Nora Sakavic

The Foxes are a fractured mess, but their latest disaster might be the miracle they've always needed to come together as a team. The one person standing in their way is Andrew, and the only one who can break through his personal barriers is Neil. Except Andrew doesn't give up anything for free and Neil is terrible at trusting anyone but himself. The two don't have much time to come to terms with their situation before outside forces start tearing them apart. Riko is intent on destroying Neil's fragile new life, and the Foxes have just become collateral damage. Neil's days are numbered, but he's learning the hard way to go down fighting for what he believes in, and Neil believes in Andrew even if Andrew won't believe in himself.

All for the Game, Book 2

The Raven King

I want to hug Neil real tight and protect the poor boy at all costs. 

Stephanie 

As he listened to them, Neil realized he was happy. 

It was such an unexpected and unfamiliar feeling he lost track of the conversation for a minute. He couldn't remember the last time he'd felt this included or safe. It was nice but dangerous. Someone with a past like his, whose very survival depended on secrecy and lies, couldn't afford to let his guard down. But as Nicky laughed and leaned closer to talk about one of Neil's goals, Neil thought maybe he'd be okay just for a night.

Sophie

luca

"Do girls need kid-glove treatment? I thought they were tougher than that." 

Dan's grin was approving. "Most of us are. Some of us are like boys, though, and have delicate egos."

Leonie

Neil was already in his coffin. He might as well nail it shut. "Yeah, I understand you're a complete asshole."

"Here's a real question: how have you survived this long when you're so violently self-destructive?"

Life doesn't care what we want out of it; it's up to us to fight for what we want with everything we've got.

"One day I want you to look up 'insensitivity' in the dictionary," Matt said, annoyed. "I'm sure it'll do your ego wonders to see your picture printed there beside it."

"We're your teammates. We're here to help you with whatever you need, whether it's this or games or general stress. We've all got different experiences, but we're used to needing help. We're just not used to getting it. But you've got us now."

I swear these characters bring me so much joy. 

"I don't see this experiment ending well, Neil." 

"Some people are just hardwired to be stupid" Wymack said.

"You could occasionally grow a spine," Andrew suggested. "I know it's a difficult concept for someone whose kneejerk reaction is to run away at the first sign of trouble, but try it sometime. You might actually like it."

"Because I knew it'd never happen," Neil said, "but I wanted it anyway."

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