Riordan's Revenge (Body Count, #3)

by Jolie Vines

Cassie watched him go. “He isn’t my boyfriend, not exactly, but he is mine.” Hers? My heart thumped out of time. “You’re going to have to walk me through that,” the woman said. Cassie sighed. “He has green eyes.” “Do we think that’s a good enough reason to kidnap someone?”

“Repeat after me. We do not kidnap people we like.” I rolled my eyes but dutifully repeated the words. Lottie inclined her head. “The best way to share our feelings is to talk about them.” Again, I copied her. “Good. Now let’s combine those.” I tried it out. “Kidnapping is the best way to show a man you love him.”

“Seriously, is that how he heard the first I love you?” Lottie rubbed my back. “Don’t worry. He’ll know it was a joke.” A pause followed, and her tone changed. “It was a joke, right?” “I don’t know. Probably? It is if I’m to believe Elsa from Frozen who says I can’t marry a man I just met.”

I groaned and pulled a face. “Ye steal one man and everyone thinks you’re crazy.”

I need to know how long I have to stay.” I shrugged. “With me? Forever. In this house, maybe a couple of days?”

To Riordan. Did a girl ever buy you flowers? I like being all your firsts. Love you so much it hurts (even when I’m pretending not to) – your Cassie

“We can’t rule out that others survived, but I’m fucking glad you did,” Arran told me. I cocked my head at him. “Aw, look at ye, finally having discovered emotions. Good job.”