His black eyes sliced into me, and the corners of his mouth tilted up. My heart fumbled a bit and in that pause, a feeling of gloomy darkness seemed to slide like a shadow over me. It vanished in an instant but I was still staring at him. His smile wasn't friendly. It was a smile that spelled trouble. With a promise.

..but maybe this was a defense mechanism. Maybe my mind was making me see things I refused to accept were gone forever. It was filling the void, because that was easier than letting go.

I'm telling you this because I want you to know that I know something about you isn't right. You haven't fooled everybody. I'm going to find out what you're up to. I'm going to expose you." "Looking forward to it.

Your mine, angel. And I won't let anything change that.

I take my job seriously, which means I'm going to need to get acquainted with the subject matter on a personal level.

I’m doing boy detox. Like a diet, only for my emotional health.

Don't blame me. Tell your mom to move closer. Tell her there's this new club called civilization and you guys should join.