Alex Mercer Quotes

Don’t try to make sense of crazy. It’ll send you down the same path.

Zoey had been fifteen and Alex only thirteen when Ariana was conceived.

The only thing she could possibly ask for would be for him to live closer so she could see him more. But she had this perfect moment, and she wasn’t going to let anything ruin it.

Dad teased and taunted her, nearly tagging her. Finally, she reached the bridge. She clung to the sides and ran, barely able to stand up as the bridge swayed back and forth while twisting. Luckily, he seemed to have just as hard of a time with it as she did. Finally, she made it to the end. The high platform went in four different directions. She headed to the right and found herself at the top of a line of five tall, steep slides that had big bumps going all the way down.

He put his hands against a post and leaned his face against an arm. “One. Two…” She spun around and studied the yard. Nothing was against the fence for her to climb and there were no boards for her to step on. On this side of the yard, the fence only had vertical slats.

Want more?” Alex pushed the glass toward Cole with a grunt, wondering what made him more of a loser—his dead-end job or the bartender being his only friend?

A murmur of whispers surrounded Alex as the police officers realized the connection. The only two kidnappings in their small town were both within the same family.

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clutching the edge. He watched as the girl’s body sank lower and lower until it was completely underwater and out of sight. She hadn’t been the one. He’d been sure she was, but once again, he’d been proven wrong. He waited until the bubbles stopped. It was over. Until next year. Then it would be time to find the next girl. Would she finally be the one?

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He was ready to face death if that was his only option. If this was his time,

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