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> [“There’s nothing to be scared of, right Akhol?” He said nothing as he stepped toward the rushing water that rolled around a big rock and was swallowed whole by impenetrable darkness. “Right?” Andrew repeated, his voice swallowed by the sound…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laura-kreitzer/there-s-nothing-to-be-scared-of-right-akhol-he-said-nothing-as-he/)

[Laura Kreitzer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laura-kreitzer/)

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> [“When I see your scars, do I want to erase them? Absolutely. But not your physical scars. The real ones, beneath the surface. The ones that compel you to stay silent or force you to cringe. Those are the scars…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laura-kreitzer/when-i-see-your-scars-do-i-want-to-erase-them-absolutely-but-not-your/)

[Laura Kreitzer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laura-kreitzer/)

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## Other authors on Beneath the surface

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## More by Laura Kreitzer

> [“Well, the only reason we’re friends is because you can rock a tweed suit,” she informed, tone mock serious. “So if you want to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laura-kreitzer/well-the-only-reason-we-re-friends-is-because-you-can-rock-a-tweed/)

[Laura Kreitzer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laura-kreitzer/)

> [“A glacial chill rushes through Gage. He whips around just in time to see arms clutch Summer around the middle and drag her into…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laura-kreitzer/a-glacial-chill-rushes-through-gage-he-whips-around-just-in-time-to/)

[Laura Kreitzer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laura-kreitzer/)

> [“Her gaze travels back to the lie twisted in a tempest of mud and blood. She witnesses the culmination of her recklessness through a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laura-kreitzer/her-gaze-travels-back-to-the-lie-twisted-in-a-tempest-of-mud-and/)

[Laura Kreitzer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laura-kreitzer/)

> [“Struggling transforms her captor into a Chinese finger trap. She’s suffocating. Sucking in air without relief. Her lungs expand. Contract. Expand. They fill with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laura-kreitzer/struggling-transforms-her-captor-into-a-chinese-finger-trap-she-s/)

[Laura Kreitzer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laura-kreitzer/)

> [“Terror builds inside him. The reality that tonight will be his last leaves a sour taste in his mouth. The Tainted will eat him,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laura-kreitzer/terror-builds-inside-him-the-reality-that-tonight-will-be-his-last/)

[Laura Kreitzer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laura-kreitzer/)

> [“Oh yes. You’ve done a marvelous job of succeeding at failure.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laura-kreitzer/oh-yes-you-ve-done-a-marvelous-job-of-succeeding-at-failure/)

[Laura Kreitzer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laura-kreitzer/)

> [“I moved closer as I dragged myself through the frozen bracken. “Who’s coming?” My voice trembled like an autumn leaf in the wind. “Your…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laura-kreitzer/i-moved-closer-as-i-dragged-myself-through-the-frozen-bracken-who-s/)

[Laura Kreitzer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laura-kreitzer/)

> [“I’ll stab him,” offers Jaden as she makes a stabbing motion. “You expect me to play along?” Rob scoffs, gripping his arm protectively. “Pretty…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laura-kreitzer/i-ll-stab-him-offers-jaden-as-she-makes-a-stabbing-motion-you-expect/)

[Laura Kreitzer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laura-kreitzer/)

> [“The woman turns away; one wing blackens like an onyx gem while the other glows white like a bright spotlight. She flies into the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laura-kreitzer/the-woman-turns-away-one-wing-blackens-like-an-onyx-gem-while-the/)

[Laura Kreitzer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laura-kreitzer/)

> [“I like to eat chicken, but I don’t like live chickens. With their feathers and beaks and weird noises and flapping wings.” He visibly…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laura-kreitzer/i-like-to-eat-chicken-but-i-don-t-like-live-chickens-with-their/)

[Laura Kreitzer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laura-kreitzer/)

> [“A layer of fine powder coats his skin. “My lungs are turning to concrete,” Rob wheezes, hacking and spitting. “So are my eyes. How…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laura-kreitzer/a-layer-of-fine-powder-coats-his-skin-my-lungs-are-turning-to/)

[Laura Kreitzer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laura-kreitzer/)

> [“The Ferryman will transport us across the moat,” Chris informed. “Yeah. This seems legit,” Gabriella quipped as Chris helped her onto the boat. Andrew…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laura-kreitzer/the-ferryman-will-transport-us-across-the-moat-chris-informed-yeah/)

[Laura Kreitzer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laura-kreitzer/)

> [“What are you doing?” Egnatious asked, eyebrows furrowed as he watched Gabriella do a flip. Firen mimicked Gabriella and turned to Egnatious. “Fun times.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laura-kreitzer/what-are-you-doing-egnatious-asked-eyebrows-furrowed-as-he-watched/)

[Laura Kreitzer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laura-kreitzer/)

> [“The aftermath of bearing shackles is an exquisite devastation, fraught with the ravages of survival. Even though one is no longer held captive—be that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laura-kreitzer/the-aftermath-of-bearing-shackles-is-an-exquisite-devastation-fraught/)

[Laura Kreitzer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laura-kreitzer/)

> [“Death was a leech; no matter which side of the spectrum you were on, either dead or alive, it fed. It either acquired your…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laura-kreitzer/death-was-a-leech-no-matter-which-side-of-the-spectrum-you-were-on/)

[Laura Kreitzer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laura-kreitzer/)

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