As I dive between the legs of a big Gunnar, I see Mair wind up and slam her shockstick hard as she can between the V of another guyโs thighs. Falling, he makes a noise that I canโt say Iโve heard a human utter before, sort of like I imagine a puppy would sound being put through a juicer.
Ann AguirreIf I ever win you," he said, anger bright in his pale eyes, "it will be because you want me more. Not because he's gone. I'm nobody's second best.
Ann Aguirre... Where did you go?โ โDown below.โ โUgh,โ she said. โIโve heard theyโre little better than animals.โ Funny. I thought the same thing about most Topsiders I encountered. Tegan touched my hand in silent sympathy, and I set my jaw. ... I stepped forward and pasted on a false smile. We were in her home, after all. The least I could do was be polite. โIโm Deuce, animal from the underground.
Ann AguirreI know you have bad news,โ I say softly. โIโm ready for it.โ But thatโs not true. One is never ready. You just lie and say you are and hope you can take the hit on the chin without going down.
Ann Aguirre