Zoey Punches the Future in the Dick (Zoey Ashe #2)

by David Wong

Will said hostage situations were like bad marriages, one party trying to subtly force the other to surrender, inches at a time.

She knew that her attention was their prize, that the idea was to occupy her mind, rob her of peace, to tie her in knots so that she couldn’t live her life.

“There are things people actually believe,” said Andre, “and things they only pretend to believe because it’s convenient. But over time it don’t matter which is which, it all just blurs together. People are like that.”

“Because they hate you, Zoey. And because they hate you, they need to come up with a reason to hate you. See, because otherwise, they’re just bad people.”