Who was that?โ I whispered, as if the walls could hear me. They were lined with pictures, a few of which I recognized as being painted by master painters. โRhys.โ โYeah, I know butโฆ is he my brother?โ I asked. I had already decided that he was foxy, so I really hoped that he wasnโt.
Amanda HockingI donโt know. After the downstairs, I assumed something creepier and dirtier.โ I shrugged. โYou didnโt have electricity down there.โ โItโs for dramatic effect.โ Loki gestured widely. โItโs a dungeon.
Amanda HockingIn that moment, Lux felt complete for the first time. He hadnโt even realized anything was missing until he met her, but now, with her curled up in his arms, her hair tickling against his chin, he couldnโt imagine existing without her - Virtue - A Fairy Tale
Amanda HockingHow did I look at you? I asked thickly. Like you had to, like I was a magnet you were pulled to. There was no choice, he said. And when you look at Jack, it's because when he's around, why would you want to look at anything else? You love him the way you could never love me.
Amanda HockingIt's a hard life, but it's the only life we have. And sometimes-' he pointed to a bright flash of lightening, its jagged light stretching from the sky to the ground, '-it's still beautiful. Sometimes you find something that makes this all worth it. And when you do, you hang onto it for as long as you can.' He turned to me, shrugging one shoulder. 'That's the best you can do.
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