And so the lion fell in love with the lamb…" he murmured. I looked away, hiding my eyes as I thrilled to the word. "What a stupid lamb," I sighed. "What a sick, masochistic lion.

Hasn’t anyone ever told you? Life isn’t fair.

I'll always be waiting in the wings Bella

Who are you and what have you done with my brother?

And it was different because I'd already lost her so many times, so many ways, in my head. And different because she was never really mine to lose. And different because this wasn't my fault.

I'm just here to be your friend. Your best friend, one last time.

If he'd done something to harm her, I would annihilate him.