But was it wrong to put yourself first? Thatโs called survival, right? If youโre running for your life, you donโt get the luxury of being nice. They were going to learn that. Itโs fine to wave the pompoms for teamworkโall for one and one for allโbut when push came to shove, these guys wouldnโt be risking their lives for Chloe, maybe not even for each other. I was sure of it. Once things got worse, it would be every kid for himself. It always is.
Kelley ArmstrongOh, 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 ArmstrongI didn't need to be rescued." "Sorry, but my sword outranks yourโฆ" she glanced at my hand, "sock puppet.
Kelley ArmstrongAnd the lesson is that I should always wear these, so no one asks me to do anything crazy like climb onto a roof. ~Jaime Vegas on why she wears three inch heels on a mission
Kelley ArmstrongSimon's walls were covered in what looked like pages ripped from a comic book, but when I squinted, I realized they were hand drawn. Some were black-and-white, but most were in full color, everything from character sketches to splash panels to full pages, done in a style that wasn't quite manga, wasn't quite comic book.
Kelley ArmstrongStill sitting, he reached out and pulled me toward him. We stayed there, looking at each other, his hand still wrapped in my shirt hem, my heart hammering so hard I was sure he could hear it. when I inched closer, not wanting to intrude, he tugged me in front of him and I stumbled, half falling onto his lap. I tried to scramble up, cheeks burning, but he pulled me down onto his knee, one army going around my waist, tentative, as if to say Is this okay? It was, even if my blood pounded in my ears so hard I couldn't think.
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