“You forget, darling.I am the local psychopath.”
―
Kelley Armstrong,
Bitten
“Derek caught my arm again as I started to move--at this rate, it was going to be as sore as my injured one."Dog," he said, jerking his chin toward the fenced yard. "It was inside earlier."Expecting to see a Doberman slavering at the fence, I followed his gaze to a little puff of white fur, the kind of dog women stick in their purses. It wasn't even barking, just staring at us, dancing in place."Oh, my God! It's a killer Pomeranian." I glanced up at Derek. "It's a tough call, but I think you can take him.” ― Kelley Armstrong, The Awakening
“You were just worried about me." An exhale, relieved that I had understood. "Yeah"I turned. "Because you think I'm worth it"He put his fingers under my chin. "I absolutely think your worth it.""But you don't think you are."His mouth opened. Shut."That's what this is about, Derek. You won't let us worry about you because you don't think you're worth it. But I do. I absolutely do.” ― Kelley Armstrong, The Reckoning
“He pivoted, gaze following me as I crossed to the shower and turned on the cold water, so it would drown out our conversation without steaming up the room.Great," he muttered."Now they're going to think we're showering together. Maybe we can just tell them we were washing off the crawl space dirt and trying to conserve water.” ― Kelley Armstrong, The Summoning
“Simon: Anyone ever tell you your sense of timing really sucks?Derek: That's why I don't play the drums. Now what's up?” ― Kelley Armstrong, The Summoning
“So I was right, wasn't I? It's still you, even in wolf form.'He grunted.No sudden uncontrollable urges to go kill something?'He rolled his eyes.Hey, you're the one who was worried.' I paused. 'And I don't smell like dinner, right?'I got a real look for that one.Just covering all the bases.” ― Kelley Armstrong, The Reckoning
“I'm behind you." I spun to see Derek. "I can't win," he said. "You're as skittish as a kitten.” ― Kelley Armstrong, The Summoning
“Kids who don't eavesdrop on adult conversations are doomed to a childhood of ignorance.” ― Kelley Armstrong, Men of the Otherworld
“So," I said. "Seems you're going to be stuck with me for a while."He smiled. A real smile that lit up his whole face."Good,” ― Kelley Armstrong, The Reckoning
“If there's anything I can do- I know there probably isn't, but..."Just be here” ― Kelley Armstrong , The Awakening
“He had a newspaper rolled in his hand, bearing down on me like a puppy that had piddled on the carpet. "Bad Chloe,” I muttered. "What?”I’d forgotten his bionic hearing. “Bad Chloe.” I gestured at the rolled-up paper and putout my hand. “Get it over with.” ― Kelley Armstrong, The Awakening
“Wow. The guy can make me feel stupid even when he's telling me I don't have to let him make me feel stupid.” ― Kelley Armstrong, The Summoning
“Simon whispered to me, “But is everything okay?”“No,” Tori said. “I kidnapped her and forced her to escape with me. I’ve been using her as a human shield against those guys with guns, and I was just about to strangle her and leave her body here to throw them off my trail. But then you showed up and foiled my evil plans. Lucky for you, though. You get to rescue poor little Chloe again and win her undying gratitude.”“Undying gratitude?” Simon looked at me. “Cool. Does that come with eternal servitude? If so, I like my eggs sunnyside up.”I smiled. “I’ll remember that.”***“Oh, right. You must be starving.” Simon reached into his pockets. “I can offer one bruised apple and one brown banana. Convenience stores aren’t the place to buy fruit, as I keep telling someone.”“Better than these. For you, anyway, Simon.” Derek passed a bar to Tori.“Because you aren’t supposed to have those, are you?” I said. “Which reminds me…” I took out the insulin. “Derek said it’s your backup.”“So my dark secret is out.”“I didn’t know it was a secret.”“Not really. Just not something I advertise.”...“Backup?” Tori said. “You mean he didn’t need that?”“Apparently not,” I murmured.Simon looked from her to me, confused, then understanding. “You guys thought…”“That if you didn’t get your medicine in the next twenty-four hours, you’d be dead?” I said. “Not exactly, but close. You know, the old ‘upping the ante with a fatal disease that needs medication’ twist. Apparently, it still works.”“Kind of a letdown, then, huh?”“No kidding. Here we were, expecting to find you minutes from death. Look at you, not even gasping.”“All right, then. Emergency medical situation, take two.”He leaped to his feet, staggered, keeled over, then lifted his head weakly.“Chloe? Is that you?” He coughed. “Do you have my insulin?”I placed it in his outstretched hand.“You saved my life,” he said. “How can I ever repay you?”“Undying servitude sounds good. I like my eggs scrambled.”He held up a piece of fruit. “Would you settle for a bruised apple?”I laughed.” ― Kelley Armstrong, The Awakening
“Urban survival rule 22: Never annoy an armed man.” ― Kelley Armstrong, Bitten
“You know children, always playing with the forces of darkness.” ― Kelley Armstrong, The Reckoning
“Oh, for God's sake. Save your piss. Don't save your piss. It's all the same to me.” ― Kelley Armstrong, The Summoning
“Remembering. Forgetting. I'm not sure which is worse.” ― Kelley Armstrong, The Calling
“I was very strict on that point. No devouring classmates." Jeremy rolled his eyes. "Other parents warn their kids not to talk to strangers. I had to warn mine not to eat them.” ― Kelley Armstrong, Stolen
“He balled up my discardedsweatshirt and put it against his shoulder.“Go on,” he said. “I don’t bite.”“And from what I hear, that’s a good thing.”He gave a rumbling chuckle. “Yeah, it is.”I leaned against his shoulder.” ― Kelley Armstrong, The Awakening
“Derek caught my arm again as I started to move--at this rate, it was going to be as sore as my injured one."Dog," he said, jerking his chin toward the fenced yard. "It was inside earlier."Expecting to see a Doberman slavering at the fence, I followed his gaze to a little puff of white fur, the kind of dog women stick in their purses. It wasn't even barking, just staring at us, dancing in place."Oh, my God! It's a killer Pomeranian." I glanced up at Derek. "It's a tough call, but I think you can take him.” ― Kelley Armstrong, The Awakening
“You were just worried about me." An exhale, relieved that I had understood. "Yeah"I turned. "Because you think I'm worth it"He put his fingers under my chin. "I absolutely think your worth it.""But you don't think you are."His mouth opened. Shut."That's what this is about, Derek. You won't let us worry about you because you don't think you're worth it. But I do. I absolutely do.” ― Kelley Armstrong, The Reckoning
“He pivoted, gaze following me as I crossed to the shower and turned on the cold water, so it would drown out our conversation without steaming up the room.Great," he muttered."Now they're going to think we're showering together. Maybe we can just tell them we were washing off the crawl space dirt and trying to conserve water.” ― Kelley Armstrong, The Summoning
“Simon: Anyone ever tell you your sense of timing really sucks?Derek: That's why I don't play the drums. Now what's up?” ― Kelley Armstrong, The Summoning
“So I was right, wasn't I? It's still you, even in wolf form.'He grunted.No sudden uncontrollable urges to go kill something?'He rolled his eyes.Hey, you're the one who was worried.' I paused. 'And I don't smell like dinner, right?'I got a real look for that one.Just covering all the bases.” ― Kelley Armstrong, The Reckoning
“I'm behind you." I spun to see Derek. "I can't win," he said. "You're as skittish as a kitten.” ― Kelley Armstrong, The Summoning
“Kids who don't eavesdrop on adult conversations are doomed to a childhood of ignorance.” ― Kelley Armstrong, Men of the Otherworld
“So," I said. "Seems you're going to be stuck with me for a while."He smiled. A real smile that lit up his whole face."Good,” ― Kelley Armstrong, The Reckoning
“If there's anything I can do- I know there probably isn't, but..."Just be here” ― Kelley Armstrong , The Awakening
“He had a newspaper rolled in his hand, bearing down on me like a puppy that had piddled on the carpet. "Bad Chloe,” I muttered. "What?”I’d forgotten his bionic hearing. “Bad Chloe.” I gestured at the rolled-up paper and putout my hand. “Get it over with.” ― Kelley Armstrong, The Awakening
“Wow. The guy can make me feel stupid even when he's telling me I don't have to let him make me feel stupid.” ― Kelley Armstrong, The Summoning
“Simon whispered to me, “But is everything okay?”“No,” Tori said. “I kidnapped her and forced her to escape with me. I’ve been using her as a human shield against those guys with guns, and I was just about to strangle her and leave her body here to throw them off my trail. But then you showed up and foiled my evil plans. Lucky for you, though. You get to rescue poor little Chloe again and win her undying gratitude.”“Undying gratitude?” Simon looked at me. “Cool. Does that come with eternal servitude? If so, I like my eggs sunnyside up.”I smiled. “I’ll remember that.”***“Oh, right. You must be starving.” Simon reached into his pockets. “I can offer one bruised apple and one brown banana. Convenience stores aren’t the place to buy fruit, as I keep telling someone.”“Better than these. For you, anyway, Simon.” Derek passed a bar to Tori.“Because you aren’t supposed to have those, are you?” I said. “Which reminds me…” I took out the insulin. “Derek said it’s your backup.”“So my dark secret is out.”“I didn’t know it was a secret.”“Not really. Just not something I advertise.”...“Backup?” Tori said. “You mean he didn’t need that?”“Apparently not,” I murmured.Simon looked from her to me, confused, then understanding. “You guys thought…”“That if you didn’t get your medicine in the next twenty-four hours, you’d be dead?” I said. “Not exactly, but close. You know, the old ‘upping the ante with a fatal disease that needs medication’ twist. Apparently, it still works.”“Kind of a letdown, then, huh?”“No kidding. Here we were, expecting to find you minutes from death. Look at you, not even gasping.”“All right, then. Emergency medical situation, take two.”He leaped to his feet, staggered, keeled over, then lifted his head weakly.“Chloe? Is that you?” He coughed. “Do you have my insulin?”I placed it in his outstretched hand.“You saved my life,” he said. “How can I ever repay you?”“Undying servitude sounds good. I like my eggs scrambled.”He held up a piece of fruit. “Would you settle for a bruised apple?”I laughed.” ― Kelley Armstrong, The Awakening
“Urban survival rule 22: Never annoy an armed man.” ― Kelley Armstrong, Bitten
“You know children, always playing with the forces of darkness.” ― Kelley Armstrong, The Reckoning
“Oh, for God's sake. Save your piss. Don't save your piss. It's all the same to me.” ― Kelley Armstrong, The Summoning
“Remembering. Forgetting. I'm not sure which is worse.” ― Kelley Armstrong, The Calling
“I was very strict on that point. No devouring classmates." Jeremy rolled his eyes. "Other parents warn their kids not to talk to strangers. I had to warn mine not to eat them.” ― Kelley Armstrong, Stolen
“He balled up my discardedsweatshirt and put it against his shoulder.“Go on,” he said. “I don’t bite.”“And from what I hear, that’s a good thing.”He gave a rumbling chuckle. “Yeah, it is.”I leaned against his shoulder.” ― Kelley Armstrong, The Awakening
