You haven’t locked yourself in any rooms or rocked in any corners, right?” I rolled my eyes and began walking again. “No Daemon, but thanks for making sure I’m mentally sound and all.
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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 Okay. Stop. All of you. This gossipfest about my virginity is not something I want to continue. JENNIFER L. ARMENTROUT The demon?" Roth scoffed. "That's 'Your Highness' to you. JENNIFER L. ARMENTROUT A.Coward," he repeated, and I briefly considered picking up the vase in the center of the island and... JENNIFER L. ARMENTROUT LAYLA: "You boinked Lilith." ROTH: "Boinked?" Roth chuckled under his breath and then said, "Go... JENNIFER L. ARMENTROUT I'm going to be okay." His eyes held mine as he stepped closer lining his booted feet with mine."Not... JENNIFER L. ARMENTROUT I dare a lot more than that." Roth's skin seemed to thin his face becoming sharp angles."I will not ... JENNIFER L. ARMENTROUT If losing Sam had taught me anything, it was to seize life-seize everything it had to offer, includi... JENNIFER L. ARMENTROUT But I wasn't done. Staring into eyes that were as bright and beautiful than any tawny jewel, I said ... JENNIFER L. ARMENTROUT I got you," Roth, said, propping me up. "Always." Always. The word bounced around inside me like a P... JENNIFER L. ARMENTROUT Some girl named Eva has him convinced that you put out after one beer." "What?" My voice was as... JENNIFER L. ARMENTROUT Double crap on a cracker the size of my butt JENNIFER L. ARMENTROUT He returned my smile with a half grin. "So what do you blog about? Knitting? Puzzles? Being lonely? JENNIFER L. ARMENTROUT Are you not going to talk? Just sit there and stare at me like a creeper?" Aiden cracked a half... JENNIFER L. ARMENTROUT Sorry. Sorry. Don't hit. Bitches be scary when they hit. JENNIFER L. ARMENTROUT I would be clapping like a seal right now if I weren’t so fucking hung over, just so you know. Ins... JENNIFER L. ARMENTROUT Scars, whether physical or emotional, could be not just a representation of survival but also a stor... JENNIFER L. ARMENTROUT You know what they say about boys next door... JENNIFER L. ARMENTROUT I couldn't stop staring at his mouth when he spoke. I bet he knew how to kiss. Perfect kisses too, o... JENNIFER L. ARMENTROUT People do the damndest things when they’re in love, Alex. Look at what your mother did. It’s a d... JENNIFER L. ARMENTROUT Dogeared pages were Antichrist of book lovers everywhere. JENNIFER L. ARMENTROUT You and that damn pen.” “You love it. JENNIFER L. ARMENTROUT Your life isn’t about all you can’t do. It’s about what you can do. JENNIFER L. ARMENTROUT "Don't be scared of Bambi" the demon said. "She's only curious and maybe a little bit hungry." JENNIFER L. ARMENTROUT Hey!” Dawson yelled from the front door. “I think Dee caught the microwave on fire. Again. And I... JENNIFER L. ARMENTROUT A few seconds after he stepped out into the hallway and closed the door behind him, there was a fles... JENNIFER L. ARMENTROUT Daemon was the pissy pink elephant in the room with a bad attitude. JENNIFER L. ARMENTROUT Holy Hottie-McHotters! JENNIFER L. ARMENTROUT I’m supposed to meet Ainsley for lunch and then...we’re hanging out.” He was silent for a... JENNIFER L. ARMENTROUT People tend to look on the beliefs of the past as being primitive and unintelligent, yet we are seei... JENNIFER L. ARMENTROUT My heart cracked. Daemon never begged. JENNIFER L. ARMENTROUT It had always been Roth; from the moment he swaggered into that d- alley, where I'd been unsuccessfu... JENNIFER L. ARMENTROUT I've been waiting a long time to run tests on someone like you, " he said to Daemon, voice high-pitc... JENNIFER L. ARMENTROUT Shit,” he said. “That was awkward as hell to witness.” “True dat,” Keira murmured. JENNIFER L. ARMENTROUT Standing, Rider lifted his arms and stretched. His shirt rode up, baring a sliver of his stomach. My... JENNIFER L. ARMENTROUT Screw being a better person. JENNIFER L. ARMENTROUT how could he explain what happened? 'hey, honey, i'm an alien and apparently i just doused you with ... JENNIFER L. ARMENTROUT Apollo stepped toward Athena. “Let’s break down this idea step-by-step. How would we be able to ... JENNIFER L. ARMENTROUT Me and Katy look adorkable in extraterrestrial highway shirts. You would just look stupid. You ... JENNIFER L. ARMENTROUT So I was thinking, there're eighty-six thousand, four hundred seconds in a day, right? There're one ... JENNIFER L. ARMENTROUT Hot or not, there went my tenuous grip on my temper. 'I don't need you looking out for what's best f... JENNIFER L. ARMENTROUT Aiden… I can’t see anything.” “That’s the point.” “Well, thanks, Captain Obv... JENNIFER L. ARMENTROUT Whispers followed me down the hall. Ignoring them was harder than I´d imagined. Every Cell in my bo... JENNIFER L. ARMENTROUT My last conscious thought was of my biggest mistake- not the boy beside me, but the one i could neve... JENNIFER L. ARMENTROUT