He was like a shooting star you tried to catch with your hands. She would only get burned.
Melissa de la CruzI still love you. I will always love you, and that is all that matters. I will forgive you anything, and I will forgive you this.
Melissa de la CruzShe can't let him go not telling him what she was about to do. Kingsley...I can't do this. I'm coming with you.
Melissa de la CruzNo one was ever good enough for anybody's precious sons. No one ever called daughters precious, and why was that? Things had not changed very much. In the end women like Emily and Ingrid and Freya and Joanna only had one another to lean on. The men were wonderful when they were around, but their fires burned too bright, they lived too close to the sun - look what happened to her boy, and to her man. Gone. Women only had one another in the end.
Melissa de la CruzAlmost halfway down the aisle, she saw someone she wasn't expecting, and she almost stumbled on her satin heels. Kingsley Martin stood at the end of a pew, his arms crossed. He was wearing a tuxedo as well. Just like any other guest. What was he doing here? He was supposed to be in Paris! He was supposed to be gone! He looked directly at Mimi. She heard his voice loud and clear in her head. Leave him. Why should I? What do you promise me? Nothing. And everything. A life of danger and adventure. A chance to be yourself. Leave him. Come with me.
Melissa de la Cruz