June has never looked more beautiful than she does now, unadorned and honest, vulnerable yet invincible.

Fantasy and science fiction are where my brain lives.

Well...can't be any more dangerous than your crazy hospital break-in yeah?"-Tess (pg 59)

Day, the boy from the streets with nothing except the clothes on his back and the earnestness in his eyes, owns my heart. He is beauty, inside and out. He is the silver lining in a world of darkness. He is my light.

Where I come from, we're more about efficiency,' he replies. 'A knife like this'll skewer food, smear butter, and slit throats all at the same time.

You threw everything away."I bring a hand up to touch her face,to wipe the rain from her eyelashes."Your entire life-your beliefs...Why would you do that for me?" June has never looked more beautiful than she does now,unadorned and honest,vulnerable yet invincible.When lightning streaks over the sky,her dark eyes shine like gold."Because you were right,"she whispers."About all of it.

For a small moment, I fix my eyes on his, telling him silently everything that I'll never say to him aloud.