It was all I could do to keep from lunging across the table and pressing my shuttering lips against his burning flesh. My palms were sweating profusely causing me to have to wipe them against my jeans under the table. Those last few seconds had felt like a lifetime in pause.
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This was good. This was heading somewhere I’d— “I want to strangle you,” she said, her... JENNIFER L. ARMENTROUT Kyler half-jumped half-threw himself toward my open window. I was wussy. Closing my eyes, I balled m... JENNIFER L. ARMENTROUT You’re weird.” “I know.” I lifted my head so my chin rested on his chest. “But you love me... JENNIFER L. ARMENTROUT How you’ve always felt?” “I’ve loved you my entire life,” he said, eyes locked on mine. �... JENNIFER L. ARMENTROUT How much snow are they calling for?” “Somewhere between a lot and holy fuck. JENNIFER L. ARMENTROUT How...how do you feel about me?” “I think it’s pretty obvious.” “Let’s just sa... JENNIFER L. ARMENTROUT We can't lose you," she said after a few moments of awkward as hell silence. "You have to understand... JENNIFER L. ARMENTROUT I'm sure I look like a drowned cat." "You look fine. The wet look works for you." I scowle... JENNIFER L. ARMENTROUT Am I glowing?" "Like a Christmas tree." "Not just the star?" The bed moved a little, ... JENNIFER L. ARMENTROUT You’re breaking my heart.” At the sound of Rider’s voice, I wheeled around, clutching my ... JENNIFER L. ARMENTROUT Dee loves it here. Before you came, she spent most of her days here." To Daemon, my arrival was... JENNIFER L. ARMENTROUT „It’s okay. It’s over.” He slipped back into his human form, pulling her against his chest, ... JENNIFER L. ARMENTROUT „Did you just…clean a dish?” Dee backed away slowly, blinking. She glanced at Daemon. “The w... JENNIFER L. ARMENTROUT Ah, i just know. That's my talent, if you were wondering. I just know things." She rolled her eyes, ... JENNIFER L. ARMENTROUT You really shouldn’t trust a soul in this game. Not when everyone has something to gain or lose. JENNIFER L. ARMENTROUT I almost rushed Roth right then and threw my arms around him, but a low growl rumbled from behind me... JENNIFER L. ARMENTROUT Either way, excitement hummed through me as we headed out to the garage. I’d never seen an exorcis... JENNIFER L. ARMENTROUT People are assholes, Mouse. You already know that.” He paused as he scooped some of my hair back, ... JENNIFER L. ARMENTROUT Don't you want to know what cookies is a code word for?" "No! Good God, no! JENNIFER L. ARMENTROUT He can be...” Heat started to flow across my cheeks. “He can be very...protective.” Jayde... JENNIFER L. ARMENTROUT There was a pause, then his lips stretched into a smile. "You're right." Hell froze over. Pigs ... JENNIFER L. ARMENTROUT A soft smile curved up her lips, and my gut dropped a little. A smile…I’d never known a smile co... JENNIFER L. ARMENTROUT When in doubt, get the fuck out. JENNIFER L. ARMENTROUT May I ask why you’re passing notes to Aiden?” He eyed the letter like it was a bomb. “It�... JENNIFER L. ARMENTROUT You'll become the center of someone's world one day. And he'll be the luckiest son of a bitch on thi... JENNIFER L. ARMENTROUT Are you lost, Lea? This isn't where they're handing out the free pregnancy tests. JENNIFER L. ARMENTROUT Seth threw me a mischievous grin. “I can’t have Marcus just walking in on us. What if I want to ... JENNIFER L. ARMENTROUT I want to get to know every freckle and every curve on a personal level.” “I think y... JENNIFER L. ARMENTROUT As class ended, Hector announced, “I’m hungry.” “ okay,” Rider responded as I said t... JENNIFER L. ARMENTROUT I’d been given opportunities others hadn’t and I’ve been wasting them, and now I have to reall... JENNIFER L. ARMENTROUT I am not her. I will never be her. JENNIFER L. ARMENTROUT M: How do you feel about me? R: I think it's pretty obvious. M: Let's just say I need deta... JENNIFER L. ARMENTROUT I just never thought I'd get to see how beautiful you'd become JENNIFER L. ARMENTROUT But... but home should be more than that,” I told him now. “Life... it should be more than that�... JENNIFER L. ARMENTROUT You're beautiful, too. I mean, you're hot,” I blurted out. “But I always knew you would be.” m... JENNIFER L. ARMENTROUT Don't even know why, but I got to that part, and I...God, it hit me, you know? The truth of those da... JENNIFER L. ARMENTROUT Nothing lasts forever, Mouse. JENNIFER L. ARMENTROUT we were best friends.” pausing, he finally looked over at Ainsley. “But I think I've been replac... JENNIFER L. ARMENTROUT Forever was the fire-breathing dragon inside me that had shed the fear like a snake shedding skin. F... JENNIFER L. ARMENTROUT Cool. I'm quiet, too." I arched a brow. He laughed. "Okay. I'm not quiet. I'm sure if yo... JENNIFER L. ARMENTROUT Oh. Oh, wow. This was going downhill fast even though Rider looked like he wanted a bucket of popcor... JENNIFER L. ARMENTROUT The past never went away and it was not designed to do so. It would always be there, and it sh... JENNIFER L. ARMENTROUT Life was weird. JENNIFER L. ARMENTROUT I forgot about everything. Because it wasn't that important. Something else was. Living life with. JENNIFER L. ARMENTROUT The dimple appeared. “ I like staring at you.” my brows rose. he chuckled. “ that kind of soun... JENNIFER L. ARMENTROUT Forever was knowing moments of weakness didn't equate to an eternity of them. JENNIFER L. ARMENTROUT I'm scared of everything,” I admitted, Voice hushed. “ everything. My biggest fear is forever th... JENNIFER L. ARMENTROUT Hoping never really got us anywhere, did it? JENNIFER L. ARMENTROUT Life can be all too brief. JENNIFER L. ARMENTROUT You’re safe now,” Rider said. “I here. You’re safe, Mouse. And I know you might not believe ... JENNIFER L. ARMENTROUT No one else. It was me who had to carry myself over the finish line, and all I needed to remember wh... JENNIFER L. ARMENTROUT As long as it’s what you’re passionate about, go for it. JENNIFER L. ARMENTROUT In their minds, they still had forever. But we knew better. Forever was something we all took for gr... JENNIFER L. ARMENTROUT This speech wasn’t forever. Being embarrassed as not forever. None of this was forever. But trying... JENNIFER L. ARMENTROUT We've been separated. But we had never really been apart. JENNIFER L. ARMENTROUT -She understands.” “Understands what?” I whispered. Rider’s gaze held mine again. JENNIFER L. ARMENTROUT It was all about trying, and that was what I would do. I would try. JENNIFER L. ARMENTROUT Forever was something we all took for granted, but the problem with forever was that it really didn'... JENNIFER L. ARMENTROUT Very dangerous… much like kisses from those who walk among the gods. Intoxicating, swee... JENNIFER L. ARMENTROUT Bisbigliò: «Perché sei qui, Layla?». «Sono qui... sono qui perché è qui che sono felice, qui ... JENNIFER L. ARMENTROUT