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The majority of children who are kidnapped and killed are dead within three hours of the abduction.
Such fun way to start the book
A dimple I’d never seen appeared in one cheek.
DIMPLESSS
“My name is Special Agent Veronica Sterling,” she said finally. “And as of right now, I live here.”
We dont want you
“I take it you’re Michael,” she said. “The emotion reader with the attitude problem who’s continually doing stupid things for girls.” “That’s hardly a fair assessment,” Michael replied. “I do plenty of stupid things that aren’t for girls, too.”
At least hes hot unlike you
“I take it you’re Michael,” she said. “The emotion reader with the attitude problem who’s continually doing stupid things for girls.” “That’s hardly a fair assessment,” Michael replied. “I do plenty of stupid things that aren’t for girls, too.”
I fucking love you michea townsend
“Director Sterling is my father.” Agent Sterling’s voice was neutral—too neutral, and I wondered what daddy issues she had.
Icon
“Did you know that the average life span of the hairy-nosed wombat is ten to twelve years?”
live laugh love sloane
Nonna considered the putting of food in bellies one of her major missions in life, and woe be to the unfortunate soul who stood in her way.
Thats grandmothers for ya
“She was also his wife.”
The fuck
I understood, the way I always did, without even having to think about it, that Sloane reading articles about lie detection was her way of trying to connect with Lia. The rest of us inherently understood people. Sloane was better with objects. With numbers. With facts.
:(
“There was only ever one case they couldn’t solve.”
Crazy
But I would waltz into hades and make nice with the devil himself for Dean, so either you put on the damn dress or you get the hell out of my way.”
Love their friendship
‘To live is to suffer, to survive is to find some meaning in the suffering.’
‘If you gaze long enough into the abyss, the abyss will gaze back into you.’
Killer clown
“Ted Bundy. Jeffrey Dahmer.
Cannibal N mysoginistic man
Most people built walls to protect themselves. Dean did it to protect everyone else.
“Michael Alexander Thomas Character Flaw Townsend.”
Damn 2 middle names?
They’re not used to letting people in. They won’t feel the need to put their own necks on the line every single time. Sloane cares, but she deals in facts, not emotions. But you? You won’t ever be able to stop caring. For you, it will always be about the victims and their families. It will always be personal.”
brand, in the shape of the letter R.
Holy shit
“I think that went well.”
So do i
“We didn’t mean to leave you out,” I told her. “I’m used to it.”
“the bathroom is the deadliest room in the house.”
“We’re fine, Cassie. It’s just that sometimes, when you’re in the business of being devastatingly handsome and admirably patient, you need an outlet. Or two. Or seven.”
I love this man
“That he’s incapable of romancing a female?” Michael smirked. “As far as I’m concerned, that’s his best quality.”
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“I think they found the professor,” I said again, “but our UNSUB found him first.”
Fucking mad
“Three hundred and seven,” the director said grimly, looking at each of us in turn. “That’s how many students are enrolled in Fogle’s serial killer class.
Thats insane
“Your involvement on this case begins and ends with social media.”
Ah the worlds biggets problen
“Upwards of three hundred million photos are uploaded to leading social media sites every day. Among smartphone owners in our UNSUB’s demographic, somewhere between sixty and eighty percent of time spent using that device will be spent on social networks, rather than direct communication.”
“You’re teenagers. This internet stuff is practically your native language.”
spidey senses.
Spiderman
powerless,
POWERLESS REFERENCE
we were staring at a picture of him wearing an orange hunting vest, holding a gun.
Thats mad
Conrad
Tsitp reference
His favorite movies were documentaries.
Red flag
“Scarlett Hawkins.”
Judds daughter?
Michael and Dean weren’t so enthused. “Cassie’s not going.” The two of them spoke in unison. “Well, this is awkward,” Lia commented, looking from one boy to the other. “Are you two going to start braiding each other’s hair next?” Someday, I was fairly certain that Lia would write a book entitled Making an Awkward Situation Worse.
“Tweedledee and Tweedledum
“Okay, I’m calling it,” Michael announced when the quiet got to be too much. “I’m turning on the radio. There will be singing. I would not be opposed to car-dancing. But the next person whose facial expression approaches ‘brood’ is getting punched in the nose. Unless it’s Cassie. If it’s Cassie, I punch Dean in the nose.”
I love him sm
One second Dean was next to me, and the next he had Christopher pinned to the wall,
Protective bf core
“Touch her again,” Michael told Christopher conversationally, “and Dean will be the one trying to pull me off of you.”
AHHHHH
“But they can’t,” I said soothingly. “Because what you have is real.” I swallowed back the guilt I felt, playing on this woman’s delusions.
I love cassie shes so sassy
“Keys.” “Spatula,” Michael replied. She narrowed her eyes at him. “We aren’t just saying random nouns?” he asked archly.
I love him
“The victim is Trina Simms, and neighbors heard screaming and called 911 while her son Christopher was at the police station with Briggs.” Sterling ran a hand through her hair. “So, yes, this is where I tell you to stay out of it.”
Fucking madness
Trina Simms was always shrill, deluded, demanding. She’s not so demanding now.
Thats wild
“I think my father has a partner.”
Thats mad
devil incarnate.”
At least he knows
“I will kill you.”
How if youre trapped
He failed. “He said, Next time, bring the girl.”
Why does he want to see Cassie?
“Can’t say I’m too fond of the idea of putting any of you in a room with a serial killer, either,”
Real
