I hugged him without any kind of fear or self-consciousness, fiercely, with a rush of emotion that almost brought tears to my eyes.I could kiss you! Chubs cried.Please don't! I gasp out, feeling his arms tighten around my ribs to the point of cracking them.

~ Alexandra Bracken

Alexandra Bracken Chubs Friendship Humor Ruby

She shows up everywhere, at any time, like she can guesswhat we’re going to do before we do it.”“The lady is good at what she does,” Liam confirmed.“Can you please not compliment the person trying to drag our asses back to camp?

~ Alexandra Bracken

Alexandra Bracken Chubs Funny Liam Stewart The Darkest Minds

Oh my God, Green,” I heard Chubs say from somewhere in the room. “Just take the damn socksand put the kid out of his misery.

~ Alexandra Bracken

Alexandra Bracken Chubs Funny Liam Ruby Socks The Darkest Minds

Yes, well”—he pushed his glasses up the bridge of his nose delicately—“the burner phone we had accidentally fell out of the car, and someone accidentally backed over it. Because someone was in a rush after she accidentally alerted some skip tracers we were nearby when she accidentally used her abilities to move a light pole out of the road after she had accidentally backed into it.”“Someone better shut their mouth before I accidentally slam my fist into their teeth.” She punched his shoulder, and it was almost...playful.“Shut his mouth, fist into his teeth.”“Really? A grammar lesson?

~ Alexandra Bracken

Alexandra Bracken Chubs Cute Vida

Are you driving this slow because you have no idea where we're going, or because you're hoping we jump out of the car & put ourselves out of our misery?

~ Alexandra Bracken

Alexandra Bracken Chubs Never Fade The Darkest Minds Vida

Also, screw you—maybe you can be all stealthy and break into their building to get the woman out, but I can getus there and back safely. I did this for months and never got a second glance from anyone, including PSFs.”“Probably because your ugly-ass face blinded them on the first look,” she muttered.

~ Alexandra Bracken

Alexandra Bracken Chubs Vida

I felt the familiar warm tingling at the center of my chest and had just enough time to gasp as some invisible hand yanked me forward, smacking my forehead against the dashboard with enough force to stun me dumb. Chubs slammed on the brakes, forcing my seat belt to do its job and lock against my chest. I was thrown back into my seat, an explosion of colors bursting in my vision. Oh, hell no! Chubs roared, slamming a hand against the steering wheel. That's it! We don not use our abilities on one another, goddammit! Behave yourself!

~ Alexandra Bracken

Alexandra Bracken Abilities Chubs Ruby Daly Vida