Snatched
Katherine McIntyre
Top 10 Best Quotes
“The cherries on the ends of our cigarettes burned a bright orange against the surrounding shadows, like the stirring of embers, waiting for the phoenix to rise.”
“Wasn’t allowed to have pets. I killed my pet cockroach when it crawled into my ear.”
“My hands trembled, so I took a deep drag to calm my frayed nerves. I just wanted to forget that terrible sight, but questions multiplied in my mind as the smoke furled.”
“My dad had always said to not trust something unless it’s taken a tumble in the dirt. He’d meant it for people, and for things. Shiny and new didn’t exist for humankind any more.”
“Mom used to tell us stories of these bogeymen when we were kids, and Lizzy would crawl into my bed so she could fall asleep. Stories of the monsters who forced us underground, and when the force field faltered, would snatch us from our homes.”
“Horrible sense of humor?” Hunter’s eyes twinkled as he engaged in our banter. “Compared to your one-word witticisms, I’m a fountain of entertainment.”
“You’ve never had someone you love snatched,” I shot back, annoyed by her ignorance. “Any sense of safety kind of bites it after that. You watch your back because no one else can.”
“I sent a silent prayer up to the Phoenix to keep her safe a little longer, because I would tear the shifters limb for limb until I got my baby sister back.”
“A sullied green “S” stood out on a graying backdrop that made for a road marker up there. We called it the wasteland.”
“The doubts ached in my bones like the deadening crawl of an icy night, and my gun trembled from my unsteady arm.”
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