complex simplicity

“I sighed.
“There’s this big exam in bio on Monday.” Lie.
“And since there haven’t been any demon attacks lately...” Lie.
“I was hoping I could spend the night at Stacey’s house on Saturday to study.”
Lie. Lie. Lie.

Armentrout, Jennifer L. (2014-03-01). White Hot Kiss (The Dark Elements Book 1) (p. 280). Harlequin. Kindle Edition.”
― Jennifer L. Armentrout, White Hot Kiss

“I...can’t believe you have kittens.” I wiggled my fingers and the little guy strained to reach them. “What’re their names?”
Roth snorted. “That one is Fury. The white one is Nitro and the black one is named Thor.”
“What? You called these cuties something like that, but named a giant snake Bambi?”
He bent forward, placing a kiss on my shoulder. It was so fast I wasn’t sure he’d actually done it. “There’s sweetness in evil,” he said. “And remember, looks can be deceiving.”
― Jennifer L. Armentrout, White Hot Kiss

“You can tell me. I have a phone and am capable of operating it.”
― Cora Reilly, Bound by Duty

“I started to respond, but Bambi slithered up and placed its horse-sized head on my shoulder. Every muscle in my body locked up and I squeezed my eyes shut. There was a puff of air, stirring the hair along my temple. Bambi’s forked tongue shot out, tickling the side of my neck.
“Hey, look, Bambi likes you.”
I pried one eye open.
“And if she didn’t?”
“Oh, you’d know, ’cause she would’ve eaten you by now.”
― Jennifer L. Armentrout, White Hot Kiss