Run to Ground Quotes

“He opened his mouth to respond, but another cart crashed into the side of his.
“Imagine bumping into the two of you here.” It was Hugh. Of course it was.
“Are you stalking me?” Theo demanded, glaring at Hugh, who just looked amused.
“Me?” he gasped, a meaty hand pressed against his chest. “Me stalking you? How do you know I wasn’t here first? Maybe you’re the one stalking me.”
Theo narrowed his eyes. His glare could convince armed criminals to back down, but Hugh just kept grinning.
“What were the two of you talking about?” Hugh leaned on the handle of his cart. “Were you harassing our nice, non-spitting waitress again, T?”
― Katie Ruggle, Run to Ground

“knew who they were, what she’d”
― Katie Ruggle, Run to Ground

“I have to leave you for just a second,” he explained, guilt clawing at him at the misery on her face. “I’ll be back as soon as I grab the tool we need.”
“No,” she said, her voice catching on the word. “Don’t come back. Leave. I’ll wait for the bomb squad. Don’t sacrifice yourself for me.”
In response, Theo took her face in both hands and kissed her hard. “No. That’s the stupidest thing I’ve ever heard in my life. Be right back.”
― Katie Ruggle, Run to Ground

“Although Hugh forced his eyes to open with obvious effort, he was so pale there was a green undertone to his tan skin. “What…are you…talking about? You’re the…lazy one.”
“Give me your hand.” Theo was almost snarling by this point. He’d lost so much this past year. He knew, just knew, that he couldn’t survive losing Hugh. If Theo let another partner die, that would be the end of him. “Hugh, you fucking asshole! Give me your goddamned hand!”
There was a pause, just a single second of stillness, but long enough to make Theo’s heart stop.
“Such language.” Hugh tsked, his voice weak but present, the hint of a teasing smile on his face. He slowly raised a visibly shaking arm.
Relief flooded Theo, making his heart thud with such force it felt like it was pounding against his rib cage.”
― Katie Ruggle, Run to Ground

“Proud that her voice had wobbled only slightly, she topped off Theo’s cup and then dared to look at the men.
That was a mistake.
They were all staring at her. Only the one Megan had called Hugh was smiling, but all three were watching her with assessing gazes.”
― Katie Ruggle, Run to Ground

“They were just restless.”
“Restless? Is that another term for avoiding arrest?”
“What? No!”
― Katie Ruggle, Run to Ground

“Oh course he had come for her, her cranky white knight with his battered but not broken K9 partner in tow.”
― Katie Ruggle, Run to Ground