Stay for me. Stay with me. There will never be anyone else. Not in my bed. Not in my life. And not in my heart. Rachel Vincent More Quotes by Rachel Vincent More Quotes From Rachel Vincent Should I assume the lure is a certain attractive young dead man? Rachel Vincent attractive assuming men What matters is the face you show the world, not the quaking mess behind it. Rachel Vincent what-matters faces world Survival strategy. If you’re not careful, this place will eat you alive, and Kaylee’s like bait for the beasts. Rachel Vincent bait survival alive I don't hate it. It does no good to hate something you can't change. Rachel Vincent dont-hate hate doe Come near me and I'll rip your wings off and beat you with them. Rachel Vincent beats rip wings If I weren't already dead, I'd be alive with joy. Rachel Vincent alive ifs joy You just say the word, and I'll make the rest of the world go away. I'll take you someplace safe, where no one else can reach us. Rachel Vincent going-away safe world But all I said, as I dug a five from my pocket to pay for my soda, was, "You have a friend?" Tod scowled. "Well, I wouldn't call him a friend according to the traditional definition, but in the sense that he imposes on me constantly and isn't afraid to point out my flaws, I'd say he qualifies." "Sounds more like a cousin. Rachel Vincent cousin pockets sound You thought you could figure that out online? Somehow I don't think hellions are much into social networking. Rachel Vincent online networking thinking And I met Madeline's necromancer. His name's Luca." "A death detector?" Tod made a face. "That's creepy." "It gets weirder. He's dating Sophie." "On purpose? Rachel Vincent dating creepy names His safety was more important than anything to me. Even if he would never know enough to understand that. Rachel Vincent safety important enough I’m saying that I can wait. For now. But when things get back to normal—assuming that ever happens—I want my shot. We can make each other happy, Faythe. I know it. And I’m done walking away from things I want just because they don’t come easily. You’re worth the work. Rachel Vincent walking-away waiting patience Had I just begged for an audience with Death? Rachel Vincent audience I was fine with that. The very idea of Death knowing my name made my skin crawl. Even if this particular Death was only one of many, and almost too pretty to look at. Rachel Vincent knowing names ideas You think he left a big flashing arrow pointing to a filing cabinet labeled 'Evidence Here!'? He's a Stray, Ethan, not Wile E. Coyote! Rachel Vincent filing-cabinet arrows thinking Is that a joke? Please tell me you're joking. -Sophie I never joke about carnivorous bunnies. -Luca Rachel Vincent sophie bunnies please He shrugged, looking right into my eyes. "Right now, this is all I feel." He held our intertwined hands up for me to see and I wanted to look away, but I couldn't break the hold his gaze had on me, like he could see more than anyone else saw. Things I couldn't see myself. Rachel Vincent eye hands looks "I signed on for the role of ‘boyfriend,’ not ‘conscience.’ If you want wholesome and ethical, you’ll have to look elsewhere. But I promise that won’t be half as much fun as this is…" His hand slid down my side and over my hip, and my heart beat faster. Rachel Vincent heart fun hands His gaze burned into mine, like he could see past my eyes into parts of me no one had ever seen, and I knew I was seeing the same in him. No one else had ever seen him so vulnerable before, like if I pushed him away, he might crumble into pieces that could never be put together again. Yet there was strength, too. He was strong beneath that fragile need, and I knew that I could never fall with him next to me. If I tripped, he would catch me. If I lost my balance, he would find it. Rachel Vincent eye strong fall You think I need to be rescued?" "I think it doesn't hurt to let someone else do the rescuing every now and then, when your own armor starts to get banged up. Rachel Vincent hurt needs thinking
