“Paranoia had crept into that part of my brain usually reserved for reason.”

“He left slowly, as if he had to pry himself away before he something improper. A growing part of me wished he'd stayed.”

“My heartbeat faltered. He pulled away, taking a little piece of my heart with him.”

“I folded my arm. "You know, I suspect you and Edward would be friends if it weren't for this place."His eyes were on fire. "It's not this island keeping us from being friends."My pounding heart stole the words to reply to that.”

“A scream hurled up my throat, but I never heard it. I'd slipped into a welcoming darkness.”

“The ways of men and women are such a puzzle. And I could barely decipher my own feelings, let along anyone else's.”

“I ran after him, but he was already back with the others. My footsteps echoed in the hollow space below the dock. I stopped. If he'd wanted me to catch him, he'd have let me.”