Your assignment,' he bellowed at Kelly, 'was to make a persuasive argument. Demanding to know whether detractors of your position are on crack is not arguing persuasively.
Meg CabotBut I had loved him. A part of me still did. Maybe more than a part of me, because I'm a complete moron.
Meg CabotAdam gave me a scandalized look. "Fraternizing with the enemy!" he cried. "For shame, wench!
Meg CabotBut once I'd come up with it, I realized it really was the perfect plan. Instead of waiting for Maria to come to me, I was simply going to go to her and, well... Send her back to where she came. Or reduce her to a mound of quivering gelatinous goo. Whichever came first.
Meg CabotThereโs no accountability anymore, Pierce, no one holds anyone accountable for what they do. Itโs always someone elseโs fault. Usually people just blame the victim.
Meg CabotDo not listen to her," Alaric said. "She is going to tell you in some kind of code only the two of you will understand, because you are siblings, to call the police on your cell phone. But if you do that, I will kill you and dispose of your body in a place where no one will find it. The river, I think. Your doorman is so stupid, he won't notice if I leave this building carrying a body in a rolled-up carpet.
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