Cole’s gaze met and held hers. “Smart and brave enough to look the dead in the eye, for one thing,” he said softly, with a hint of defiance. “If I told you all the rumors about us were true—that we bear the nightwalker taint, that we can raise the dead—would you even consider it?” The dead shall rise for you, little girl. The dead shall rise.
Oh shit maybe he likes her. That does actually make a lot more sense XD
