Shades

“Hello,” said a quiet, musical voice. I looked up, stunned that he was speaking to me. He was sitting as far away from me as the desk allowed, but his chair was angled toward me. His hair was dripping wet, disheveled—even so, he looked like he’d just finished shooting a commercial for hair gel. His dazzling face was friendly, open, a slight smile on his flawless lips. But his eyes were careful. “My name is Edward Cullen,” he continued. “I didn’t have a chance to introduce myself last week. You must be Bella Swan.”
― Stephenie Meyer, Twilight

“You’d drink from the chalice? For what? My company?” “For you to stay with me‍‍—forever.”
― Callie Thomas, Mask of Deception and Sacrifice

“He hated sand, hated the way its crunchy granules found their way into every nook and cranny.”
― Alli Earnest, Cities of Smoke and Starlight

“My friends do not go to war alone." Pierce”
― Beth Brower, The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion: Vol. 3