I want to be brave, and selfless, and smart, and kind, and honest.

You think giving you a hug would give away too much?" he says. "You know," I say. "I really don't care." I stand on my tiptoes and press my lips to his. It is the best moment of my life.

Fighting for survival in a shattered world... the truth is her only hope.

In our factions, we find meaning, we find purpose, we find life.

That our world is so massive that it is completely out of our control, that we cannot possibly be as large as we feel.

I came here so that no one else would die. I came here to protect as many people as I could. And I care more about Tobias's safety than anyone else's. So why am I here, if he's here? What's the point?

I need the protection of seeming weak.