Arelia looked up at Macon. "It's not the house that protects her. It's the boy. I've never seen anything like it. No Caster can come between them.

Ethan: I love you, I whispered in her ear. She held my face in her hands and leaned back so she could look at me. Lena: I don't think I could ever love anything the way I love you.

Nothing was ever how you wanted it to be. Not anymore. Not for me.

There was a choice to be made, and Lena hadn't made it. The songs never lied. At least, they hadn't yet.

So why did I think about her every second? Why was I so much happier the minute I saw her? I felt like maybe I knew the answer, but how could I be sure? I didn't know, and I didn't have any way to find out. Guys don't talk about stuff like that. We just lie under the pile of bricks.

You need help, and that's what books are for.

I wanted to stay this way forever. Which, it turns out, was exactly five more minutes.