There was nothing else to do but call upon the Creator, praying, begging, pleading, bargainingโanything to make him protect Xavier. I couldnโt have him ripped away from me like that. I could survive emotional turmoil; I could survive the most intense physical torture. I could survive Armageddon and holy fire raining down upon the earth, but I could not survive without him.
Alexandra Adornetto(...) I donยดt want a drink. I just want to know where am I? -Youยดre not in Kansas anymore!- Jake chuckled at his own joke.
Alexandra AdornettoOne of the most frustrating words in the human language, as far as I could tell, was love. So much meaning attached to this one little word. People bandied it about freely, using it to describe their attachments to possessions, pets, vacation destinations, and favorite foods. In the same breath they then applied this word to the person they considered most important in their lives. Wasnโt that insulting? Shouldnโt there be some other term to describe deeper emotion?
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