“So close to the powers of evil she must have lived that she still breathed more freely in their air.”
“His breath was a sucking gasp that sounded more like a draining tub than a man filling his lungs with air. Then she heard him form the words “Play dead.”So Livia did. She closed her eyes as much as she dared. She could still see outlines through her lashes. She squeezed her hands against Blake’s chest. Hold on, Blake. Stay with me.”
“She loves the serene brutality of the ocean, loves the electric power she felt with each breath of wet, briny air.”
“She read books as one would breathe air, to fill up and live.”
“There seems to be no air in the air she breaths.”
“She pressed her fingers to the woman’s neck and felt icy skin.Bending close to the lips, she waited for the whisper of a breath, the faintest puff of air against her cheek.The corpse opened its eyes.”