Since...since when?" I finally managed to ask. "Since...forever." His tone implied the answer was obvious.

A strange, warm feeling swirled in my chest, and for a brief moment, when I looked at him, I saw...safety

You know, Aunt Tasha makes jokes about how youʹd actually be a better queen than the others, except sometimes . . . I donʹt think sheʹs joking.

I nodded. "Yup. What I did was tantamount to treason in their eyes." "I don't know what 'tantamount' means, but it sounds pretty serious.

I look him in the eye. "I will always love you.

For a moment, I was captivated as I studied them side by side. My mother: the perfect picture of guardian excellence and decorum. My father: always capable of achieving his goals, no matter how twisted the means. Uneasily, I began to understand how I’d inherited my bizarre personality.

Rose, nothing in this world could make me hate you." "Not even trying to bring my ex-boyfriend back from the dead?