“Because when you do not believe it exists, I see the crown upon your brow.”
“Do you think it’s easy for me? No, I don’t remember you. I don’t remember holding you or talking to you or falling in love with you—but I walk around with a giant hole in my heart all the time. I feel your absence every second of the day. It aches and nothing soothes it. Losing you is bad enough, but I don’t even get the comfort of remembering that I had you once.
-Haden”
― Falling Under
-Haden”
― Falling Under
“He was starting to realize that to always look but never truly be able to touch, was a special kind of torment.”
― Captured
― Captured
“He didn't know why he was baiting her, but it was amusing to watch her when she was irritated with him. He found he preferred it to her fear. Her”
― Captured
― Captured
“Aria's gaze slid away from them, hating the bite marks that marred their necks and inner wrists. It was apparent that they willingly, and from the way they were talking, eagerly gave their blood away. She”
― Captured
― Captured
“I've heard that there was a time when there were schools, when we were taught things, and educated. They do not exist anymore; they are things of legend now, whispered about in awe, as so many other things are. Things that we used to have and enjoy, but will never again know if your kind has anything to do with it! There is survival of the fittest, and then there is cruelty. I may be paying the price now for my role in the resistance, but I wouldn't change a thing. I stood up for what I believe in, I have pride in what I believe in, and no matter what you do to me, you can't take that fact away!”
― Captured
― Captured
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