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“I look up to say something but he puts his finger to my lips and whispers, 鈥淒on鈥檛 talk. You鈥檒l just spoil my fantasy of rescuing an innocent damsel in distress as soon as you open your mouth.”
― Susan Ee, World After

“He glares at me as if he already hates it. 鈥淲hat is it?鈥� I consider lying but what鈥檚 the point? I clear my throat. 鈥淧ooky Bear."
He鈥檚 silent for so long I鈥檓 beginning to think he didn鈥檛 hear me when he finally says, 鈥淧ooky. Bear.鈥� 鈥淚t was just a little joke. I didn鈥檛 know.鈥�
鈥淚鈥檝e mentioned that names have power, right? Do you realize that when she fights battles, she鈥檚 going to have to announce herself to the opposing sword? She鈥檒l be forced to say something ridiculous like, 鈥業 am Pooky Bear, from an ancient line of archangel swords.鈥� Or, 鈥楤ow down to me, Pooky Bear, who has only two other equals in all the worlds.鈥欌€夆€� He shakes his head. 鈥淗ow is she going to get any respect?”
― Susan Ee, World After

“Your sense of judgement could use a dash of common sense.”
― Susan Ee, Angelfall

“Anybody that ties you to a chair at gunpoint is a bad guy. Do I really need to explain this?”
― Susan Ee, Angelfall

“You're like a little girl demanding answers to questions during a covert operation. Why is the sky blue, daddy? Can I ask that man with the machine gun where the bathroom is? If you don't stay quiet, I'm going to have to dump you.”
― Susan Ee, Angelfall

“It's about time you showed some sense. You should be afraid."
"I'm shivering because I'm freezing."
"You're cute when you're afraid."
I give him a dirty look. "Yeah, you're cute when you're afraid too."
"You mean I'm devastatingly handsome when I'm not afraid. Because you've never seen me afraid.”
― Susan Ee, World After

“Let go," I say into his ear.

Raffe holds me tighter like there鈥檚 no room for discussion.”
― Susan Ee, World After

“I鈥檓 revoking your warrior status,鈥� he says as he watches Clara and her family.
鈥淚 had warrior status?鈥�
鈥淔or about thirty seconds.鈥�
鈥淲hat heinous crime did I commit to lose my exalted status?鈥�
鈥淎 true warrior would have retrieved her sword first before doing personal business.鈥�
鈥淚鈥檓 all about personal business. Every battle I have is personal.鈥�
鈥淗mm. Good answer. Maybe you鈥檒l eventually regain your status.鈥�
鈥淚 won鈥檛 hold my breath.”
― Susan Ee, World After

“You're not Fallen are you?"
"From everything I've heard, that would just make me more sexy to you Daughters of Men. What is it that you all see in bad boys?”
― Susan Ee, World After

“Raffe looks over at the bloody knife in my hand. "If I still had any doubts that it was you, that would do it.”
― Susan Ee, World After

“NO!" Raffe grips me as if he can bind my soul to my body. An upside-down view of the doorway shows up in my field of vision. Smoke waft through it.
Although the pain obscures Raffe's warmth, I feel the presure of his hug, the rocking of our bodies back and forth as he repeats the word, "No.”
― Susan Ee, Angelfall

“He glares at me. "I've had to watch you die once, isn't that enough?"
"All you have to do is make sure it doesn't happen again." I give him a sunny smile. "Simple."
"The only thing simple is you. Stubborn little..." His grumbles fades to a point where I can't hear them, but I suspect they're not compliments.”
― Susan Ee, World After

“Why is it that everyone else can look like they鈥檙e part of a zombie hunting party, but I still have to worry about fashion?鈥�
He won鈥檛 stop snickering. 鈥淵ou look like a leopard-spotted Shar-Pei.鈥�
I think those are the little pug-like dogs drowning in massive folds of skin. 鈥淵ou鈥檙e scarring me, you know. It could haunt me for the rest of my life to be called a wrinkly little dog at the tender age of seventeen.鈥�
鈥淵up. A sensitive girl. That just defines you, Penryn.”
― Susan Ee, World After

“Don't. Talk. About. Her.”
― Susan Ee, Angelfall

“He rakes his fingers through his hair, looking agitated. 鈥淟ook, I鈥檓 sure I could find you a nice little bomb shelter somewhere with two years worth of supplies.鈥�
鈥淚鈥檓 guessing those are all taken.鈥�
鈥淎nd I鈥檓 guessing someone would happily give one up for you, especially if I asked nicely.鈥� He gives me a dry smile. 鈥淵ou could take a little vacation from all this and come out after things settle down. Hole up, wait it out, be safe.鈥�
鈥淵ou鈥檇 better be careful. You might be mistaken for someone who鈥檚 worried about me.鈥� He shakes his head.
鈥淚鈥檓 just worried someone might recognize my sword in your hands. If I squirrel you away for a couple of years, then maybe I can save myself the embarrassment”
― Susan Ee, World After

“Raffe arches his brow at me. 鈥榊ou should be with a nice human boy. One who takes your orders and puts up with your demands. Someone who dedicates his life to keeping you safe and well fed. Someone who can make you happy. Someone you can be proud of.鈥� He waves his hand at the Watchers. 鈥楾here鈥檚 nobody like that in this lot.鈥�
I glare at him. 鈥業鈥檒l be sure to pass him by you first before I鈥櫬犫€� settle for聽鈥� 鈥榗hoose him.鈥�
鈥榊ou do that. I鈥檒l let him know what鈥檚 expected of him.鈥�
鈥楢ssuming he survives your interrogation,鈥� says Howler.
鈥楤ig assumption,鈥� says Cyclone.
鈥業鈥檇 like to be there to watch,鈥� says Hawk. 鈥楽hould be interesting.”
― Susan Ee, End of Days

“This sword is not just an angel sword. She鈥檚 an archangel sword. Better than an angel sword, in case that鈥檚 not clear. She intimidates the other angel swords.鈥�

鈥淲hat, the other swords quake in their scabbards when they see her?”
― Susan Ee, World After

“She sees me once in a guy's arms and she has us married already. I wonder what Raffe would think of my mom being his mother-in-law.”
― Susan Ee, World After

“Don't you know a heartfelt declaration of love when you hear one?”
― Susan Ee, End of Days

“Someone knocks on the door.

Laylah's eyes widen in alarm. Josiah looks like he's just been condemned to hell.

"It's just my dinner," says Raffe.”
― Susan Ee

“Who knew?鈥� he says. 鈥業 had no idea that someone could be such a thorn in your foot during a death march and still be irresistibly attractive in some magical, undeniable way.鈥�

鈥楽o is that what people call sweet nothings? Because somehow, I expected it to be a little more . . . complimentary.鈥�

鈥楧on鈥檛 you know a heartfelt declaration of love when you hear one?鈥�

I blink dumbly at him with my heart pounding.

He caresses a lock of my hair out of my face. 鈥楲ook, I know that we鈥檙e from different worlds and different people. But I鈥檝e realized that it doesn鈥檛 matter.鈥�

鈥榊ou don鈥檛 care about the angelic rules anymore?鈥�

鈥楳y Watchers have helped me realize that angelic rules are for angels. Without our wings, we can never be fully accepted back into the fold. There will always be talk of taking a newly Fallen鈥檚 wings and transplanting them onto us. Angels are perfect. Even with transplanted wings, we鈥檒l never again be perfect. You accept me just the way I am, regardless of whether or not I even have wings. Even when I had my demon wings, you鈥檝e never looked at me with pity. You鈥檝e never wavered in your loyalty. That鈥檚 who you are 鈥� my brave, loyal, lovable Daughter of Man.”
― Susan Ee, End of Days

“How do you tell time here?鈥�

鈥業t鈥檒l get hotter,鈥� says Thermo. 鈥榃e can meet when we feel like we鈥檙e baking.鈥�

鈥楾hat鈥檇 be now,鈥� says Howler.

鈥榃e鈥檒l meet when Howler feels like he鈥檚 burning and the rest of us feel like we鈥檙e baking,鈥� says Raffe.”
― Susan Ee, End of Days

“You鈥檙e smarter than you look,鈥� I say to Raffe.

鈥楤ut not as smart as he thinks,鈥� says Howler.

鈥業 can see discipline has broken down during your vacation,鈥� says Raffe.

鈥榊eah, it鈥檚 all that lounging on the beach with nothing to do but drink and watch women.”
― Susan Ee, End of Days

“There鈥檚 a softness to Raffe鈥檚 look that I鈥檝e never seen before. It鈥檚 not that I see naked longing or tender love or anything like that. And if I did, it would just be in my messed-up fantasies.

Not that I fantasize about him.”
― Susan Ee, World After

“We must be quite the sight. Raffe in his red mask with his demon wings spread out in all their scythe-edged glory. A scrawny teenage Daughter of Man brandishing an archangel sword. And a little girl stitched-up to look and behave like a nightmare who is clutching a pair of angel wings.”
― Susan Ee, World After

“I shove the wooden debris out of the way until I see the smudged face of the teddy bear. 鈥淭here she is.鈥� I carefully pull out the bear and sword. I proudly flip the bridal veil skirt to show him the scabbard.

Raffe stares at the disguised sword for a second before commenting. 鈥淒o you know how many kills this sword has?鈥�

鈥淚t鈥檚 a perfect disguise, Raffe.鈥�

鈥淭his sword is not just an angel sword. She鈥檚 an archangel sword. Better than an angel sword, in case that鈥檚 not clear. She intimidates the other angel swords.鈥�

鈥淲hat, the other swords quake in their scabbards when they see her?鈥� I walk over to the pile of scattered junk by Captain Jake鈥檚 boat.

鈥淵es, if you must know,鈥� he says following me. 鈥淪he was made for ultimate respect. How is she supposed to get that disguised as a teddy bear in a bridal gown?鈥�

鈥淚t鈥檚 not a bridal gown, it鈥檚 a skirt for her scabbard. And it鈥檚 cute.鈥�

鈥淪he hates cute. She wants to maim and scar cute.鈥�

鈥淣obody hates cute.鈥�

鈥淎ngel swords do.鈥� He arches his brow and stares down at me.

I guess I won鈥檛 tell him how many cutesy angel figurines and pictures we used to have in the World Before.”
― Susan Ee, World After

“Of course you鈥檙e fine.鈥� She keeps walking. 鈥淵ou鈥檙e the devil鈥檚 bride and these are his creatures.鈥�

I slip the blade into the scabbard and put the bear back on top. 鈥淚鈥檓 not the devil鈥檚 bride.鈥�

鈥淗e carried you out of the fire and is letting you visit us from the dead. Who else would have those privileges except his bride?鈥�

She sees me once in a guy鈥檚 arms and she has us married already. I wonder what Raffe would think of my mom being his mother-in-law.”
― Susan Ee, World After

“Here and there, plumes of dark smoke reach into the sky like the fingers of a drowning man reaching up for the last time.”
― Susan Ee, Angelfall

“I just got tired of the wetness sticking to me, that鈥檚 all. I think I was pretty safe from the threat of your joke being funny.”
― Susan Ee, World After

“The ocean wind blows against me, making me shiver like a frail petal in a storm.”
― Susan Ee, World After