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.

Every single day was just a box on the calendar that I could put a red X through; each one brought me closer to Lucas and to liberty.

The library would've cheered me up, most days. I loved the heavy oaken tables, the high walls stacked with books to the ceiling, the musty smell of old pages and the heavy brass fixtures that had gone dark with age and wear.

What kind of life am i supposed to have without you?You were the one good thing,the only good thing i ever found.

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.

In my opinion, all boyfriends should turn out to be secretly wealthy.

He’d protect me and shelter me forever. But I was beginning to realize that being sheltered came at a price.