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Do you think we can be friends?” I asked. He stared up at the ceiling. “Probably not, but we can pretend.Priya Ardis
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Vane grabbed me. “DuLac, let’s chat.” British-speak for “Stand still while I yell at you.Priya Ardis
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Vane’s lips tightened to suppress a smile. “Why so hostile, love?”“ You whacked me on the head with a ball! ”“ You deserved it.Priya Ardis
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I caught his hand. “What do you want me to do?” Leaning down, he kissed the pulse beating on my neck just above the damaged skin. “Tomorrow, I need you to die.Priya Ardis
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He’d used the amulet to read my thoughts again. I pictured smacking him in the face.Priya Ardis
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I noticed him right away. No, it wasn’t his lean, rugged face. Or the dark waves of shiny hair that hung just a little too long on his forehead. It wasn’t the slim, collarless biker jacket he wore, hugging his lean shoulders. It was the way he stood. The confident way he waited in the cafeteria line to get a slice of pizza. He didn’t saunter. He didn’t amble. He stood at the center, and let the other people buzz around him. His stance was straight and sure. .Priya Ardis
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Rough palms cradled my face while my fingers gripped the pillow on either side of his. Lips, teeth, tongue, mingled together. I ate him up and didn’t let go until I had to come up for air.Priya Ardis
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Matt was almost completely naked. A tattered loincloth and an ugly chain with a yellow diamond were his only apparel.Priya Ardis
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Vane grabbed me. “DuLac, let’s chPriya Ardis
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Why did you wear heels? How are you supposed to fight a gargoyle in what you're wearing?Priya Ardis
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Well, can you tell her that?" He looked down at his feet. "I will. I will." Guy-speak for, "I plan to keep avoiding her until she gives up.Priya Ardis
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If I were to lock you up in a dungeon, I guarantee you would not be bored.Priya Ardis
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You'll get fired if anyone finds out about us! "" So many rules in this century, " Vane muttered.Priya Ardis
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Plus, I happened to be a history nerd. Why else would I be interested in a guy born in the year 519?Priya Ardis
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The last declaration he'd made to me hung between us. The L word. The one that had nothing to do with like.Priya Ardis
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The combination of razor-sharp wit (completely real) and his credentials (completely fake) had won them over in the end.Priya Ardis
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Guerilla warfare? I was in way over my head. I told myself that I could do this. It was guerilla warfare every time I went to sleep.Laura Thalassa
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His shrill cries flood the forest like light engulfing a silhouette.Nelou Keramati
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Lilac curled her upper lip in a dead-eyed sneer, and it made my skin crawl. The girl looked like she might fillet me and have me for a snack later. She made the Dale R. Fielding High School Cheer Squad look like Barney and Friends, and I vowed to give her a wide berth.Veronica Wolff
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And?” I crossed my arms over my chest. I almost tapped my foot waiting for him to answer, but caught myself and held my foot still. That would have been weird–way too much like my mother. ~MilaynaMichelle K. Pickett
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Hmm, I officially amend my previous statement. Clearly one of them is that stupid.Kimberly Spencer
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Why had my life suddenly become a Nancy Drew mystery from hell?Rachel Hawkins
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Did you recently turn into a jerk or have you been one since birth?Priya Ardis
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Do I look like I want to be involved in your teen love saga? Ask someone who cares.Priya Ardis
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He’s so powerful. Who knows maybe he’s advanced past eatingPriya Ardis
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My name is Arianna Morganna Brittany DuLac--you can imagine why I went by the name Ryan.Priya Ardis
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Soft sun shone down on a misty cathedral at the opposite end of a football-field length courtyard. The cathedral had a long pointed tower with beautiful rose and ivory stained glass windows. Pink-petal flowers and deep green ivy climbed the stones from the ground to it’s roof. A large fountain stood in the middle of the courtyard with water falling from several lion’s heads. Between the misty air and rolling slope of the earth, the grounds reminded me of a long lost fairy tale.Priya Ardis
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Marilynn...passed out black cases to everyone. I opened mine to find an i Pad inside. Several candidates whistled. Despite my agitated state, it impressed me too. Maybe wizard school wasn’t going to be as lame as I had thought.“ All of your schedules and assignments will be done on these, ” Marilynn explained. “The whole school is on these. We’ve had them for awhile now.Priya Ardis
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Was this what humans were really like? They seemed like drooling idiots to me. I was shocked they walk and breathe at the same time?Tara Shuler
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Instantly I regretted my decision. It was one of those times when you hear yourself saying something, and it seems like a good idea at the time, but once you blurt it out you can hardly believe it's you speaking. What was I thinking?Tara Shuler
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If you give a man a fish, he'll eat for a day, but if you teach him to fish, he'll eat all the fish you might have caught for yourself.-- Advice of Paul Slater, the evil mediator, to SuzeMeg Cabot
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I stepped between him and the window so I was inches from his face. “There’s only one Ophi I’ve ever been interested in.” I tugged on his arm, making him face me again. I reached up on my toes and pressed my lips against his. He wrapped his arms around me, pulling me closer to him. His kiss was hungry, like he didn’t want to let go. Finally, I pulled away, completely breathless. Alex just smiled, clearly impressed with himself. .Kelly Hashway