You can always count on your family to love you. And to betray you. And then to feel guilty about it.
Holly BlackOnce, there was a girl who vowed she would save everyone in the world, but forgot herself.
Holly BlackStartled, he loosed his grasp and she pulled free. He clutched her arm, but she spun around and pressed her mouth to his. His lips were rough, chapped. She felt the sting of fangs against her bottom lip. He made a sharp sound in the back of his throat and closed his eyes. Mouth opening under hers. The smell of him- of cold, damp stone- made her head swim. One kiss slid into another and it was perfect, was exactly right, was real.
Holly BlackThis, the language of deception, we both understand. We were born to it, along with the curses.
Holly Black