Quotes by Violet Cross

If these were Plumbers people, that would mean he knew we were coming. That wed lost our element of surprise and we were walking into a trap.Which, you know, was obviously at the top of my to-do list today.

The Divines may have taken our homes, our friends, our family, but what we had now we would fight to keep hold of.And if the Divines did decide to try and take it, theyd have a hell of a fight on their hands.

Just then they were both vulnerable, and the only thing standing between them and our enemies, was me.It seemed nobody wanted to take those odds because no one approached. I was mildly flattered.

Our enemies had a tendency to take one look at Charlotte, with her short, slim figure and her pretty, delicate Asian features, and assume she was weak. A low level threat.Ten seconds later, the look of surprise on his face as he lay on his back, winded, eyes rolled up and watching her support Kate towards the stairs, said hed possibly learnt his lesson. Never judge a book by its cover.

She hadnt been scared for herself, shed been frightened for me.Good. Her A-class horror movie scream earlier had nearly put me in an early grave. When this was over, I could call us even.

Instead I watched Layla as she bolted over the battered desk, heading for the door Charlotte and Kate had just disappeared through. Good girl.The thought screeched to a halt as I watched her run straight past it.

I wasnt the kind of girl who liked to wait around to be rescued.

Did you see them? Theyre kids, Nathan. Children, who ended up being in the wrong place, at the wrong time. I blew out a frustrated breath, tracking one of the angry young teens in topic as he was dragged kicking and yelling from the room. They wont even consider switching sides. Plumber has them so scared, all they can see if the numbers advantage he has over us.Numbers dont mean shit when youre fighters have the same level of skill as a two year old. He sniffed, shaking his head at the kid who was finally pulled from the room. And thats insulting to two year olds.

Ugh. I do not miss being your age. Sarah muttered, retracting her hand and wrinkling her nose. Its like all teenagers have hormones coming out of their ears.

That was one thing the Divines had taught us: treasure every precious moment. Do the things youve always dreamed of doing. Spend as much time as you can with the ones you love, because tomorrow you might not get the chance.

Dont be cute. Luke murmured, amusement lacing his tone. He moved forward, leaning against the slice of wall at the other end of the floor to ceiling window. I promise you, I wouldnt even know where to start.

The view wasnt exactly breath-taking. Kind of boring actually. Unless, of course, you had a rare, strong appreciation for deserts, in which case it was downright mind blowing.

Lacey? He bowed his head until his face was inches from mine. His smile was still in place, and as his eyes swept over my face, it widened. Uh-oh. Did you break?

When her voice cracked and tears started spilling down her cheeks, I panicked. I wasnt good at consoling people at the best of times, but even a trained therapist would have struggled in my shoes. What could you possibly say to a girl whod dug for hours trying to rescue her family after theyd been buried alive?

He was slowly starting to recover. I could tell by the eye roll and sigh. Oh, so only he could be a comedian?

They were smart enough to know that handing out superpowers like sweets to the general public was never going to be a good idea.Not that that stopped it from happening anyway.

For all our guessing and speculating, there were a few things we all agree on. Things we knew to be fact. The drug was never meant to get out. Ordinary people were never supposed to develop extraordinary powers. Divines werent supposed to take over the world.But they did.

Anyone whod ever kept a secret could tell you, the bigger the secret, the more draining it was to carry around with you. Every second, of every minute, of every day, lying to the people around you. Waiting for the inevitable moment that the truth would come out and you would have to deal with the fallout.It was exhausting.

After a hasty gulp, I lowered the bottle and grinned. How much are you betting its that and the melons they put in the fridge yesterday on the menu for tonight?Luke grinned but said nothing. I shook my head. Youre grinning because I said melons, arent you?His smile widened. I rolled my eyes. Boys, they never grew up.

Studying him then, it was hard not to notice how handsome Luke was, a fact that that most of the girls hadnt missed either. To their delight, his almost OCD obsession with having his hair no more than several inches long meant he regularly asked them to trim his sandy brown hair with nail scissors. An honour they held rock, paper, scissor tournaments for. It was all very serious stuff.