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Chapter 44. Page 395. Shocked me like never before.

"I forgot how similar they are, even as half brothers. Not just in their coloring, but in their fire. Determined, driven. Constructions of their parents. Cal is built from his father's dreams, and Maven from his mother's nightmares."

"I forgot how similar they are, even as half brothers. Not just in coloring, but in their fire. Determined, driven. Constructions of their parents. Cal is built from his father's dreams, and Maven from his mother's nightmares."

"So what is this, Cal?"

The name has an effect on us both. He shivers and I move closer, flattening against him. It feels like giving in, for both of us, though we have nothing left to surrender.

"I can only look at him, even though I never want to see him like this. Each passing second is a ruin. I've been shot; I've been stabbed; I've been hollowed out. This is a thousand times worse."

"It should mean I choose you above all else... I will do anything to keep our lives from parting. But he wouldn't. And I won't. I am less than his crown, and he is less than my cause.

"To stand in front of a person who is your whole world and be told you are not enough. You are not the choice. You are a shadow to the person who is your sun."

"Remember when we told each other no distractions?... Distract me." 🥹🫠💛

Absolutely obessed with the Mare & Cameron back and forth perspectives.