A slow smile curved over my face, and I leaned down over him. "No," I said. "Wishes are lies. Tell me you're going to leave. Tell me you're not going to stay. Tell me that it's only for a while so I can enjoy today," I whispered in his ear, as if saying it louder would break me. "And when you go, don't think me cold when I don't cry. I can't cry anymore, Pierce. It hurts too much.
Kim HarrisonWelcome home, Rachel mariana Morgan, he said, his goat-slitted eyes holding a new, dangerous light. It's a pleasure to finally meet you.
Kim HarrisonDonโt you listen to them, Rexy,โ I cooed, and the cat sniffed my nose. โRachel is a smart girl. Sheโs not going to go out with a ghost no matter how sexy he is. She knows better. Jenkskie wenskie can just get bent.โ I beamed at Jenks, and he made an ugly face. โRache, put my cat down before you mess with her kitty brain.
Kim HarrisonI have a name,โ I grumped, my stomach pinching me harder. โYes, but it has no pizzazz. Ra-a-a-a-chel. Rach-e-e-e-eel,โ he said, trying it out in different ways. โNo one will tremble in terror at that. Oh my God!โ he said in a high falsetto. โItโs Rachel! Run! Hide!
Kim HarrisonEdden called the church first,โ she said by way of greeting, her thin eyebrows high as she spotted Fordโs arm linked in mine. โHi, Ford.โ The man reddened at the lilt sheโd put in her last words, but I wouldnโt let him take his arm back. I liked being needed. โHeโs having trouble with the background emotion,โ I said. โAnd heโd rather be abused by yours?โ Nice. (Ivy, Rachel and Ford)
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