“A little weird? That was freakin' Bizarroville." He pauses and looks back at me. "Are you speaking English?” — Susan Ee Copy Share Image
“Raffe looks over at the bloody knife in my hand. "If I still had any doubts that it was you, that would… — Susan Ee Copy Share Image
“You're not Fallen are you?" "From everything I've heard, that would just make me more sexy to you Daughters of Men. What… — Susan Ee Copy Share Image
“Put it on. Look as good as you can. It's our ticket in." Maybe he did have clubbing in mind. "You're not… — Susan Ee Copy Share Image
“My hand stays out with the offered food long enough to make the moment awkward. "Don't you want it?" I ask. "That… — Susan Ee Copy Share Image
“It's about time you showed some sense. You should be afraid." "I'm shivering because I'm freezing." "You're cute when you're afraid." I… — Susan Ee Copy Share Image
“NO!" Raffe grips me as if he can bind my soul to my body. An upside-down view of the doorway shows up… — Susan Ee Copy Share Image
“Penryn? Who are you talking to?” My mother sounds almost frantic now. “Just my own personal demon, Mom. Don’t worry. He’s just… — Susan Ee Copy Share Image
“Hey, I don’t call the shots,” he says. “If I was good at marketing, I’d spin you an empty story that sounds… — Susan Ee Copy Share Image
“What's with all the cheering over the apocalypse, anyway? Oh, yay, we get to kill poor helpless humans." "The excitement over the… — Susan Ee Copy Share Image
“Raffe looks over at the bloody knife in my hand. “If I still had any doubts that it was you, that would… — Susan Ee Copy Share Image
“We walk for about an hour before Raffe whispers, “Does moping actually help humans feel better?” “I’m not moping,” I whisper back.… — Susan Ee Copy Share Image
“As far as I can tell, a leader ends up doing all the worrying and still needs to pitch in for the regular work.… — Susan Ee Copy Share
“I'm Penryn. I'm named after an exit off Interstate 80." "Nice." They nod as if to say they understand what it's like to have… — Susan Ee Copy Share
“So long as you don't bleed in the shape of wing joints, you should pass for human. Oh, and don't let anyone pick you… — Susan Ee Copy Share
“If we get separated there’s not much hope of us ever meeting anywhere, but I need to keep up the pretense of hope because… — Susan Ee Copy Share
“He runs his finger tips along my cheek, caressing my face. “Hush. I’m right here.” He looks at me with deep anguish in his… — Susan Ee Copy Share
“It could get them all burned.” Then he adds in a whisper, almost to himself, “But the fire can be tempting.” — Susan Ee Copy Share
“What if they don’t let us go through?” I ask, trying not to move my lips. “They will,” he answers from the dark recesses… — Susan Ee Copy Share
“My litter sister looks up at me. Mom was right. Her eyes are the same as they've always been. Brown eyes fringed with long… — Susan Ee Copy Share
“If you help me find my sister, you can have these back. I saved them for you." "Thanks," he croaks, surveying the wings. "They'll… — Susan Ee Copy Share
“There's no eye shadow so i just smear a tiny bit of the mascara around my eyes for that sultry emphasis” — Susan Ee Copy Share
“Big words from a guy who's trussed up like a turkey. What are you going to do, wobble over here like an upside- down… — Susan Ee Copy Share
“He’s downed four drinks in the short time it took for me to get myself together and find him. Either he’s shaken by something… — Susan Ee Copy Share
“Obi sits on the cot and ties my ankles together. I'm tempted to make a quip about requiring dinner and a movie before getting… — Susan Ee Copy Share
“I don’t know which is worse—that Raffe didn’t jump in to defend me, or that he bet that I would lose.” — Susan Ee Copy Share
