See you soon (but not soon enough). by Sophie Jordan

See you soon (but not soon enough).

Sophie Jordan

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My imprint is there for the world to see. I don't try to hide it with my hair or a high collar. When I got ready for school this morning, I kept thinking of Sean. How proud he appears. Unapologetic. And I want to be like that. I don't want to look cowed or ashamed. I may not want to be this, but I don't want to be that girl, either. I don't want to be afraid.

girl morning school

He stares at me so darkly, so hungily that I can only nod. Agree. Of course, I feel it. "I do", I admit.

infatuation staring feels

You have my word. If you return with me, you won't be harmed. I'd... by Sophie Jordan

You have my word. If you return with me, you won't be harmed. I'd die first.

dies return firsts

I respond, thoughts dropping away, like pebbles plopping one by one in water, sinking down, down into dark oblivion.

pebbles dark water

Ironic, huh? To keep that part of me alive, I have to be close to... by Sophie Jordan

Ironic, huh? To keep that part of me alive, I have to be close to that which kills it.

ironic alive

Because I know what it feels like to be used, valued only for what you can do... not who you are, not who you want to be.

used want feels

Yeah. A real date. Something official. You. Me. Tonight. We're lo... by Sophie Jordan

Yeah. A real date. Something official. You. Me. Tonight. We're long overdue.

tonight real long

All my life people have called me gifted. Extraordinary. Blessed. I had all these dreams to become something. Someone. No one ever said I couldn't. No one ever said Killer.

blessed dream people

After running for my life from hunters, a girl with too much lip gloss doesn't register on my fear radar.

hunters girl running

I am what everyone always thought. A killer. by Sophie Jordan

I am what everyone always thought. A killer.

killers

What good is safety if you're dead inside? by Sophie Jordan

What good is safety if you're dead inside?

safety ifs

The heart that truly loves never forgets. by Sophie Jordan

The heart that truly loves never forgets.

never-forget heart forget

Never forget that we are more than the genetic code. We can be more than labels applied to us. We can be more than what others whisper behind our backs. Free will exists. We need to choose to be the best we can be and we need to help others do the same. Believe in yourself.

helping-others believe needs

A hunter in love with his prey. by Sophie Jordan

A hunter in love with his prey.

prey hunters

Before I sought truth. Now I seek justice. by Sophie Jordan

Before I sought truth. Now I seek justice.

justice

I was immediately swept up in Ariane's story. Equal parts thrill-ride and love story, The Rules is intense and emotional. This book stays with you long after you finish.

emotional long book

You can't even see it. I'm the safest thing you'll ever find by Sophie Jordan

You can't even see it. I'm the safest thing you'll ever find

It's unclear who moves first. We're in each other's arms, lips locked, melded, hotly fused. Our hands drag over each other, reacquainting, remembering, almost as if we're both verifying the other one is real flesh and blood.

real blood moving