Did he show himself?โ Nash asked, and I glanced to my right to see him staring at my father, as fascinated as I was. My dad nodded. โHe was an arrogant little demon.โ โSo what happened?โ I asked. โI punched him.โ For a moment, we stared at him in silence. โYou punched the reaper?โ I asked, and my hand fell from the strainer onto the edge of the sink. โYeah.โ He chuckled at the memory, and his grin brought out one of my own. I couldnโt remember the last time Iโd seen my father smile. โBroke his nose.
Rachel VincentEmma and I had both died twice, and for me, that second one actually stuck. Now I was a "resurrected American," better known, in colloquial terms, as life-challenged. Or undead. Or the living dead. But I'm not a zombie. I'm just a little less alive than your average high school junior.
Rachel VincentHe sank into that kiss, and fed from me like a starving man holding off famine. I drank from his soul in preparation for the drought to come. And when he finally pulled away, my throat was thick with unspoken words, my heart heavy with every apology I'd ever denied him. But it was too late for promises. The time had come for goodbye.
Rachel Vincent