Cole let me pull him, saying loudly, "Lead on. I like a woman who -""Shut up.

...And began typing.We will not be meeting in my bedroom. Jack and I will meet you at your condo at midnight.Two minutes later there was an answer. Sounds Kinky. I'll break out the whips and chains. You wear that pair of black boots I like.

He gave me a look. "Nick, I never wanted to save Jack.""I know. But you helped me anyway. You were my hero. He shook his head "I told you. There are no heroes."How could he believe that now? What loathing ran so deep that would block out anything good?" I stepped closer. "I don't care what you think of yourself. I think you're a hero.""Then you're blind

Cole. Know this now. I will never forget what you've done for me. Never. Do you hear me?He nodded, but I could see he was crumbling, as if finding Jack would put an end to everything he wanted. Because it would. I placed my hands on either side of his face and brought his lips to mine in a light kiss.

I was asking Cole to risk his life, again and again, for the boy I loved. And it wasn't him.

To get someone to follow them, a Siren would most likely appear as that person's deepest desire. The thing they wanted most. Cole's had become me, only it wasn't me as the queen, which I assumed would've been what Cole wanted most. It wasn't even me as an Everliving.It was me, simply as me.

I was in the neighborhood," he said, answering the question I was about to ask. His lips twitched. "You know, wandering around, trying to be a hero.

Don't smile. The queen is going to come at you, and she's going to conjure up a ....machine gun, and your going to counter with a plastic straw.

It's in your eyes. I've done what I thought was impossible. I made you love me, but not in the way I needed. You love me as your friend.