I swear he's just so freaking smoldering, you have to see him." She shakes her head, annoyed that I can't join in on the fun. "He's like combustible!

Deep down inside, my heart knew the score. And I know that Haven was wrong. It's not always a case of one loving more than the other. When two people are truly meant to be, they love equally. Differently - but still equal.

Explaining that I'm faced with a choice between being with the love of my life, or saving four lives that were never meant to end.

I thought it was real. But by morning, all I had left were fragmented pieces, shifting images with no beginning or end.

You cannot always have happiness, but you can always give happiness.

And while I'm sure you feel that your particular mistake is extraordinarily big, insurmountable even, contrary to what you might think, these types of things can always be undone, and oftentimes aren't nearily as lethal as we think—or, should I say, as we allow them to be.

The fact is, the heart and mind aren't always friendly. And in my case, they're barely speaking.