Please don't worry. I will always come for you. I won't let you go until you understand that." "Then I refuse to understand," she said.

Luce: You could have kept your promises. Daniel: I promised I'd stay.

In the rolling sea of new state, new school, new dangers everywere, Daniel was the only rock she had to hold on to.And he was adout to leave her?

I do all of these things," Daniel said, leaning into her so that their foreheads touched, "because you're my love, Lucinda. For me, you're all there is.

I hope that I live for a thousand years, and have a thousand daughters so that there will always be a woman who can curse your name.

What does my soul look like to you?' 'I couldn't reduce it to words if I tried, but its beauty is unsurpassed.

Jealous?' Luce asked. They were alone now. She threw her arms around his broad shoulders and looked deep into his violet eyes. 'Why would you be jealous?' 'Because,' he said, rubbing his hands across her back. 'Your dance card is full. For all eternity.