Daniel's face-- the way it had been bathed in violet light when he'd carried her home this morning-- appeared before her eyes. His gleaming golden hair. His tender, knowing eyes. The way one touch of his lips transported her far away from any darkness. For him, she'd suffer all of this, and more.

You don't really know either of us," Cam said, standing and stepping away, "but you're prepared to choose right now, huh?

Lys," he whispered. "Do you know what's coming?" "Yes," she whispered. "And you know that I'll be with you until the end?

I cannot love a soul so dark it eats up others' light

Sometimes love needed a lift from its guardian angels, to get its feet off the ground. But once it made its first early beats toward flight, it had to be trusted to take wing on its own and soar past the highest conceivable heights, into the heavens-and beyond.

Just getting to first base seems to be a problem for you two," Cam couldn't resist saying.

Trial by fire.' Roland whistled, patting Luce on the back. 'Show no fear.