“I dont want to be that girl whos nothing without her boyfriend. I want to be a reflection of what I loveof who I am on my own, not just an empty echo of who I love. Does that make sense? You think ...”

“I dont know. Is that good-different, or I-should-come-with-a-warning-label-different?”

“Two thousand years and Ive never met anyone so stubborn.”

“You do remember how dangerous I am with those? Aye, thats the point. Everyone will duck and cover if they see you wielding these. Even my teammates?Especially your teammates.”

“And were at four. Alexis Ann, I think were in an abusive relationship.”

“I am currently preoccupied with chocolate.”

“I hug him tightly. I cant imagine my life without you, Christian. I love you so much it frightens me. Me, too, he breathes. My life would be empty without you. I love you so much.”

“Among my stillness was a pounding heart.”

“I take my hand back, like a leaf letting go. It hurts too much to hang on. So why does it hurt so much to let go?”