“And there, in the midst of blinding orange, yellow, and white flames, our forever begins.”

“Another thread snaps loose from my heart, the pain precise and acute. I embrace it, because it reminds me I'm still here. I'm alive. I'm empowered.”

“We have regiments as innumerable as the sands...And arsenals as uncountable as the stars.”

“Im about to berate his tactics, to deny any feelings for him, when he cups the nape of my neck and presses his lips to mine, velvety soft. Its nothing but a peck, yet the flavor of the tart he samp...”

“They have both loved you with a childs love, and now a mans. It is the childs love that holds you together . . . cemented by the moments you shared with them that they treasure most.”

“His soft lips glide across my jaw. Im dazzled by his touch, drugged by his promises, falling deeper and deeper into him. Before he reaches my mouth, I catch his hands and roll him off until hes the...”

“You have that boy on such a high pedestal. It’s far too slippery up there for one so unprincipled as a solitary fae. It’s not as if I haven’t tried to drag him down. I looked inside his soul. Hoped...”