“Hello, this school now comes complete with a walking buffet, and nobody gets to take abite?”

“Nobody else will ever be able to save me if I’m not fighting as hard as I can to save myself.”

“The only one taking a risk here is me, if I get too attached to you.It’s not risky for you, as long as you’re not confused either.”“I’m not.”“Of course you aren’t.” A small smile played on Balthazar’s lips.”

“Hugging my pillow to my chest, I told myself, At least soon you won't have so much time to miss him. Soon school will start again, and then you'll be busier. Wait. Am I reduced to HOPING for school to start? Somehow, I have discovered a whole new level of pathetic.”

“Skye, we can´t be anything more than friends""I heard you" Skye sent back, which seemed surprisingly reasonable - until the next line arrived. "But nobody said I had to make it easy for you”

“Lucas had told me only one lie, ever; he kept the secret of black Cross because it wasn’t his secret to tell. In every other way, he’d been honest with me and shared the hard truths nobody else thought I deserved to hear.”

“Tell me why.” My voice shook. “Tell me right now.”