Origin (Lux, #4)
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Read between November 8 - November 10, 2024
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Thirty-one hours, forty-two minutes, and twenty seconds had passed since the doors had closed, separating Kat from me.
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there wasn’t a moment of hesitation. “Yes,” I said. “She is worth everything.”
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“Did you think you could stop me?” Power shot from me, smacking into the door behind Dawson, blowing it off the hinges and into the house. “I’ll burn the world down to save her.”
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He punched in a floor. “People call me Archer.” My eyes narrowed. There was something about him that reminded me of Luc, and hell if that boded well. “Is that your name?”
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Peering down at her, I opened my mouth to say something, but there were no words. I was struck speechless, and I swear Kat was the only one who could do this to me.
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She gave a little shake of her head, and her voice was barely a whisper. “But your family, Daemon? Your—” “You’re more important.” The moment those words came out of my mouth, I knew they were true.
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You’re my—you’re my everything, Kat.” At the sound of her soft inhale, I smiled again. “Come on, Kitten, did you really expect anything less from me? I love you.”
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If they have not assimilated, then they have to be dealt with accordingly.”
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He pivoted slightly and restarted the elevator. Casting me a long look, he simply said, “We have a mutual friend, Katy.”
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now I was thinking about Rainbow Brite doing the Electric Slide. Anything to keep Archer out of my head.
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“You’re a smart-ass,” Daemon said, shoulders stiffening. “And I don’t like you.”
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“Don’t shoot!” screamed Nancy, barreling out from the side hangar. “Don’t shoot to kill! We need them alive!”
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caught. I couldn’t afford to think or worry about anything other than getting Kat somewhere safe, even if it was just for the night.
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“I’ve lived here my whole life, son, and I’ve seen some crazy unexplainable things in the sky. Either it’s aliens or the government, and I’m not a big fan of the idea of it being either.” “Me neither,” I replied,
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“Me and Katy look adorkable in extraterrestrial highway shirts. You would just look stupid. You can thank me later.”
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I’m not Blake. I want to get away from them just as badly as you do.
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Spending the rest of my life with Kat was something I planned on. There was no question or doubt when it came to that. I saw her—only her—in my future.
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structure. I leaned forward, dropping my hand on the back of Paris’s seat. “Is that quartzite in the stone?” “You better believe it.”
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Holy crap. Since there were no natural formations of quartz nearby, they had brought it in, protecting the Luxen community.
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In the middle of the circle was a marble statue. Of a dolphin. Weird.
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“I love you, Kitten.” Another deep, scorching kiss lit up my insides. “And I’m going to show you just how much I love you.”
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Staring down at Kat, I fell for her all over again. Lost my heart when she smiled. Found a whole new purpose when she reached between us and touched me.
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I’d been in the shower for more than fifteen minutes. I was such a girl.
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“You mean The Little White Wedding Chapel? The one in The Hangover?” Kat laughed. “It’s sad that’s how you know the church, but yes. I think there are a couple of them in Vegas.
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She was strong, and I was constantly in awe of her.
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they weren’t clouds…or a swarm of bats. They were Arum.
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His kiss…well, it made me. He made me. And because of that, I knew it went both ways. He made me. And I made him.
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Dee would not be taking him to Olive Garden. That was where I drew the line.
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“Beth’s pregnant.”
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Luc let out a strangled, hoarse laugh. “Oh shit. ET so phoned home, kids.” “And he’s brought friends,” Archer said, taking a step back as several of the speeding lights came close, disappearing among the tall elms and firs.