the onrushing vehicles, looking for me with an ethereal, fearful gaze. I struggled with every ounce of strength against le

human scooped up Gravity in one hand, tucked her under thei

nd hacked out the bre

She almost was. Due to my

swinging her by the ankles, splashing her body around like she was an opened piñata. "Where'

to kick the air, arms flailing. "

it

just have to d

ooo, Uncle Flinn. Mommy wo

y palms on my sweatshirt, faking nonchalance a

daughter and F

e, my brother'

n-wh

knew he was God's fi

stical work of ar

rk of art was

feet and four inches of bronze, taut, absolutely muscular body, gold-spun hair the hue of an unlimited wheat field, and eyes as green and bright as the brightest emeral

about me or anyone else at all. It was one of the things I despised about h

him, putting on my fake bra

ely disinterested stare. He wore a coin around his neck on a plain black chain. Again. He'd worn

n front of my child,"

car," Gravity provided

ai

n flashed a sneer dog's smile that

andsome. He was Viking

le prolonged blast that just kept g

er, Mikasa. Your kid could've died." He sneered. "Whi

for me to officiall

pee-pee stops, sponsored by Starbucks caffei

died on me ten feet away

nd raising a child, despite the half-ti

nd Timothy's apartment was downstairs from Flinn's. The

h

am. "She was buckled in.". It's not my fault that she's clever enough to learn how to unbuckle. We had a terrible journey here. My vehicle broke do

inn interrupted curtly, wiggling his wrist to look at his watch. He appeared to want to get

. So much t

anyone's

ng a stripper named Charity may be the

a pig,"

g each other on fire was only on my list of things to do, no

need yo

ss shirt up to reveal veiny, muscular forearms. "Alas, you're my best friend's baby siste

e key into its spindle. "Lights are working, so it's not t

What was I, five? W

have a meeting in a few minutes, but I'll go into the auto shop

, o