I crossed my arms over my chest. “Are you lost, little girl? The elementary school’s over on west campus.” A pink flush spread over her cheeks. “Don’t you ever touch me again. You screw with me, I’ll screw you right back.” Oh man, what an opening that was.
The other problem in my life is Dimitri. He’s the one who killed Natalie, and he’s a total badass. He’s also pretty good-looking. Okay – more than good-looking. He’s hot – like, the kind of hot that makes you stop walking on the street and get hit by traffic.
You kill me, Rose,” he said melodramatically. “Every day is agony without you. Empty. Alone. I pine for you, wondering if you’re even still alive.
For a moment, I was captivated as I studied them side by side. My mother: the perfect picture of guardian excellence and decorum. My father: always capable of achieving his goals, no matter how twisted the means. Uneasily, I began to understand how I’d inherited my bizarre personality.
Adrian gave me a look that said I was wasting his time. “Because Jet sounds badass.
No, thank you,” said Adrian. “These hands don’t sully themselves with fighting.
You are an exceptional, talented, and brilliant young woman. Do not ever let anyone make you feel like you’re less. Do not ever let anyone make you feel invisible. Do not let anyone – not even a teacher who constantly sends you for coffee – push you around.
Centrum permanebit.
Rose. Roza. Open your eyes.” I’ve never heard heard his voice so strained, so frantic. “Don’t go to sleep on me. Not yet.
Love fades. Mine has.