"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!"

Ability, Control, Conflict, Power

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"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!"

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"I'm not... I'm not without a heart,' he heard Sophia say, her chin raised, eyes straight ahead. 'I'm not. I just don't have the luxury of being soft. I am trying to survive."

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"I was coming to see the heavier your heart got, the strongest you had to be to keep carrying it around."

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"Never, never, never. I am never going to forget you."

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"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."

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"This kid has more mood swings than a toddler's birthday party."

Humor

"Let's carpe the hell out of this diem."

Humor

"You gotta stand up and walk, Gem, he said quietly, turning his back on them. 'You have to walk out of here. Not just for them, but for yourself. Come on. You have to walk out of here on your own two feet. So I did."

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"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?"

Pursuit

"I don't want to lose you-Then why are you the one that keeps letting go?"

Attachment

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