I was the only one who knew the whole truth about Lucas--who he really was, and what we felt for each other. The truth was all I had left of him, and I would have to carry it alone.

Nobody else will ever be able to save me if I’m not fighting as hard as I can to save myself.

People get stupid when they're in love; people want what they can't have; and the years between ages twelve and eighteen always, always suck.

He frames my face with his hands as he says, "Tess. Only you could be brave enough to die with me. But I want you to live for me." We kiss, as desperate as though we were drowning. When our lips part, Alec says, "Forgive me.

° “Not a ghost, but an angel.

Poor Lucas, always trying to protect me from danger. He’d never guessed that I was the dangerous one.

He breathed out, not quite a laugh or a sob. "God, yes. Bianca, I love you so much. Even if I never see you again, even if we walk out of here into an ambush you set up with your parents, I am always going to love you.