“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 eyes. Like there’s so much he wants to tell me but feels it’s too late now.… — Susan Ee Copy Share Image
“You don't even like me, remember?" That's what I try to say. What actually comes out of my mouth is closer to a baby's first attempt at babbling. "Shh." He runs his fingertips along my cheek, caressing my face. "Hush.… — 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
