Bones (Bones, #1)

by K.L. Speer

I stared up at the gun, but I couldn’t deny that I felt as much relief as I did fear.

“You’re a river, Bones,” he said, squeezing my hands hard to get my attention. “You don’t break, you bend. If someone tries to control you, you find a new way around. People might think you’re just water, might think they have you contained, but you’re strong enough to cut a path through mountain rock and wild enough to wash everythin’ away when you rage.”