I would never talk down to an infant the way that people talked down to me, a fifteen-year-old. I was simply “a kid”-an intelligent kid but not one whose thoughts superseded theirs. To have someone seriously listen to me, as an equal, was nearly impossible. My thoughts, my ideas never mattered to most adults.
You’ll need it.”īut to me, there was nothing more frustrating, more exasperating than being deemed unworthy for the pure fact that I was younger than whomever I faced. Rolland comes before Rose.” I smiled again. “The twenty-seventh nametag is out of place. My eyes barely flickered to her laminated pin and then I gestured absentmindedly to her stack of cards. Her uncertainty only grew like did I hear you right? Did you mean what I think you did? “And yet, I’m the only one you’ll see win every year.” It was that look that dug beneath my skin, the expression that said I was small and undeserving because I was only just fifteen.
She was staring at me like I was a teenage boy trying to play the role of a grown man. Instead of wearing my irritation, I gave her another relaxed smile and put the lanyard around my neck. I wasn’t battling a slot machine or a computer. But climbing over people was my specialty. I understood that some judges were biased, most of which I could likely outwit. That I’d have to let someone inferior decide my outcome. Good luck.” Her last phrase-while nothing more than a meaningless farewell-punctured a part of my head, poking at a nerve. “Welcome to this year’s Model UN, Richard. “Richard Connor Cobalt.” I gave her an amiable smile. “Name?” Behind a desk, a woman shuffled through white cards with crimson lanyards attached. However, if you choose not to read Addicted After All before Fuel the Fire, there will be a time jump. It's highly recommended to read the books in the recommended reading order, which is in tangent with the Addicted series. It's possible to only read the Calloway Sisters spin-off series without reading the Addicted series, but you MUST read Hothouse Flower (Calloway Sisters #2) before reading Fuel the Fire (Calloway Sisters #3).
More information about the reading order can be found on Fizz Life. Kiss the Sky (Spin-Off: Calloway Sisters #1) Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events, or locales is entirely coincidental. Names, characters, places, and incidents either are products of the authors’ imaginations or are used fictitiously. This book may not be reproduced or transmitted in any capacity without written permission by the publisher, except by a reviewer who may quote brief passages for review purposes.
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