Evernight
“Other people started shouting, words overlapping, and the buzzing in my brain mingled with panic so that I couldn't tell any of the speakers apart."Let her go!""Get out of here!""Step back or you die. That's all there is to it.""If you try to hurt her—""Bianca? Bianca!" That was Mom. I focused on her and only her. She stood in the doorway, holding out one hand. The sunlight dappled her caramel-colored hair so that she was outlined with a sort of halo. "Come here, sweetheart." She opened her han...d so wide that every tendon and muscle tensed, so wide it had to hurt.
"Just come here." "She's not going anywhere." Kate stepped forward so that she stood between us with her hands on her hips. One of her fingers rested on the hilt of the knife in her belt. "You're finished lying to this girl. In fact, I'd say you're finished, period." "You have ten seconds," my father growled.
"Ten seconds until what? Until you storm inside to finish us all off?" Kate held out her arms, a gesture that took in the entire room—including the faded outline of the cross upon the wall.MoreLess
"Just come here." "She's not going anywhere." Kate stepped forward so that she stood between us with her hands on her hips. One of her fingers rested on the hilt of the knife in her belt. "You're finished lying to this girl. In fact, I'd say you're finished, period." "You have ten seconds," my father growled.
"Ten seconds until what? Until you storm inside to finish us all off?" Kate held out her arms, a gesture that took in the entire room—including the faded outline of the cross upon the wall.MoreLess
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