Quotes from Kylie Brant

Monsters looked just like the rest of us. And somehow, that made them even scarier.

They'd said it would get easier. They'd lied.

Whoever said kids could be cruel had made a gross underestimation

After Kelsey had been taken, she'd quickly learned that people had a finite tolerance for the suffering of others. Empathy went only so far before their personal comfort levels maxed out, and they started backing away from displays of grief.

If there was one thing their family dynamics proved, it was that everyone managed trauma differently. They all had their own ways of getting by.

Or if, like her, they immersed themselves in trivialities in a frantic effort to avoid a yawning inner emptiness that sometimes threatened to swallow them whole.

People didn't always act the way they should. Not even grown-ups. Sometimes the people who were supposed to protect you from monsters were monsters themselves.

Life is people and people are memories. I keep my memories close by taking pictures, you see?

But if it's true, I hope that's gutted you every day since. I hope your life's a misery knowing that when Kelsey needed you most, you were fucking a twenty-two-year-old and too busy to go look for her.

You haven't become anything," she whispered. "You're the same man I fell in love with nearly ten years

nothing had changed in the years apart.

Dealing with the loss of Kelsey should have made her more attuned to the agony of others,

shoulder against the doorjamb of the bathroom, looking surprisingly alert given the

The fact that the victims are single allows them to make bank withdrawals without a cosigner.

Without hope, what would be the use of going on?

She grabbed her jacket, although the weatherman had promised a return to seasonable temperatures. But given his record, she saw no reason to trust him. What other occupation got to retain their jobs when they were right only half the time?

The toughest part of life isn't death after all. It's living and dealing with our pasts.

unless you've got a thing for women with stratospheric IQ's and abysmal taste in men. It'd taken her a long time to recognize that she consistently chose males who didn't see her only their own reflection in her. Once she figured that out she started to regain a measure of her self respect..

Cam shot a glare at a driver in a bright red Camry in the lane next to his who was more concerned with her cell phone than she was in keeping her car from drifting over the line. "Neighbors said the couple used to fight. A suitcase was packed.

he had had the time and inclination, he'd have her pulled over and arrested for driving while stupid. "You said it yourself," Sophie said with some heat. "The scene was

It's not like that. You don't understand." Jaid and Shepherd stepped toward the man in tandem. Taking out her cuffs, she said, "What I understand is that you're under arrest for conspiracy to commit murder.

agent was only back because Adam had brought some pressure to bear in the right places, but there was no reason for Hedgelin to know that. The man was right about one thing—Shepherd was a good agent. Even if he and Jaid were having absolutely no luck with Lambert.

Once you've been at another's mercy you swear to yourself it will never happen again. You'll get stronger, smarter, and history will never repeat itself because you've grown and changed and you're not the same person anymore.

Monsters didn't live in your bedroom. They lived in your town or one just like it. They probably had jobs and neighbors and maybe waved to people passing by as they mowed their lawns.