You can think whatever you want, do whatever you want. I'm going to just go on loving you, even if it's hopeless.

Theyʹre shooting at us,ʺ I said incredulously. ʺTheyʹre actually shooting at us!

Love doesn’t stop people from betraying each other

Vladimir did great things—so could she. Besides, they come first, right?" "Not always." I stared. I'd had they come first drilled into me since I was a child. It was what all guardians believed. Only the dhampirs who'd run away from their duty didn't subscribe to that. What he said was almost like treason. "Sometimes, Rose, you have to know when to put yourself first.

Longing surged up within me. I wanted it. Oh God, I wanted it. I didn't want to hear Jerome chastise me for my "all lowlifes, all the time" seduction policy. I wanted to come home and tell someone about my day. I wanted to go out dancing on the weekends. I wanted to take vacations together. I wanted someone to hold me when I was upset, when the ups and downs of the world pushed me too far. I wanted someone to love.

Adrian, you're a genius.

I don't think most people take honest well. They prefer the games. They want to believe the pretty lies.