All I knew was, even if she wasn't mine, I wanted to leave her with a smile.

I was afraid I was wrong, that you would change your mind any second. I’ve been looking for a suitable alternative, but the truth is …”—Maxon looked me in the eyes again, unwavering—“there’s only you. Maybe I’m not really looking, maybe they aren’t right for me. It doesn’t matter. I just know I want you. And that terrifies me. I’ve been waiting for you to take back the words, to beg to leave.

I thought about the cameras following me in the terminal and pictured my family watching my entrance on TV. I hoped they’d be proud.

Break my heart for what breaks yours. Everything I am for you kingdom's cause, as I walk from nothing to eternity.

I wanted to be his dear, his darling.

All I knew was, even if she wasn't mine, I wanted to leave her with a smile.

Sometimes I feel like we're a knot, too tangled to be taken apart.