“My brain must have felt sorry for me, so itd created the only type of guy I could toucha fantasy one.”

“Listen to me, Ember. I couldnt hurt you. I cant. Hayden settled his eyes on me. They were softer than Id ever seen. I love you Ive loved you since the first time I saw you.”

“Dont ever touch her again, Hayden growled.Kurt looked up, eyes wide. Are you threatening me over her? Im like your brother, Hayden! Not anymore.”

“Em, you have a soul.How can you be so sure of that, Hayden? How many people die and come back?No one dies and comes back. You did because of your sister, and you have a gift. Maybe that played a ro...”

“Ember, hes not going to I pushed off the car. Please. Hayden, please dont tell him. Im all Olivia really has. Please. My voice cracked, and I looked away, embarrassed. Shes all I have. Hayden made ...”

“I like your hair down." He twisted his fingers through the curls.My eyes drifted shut as I relaxed next to him. "It's a mess. I need to get a haircut."Hayden's fingers stilled. "No. You shouldn't c...”

“You worry about hurting me, but you never seem to worry about me hurting you. And I’m the one with the killer touch.”

“here she is, all mine, trying her best to give me all she can. How could I ever hurt her? But I didnt understand then. That I could hurt somebody so badly she would never recover. That a person can...”

“Any happiness, no matter how brief, seemed better than the long, simmering torture of waking up day after day, knowing I could never have him.”

“Everyone always wants to know how you can tell when it's true love, and the answer is this: when the pain doesn't fade and the scars don't heal, and it's too damned late.”