I said school starts tomorrow. I didn’t say I was going to be there.

Minias smiled. Great. Another charming demon. I sort of prefer the insane ones.

Lately I’d begun carrying pain amulets in my bag, like some people have breath mints.

Your hair is a tangled mess,"he said, thinking he liked it that way, like a lion's mane.

Al was looking at me in disbelief. “Not your lover?” “No.” “But he is Rachel candy,” Al said, his confusion too honest to be faked.

Wayde yelled, and I hit him again, adrenaline pulling a scream of outrage from me. He went quiet, and I held my breath to make sure I could hear him breathing. I suppose I could have used my magic on him, but this was a lot more satisfying.

Maybe I could be friends with a ghost. I wouldn’t be able to kill him.