make mistakes. And some of them are really bad,” I said in a husky voice, hearing the shower switch off upstairs. „But that doesn't mean we're allowed to use those mistakes as excuses. In fact, doing that makes them even worse. […]”

117-118. oldal

„Will you go to the prom with me?” he blurted, and then looked kind of stunned that he'd actually said it.
I let out a shaky laugh. „You want to go to prom with me?” I searched his face for a joke that I rapidly realized wasn't there.
He gave me a lopsided smile. „Badly enough to eat my mother out of house and home, just to control the nerves. Are you going to turn me down?”

290. oldal

“Yeah. Sorry. I’m kind of in a haze this morning. I didn’t sleep well last night.”
He looked over at the prom ticket table. “Me neither.”
“How come?”
He laughed. “Nervous again. I got up in the middle of the night and ate my way through the kitchen. My mom was all over me this morning because I scarfed some stuff she was supposed to take to her book group.”
A chuckle escaped from my mouth, despite my horrible mood. “What did you eat, exactly?”
He shrugged. “They were these little cakes. Really good. I should have known better, though. I mean, they looked kind of fancy. She doesn’t usually buy that stuff for us.” He shook his head, still laughing. “I woke up to her screams. ‘My petit fours! My petit fours!’ I had no idea what was wrong until she barged into my room and waved the empty tray at me. I thought she’d be happy I put it in the dishwasher for her.”

TWENTY-FOUR

My captor paced the entryway with heavy footsteps while I sat in a wooden chair backed against the wall.

(első mondat)

All the tension in my body evaporated. I slid my arms around his waist and pressed my head to his chest, where his heart beat solidly beneath my ear. It was the feeling, the sound, the scent that made me feel strong. No one else in the entire world could do this for me. In fact, I shied away from most other people, hating to be touched after so many years of not having a choice about it. But Malachi … was different. He let me choose, he sought permission, he waited for me, he gave me control. And when I showed him I was ready, he was there. He wrapped his arms around me, his hand skimming up my back and settling in my hair. The feel of it was like this glowing ball of light at the heart of me, sending waves of honey warmth along my limbs.

TWO

“It’s senior prom. Party. After-party. You expect me to stay home and cry into a plate of spaghetti?”

TWENTY-NINE

“If someone ever tries to hurt or take advantage of you, you fight back, and don’t apologize for it. Don’t let them hurt you.”

THIRTEEN