“We talk and tease and bargain with the main dish. Maniacal laughter echoes in the marble halls, sweet to my ears.Theres movement at the banquet halls entrance. A child with my eyes tumbles inall wi...”

“What went on between you and my mom? Did you seduce all the Liddell women? Did you tell them the same pretty words you told me? I curl my legs beneath my dress, feeling small and vulnerable for ev...”

“Shh." I squeeze his hand. His palm feels clammy. "We have to keep it down, okay? We don't want my dad coming in."He grits his teeth against more shivers. "Always knew I'd end up in your bed . . . a...”

“Before I can even ask what he means, he skims his licorice-scented lips across my foreheadjust shy of touchinghis warm breath dragging across my left eye patch, then down a cheek, toward my mouth. ...”

“I grin, and he beams with ”

“A muffled curse comes from the doorway. I jerk my head to find Jeb there, blood drained from his face. His gaze is fierce yet dejected, a deep and gut-twisting wound I havent seen since his dad was...”

“Jealousy is a disease, love is a healthy condition. The immature mind often mistakes one for the other, or assumes that the greater the love, the greater the jealousy - in fact, they are almost inc...”

“And yes, Ill admit, I am jealous. Im jealous of every minute you spend with him, of every concerned expression you send his way, of every tear shed, of every glance, every touch, and every thought....”

“Jealousy is that pain which a man feels from the apprehension that he is not equally beloved by the person whom he entirely loves.”