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Evil was seductive and easy, and virtue was difficult and unappreciated.
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Melissa de la Cruz |
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When were were cast out of Paradise, we lost part of our soul forever. As part of our punishment, we were cursed never to learn to love again. Instead, we were bound to a destiny that was set from the beginning. Azrael and I never chose each other; the choice was made for us. We never knew anything else. The ring you hold is part of my soul that your mother helped me recover. It was she who saved us from the Dark and led us back to the Ligh..
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schuyler-van-alen
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Melissa de la Cruz |
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Maybe she'd been drinking too much of the super-sweet Mexican Coca-Cola they had down here. Or maybe she was just tired, alone, and far from home. Because somewhere in the brittle, concrete center of Azrael's dark heart, something was melting.
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mimi
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Melissa de la Cruz |
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Almost 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? N..
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Melissa de la Cruz |
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HE was standing across the street, staring at her with a look of shock and dismay. One look in Oliver's eyes and she knew he knew. But how? How could he have known? The'd been so careful to keep their love a secret. The grief etched all over his face was too much to bear. Schuyler felt the words catch in her throat as she crossed the stree to stand in front of him. "Ollie...it's not..." Oliver shot her a look of pure hatred, turned on his h..
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Melissa de la Cruz |
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6d3e8e3
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It is good to be busy. Being busy takes our mind off being in love at the wrong time, in the wrong place and with the wrong guy.
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Melissa de la Cruz |
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A bad boy can be very good for a girl.
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Melissa de la Cruz |
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She was a stranger in her own life, a tourist in her own body.
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disconnected
dissociation
the-van-alen-legacy
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Melissa de la Cruz |
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He was like a shooting star you tried to catch with your hands. She would only get burned.
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Melissa de la Cruz |
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They did it for love, and sometimes love makes us do the irrational .. even the inexcusable.
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love
irrational
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Melissa de la Cruz |
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It's said a friend is a person who walks in when everyone else walks out.
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Melissa de la Cruz |
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Schuyler put a gentle hand on Abbadon's feathered extensions, feeling the majestic power underneath their silky weight. She had been frightened once, to see him in this light, but now that she saw his terrifying face, she found it beautiful.
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love
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Melissa de la Cruz |
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5738d8d
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It's always good to be underestimated.
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war
smarts
strentgh-and-weakness
power
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Melissa de la Cruz |
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816cc76
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He wasn't perfect, but he was perfect for her.
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Melissa de la Cruz |
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You are healed." Allegra nodded. "You are no longer a Silver Blood." She paused. "But you are no longer a vampire either." Bliss started. No longer a vampire-but what did that mean? Did it mean she was just human?"
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blue-bloods
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Melissa de la Cruz |
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0877f19
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It was time to say good-bye. Jack sent.
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Melissa de la Cruz |
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When their lips met, and their tongues touched, it was like they were kissing in a hundred different places, and her senses were flooded with new sensations and old memoires. He kissed her, and their souls melted into each other in a melody older than time.
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Melissa de la Cruz |
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You're late," she said, tapping her watch. "No, you're just early."
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Melissa de la Cruz |
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Do not cry for me, Azrael. Do not waste your tears. You made your decision. And this is mine. Sacrifice seems to be my destiny. A funny thing for a selfish man, isn't it? They always called me weak back then...
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sacrifice
love
kingsley
mimi
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Melissa de la Cruz |
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I think kindness, out of all virtues, is the best quality to have.
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Melissa de la Cruz |
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I don't trust an organization that would make policy out of fear.
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Melissa de la Cruz |
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Bonds are made to be broken," he said. "Just like rules."
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Melissa de la Cruz |
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But these aren't just stories," she'd said. "They're whole kingdoms. They're worlds. They're perspectives and opinions you can't offer, from lives you haven't lived. They're more valuable than any gold coin, and more important than any state luncheon. I should hope you, as king, would know that!"
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Melissa de la Cruz |
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Who wanted to make lemonade from lemons, when you could make perfectly good lemon grenades?
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Melissa de la Cruz |
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It was maddening how your best friend could twist the knobs inside of you so much that it hurt.
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pain
interesting
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Melissa de la Cruz |
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You have punished me long enough, you have punished yourself long enough. Return to me. I beg.
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Melissa de la Cruz |
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I know you. I know this isn't you. And even if it is, I still love you. As much as I always have. You will always be mine. I will always love you, I promised you that when you left, and it's true now.
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love
blue-bloods
schuyler
vampire
jack
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I'm proud of you, Bliss," he said. "Michael's sword released the souls that were trapped in your blood. You freed them. You freed me." "But now I'm never going to see you again, am I?" she asked. Dylan smiled. "It's unlikely. But I never say never.' "I wish you wouldn't go. I'll miss you so much," Bliss said. "I'll miss you too." Dylan put his hand up, and so did Bliss. But this time, instead of touching air, she felt his warm hand grasping..
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bliss
dylan
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Melissa de la Cruz |
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It was the truth, and like any truth, it was powerful.
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truth
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Melissa de la Cruz |
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memories were tricky things...they weren't stable. they changed with perception over time. ...they shifted, and [she] understood how the passage of time affected them. the hard working striver might recall his childhood as one filled with misery and hardship marred by the cat calls and mae calling of playground bullies, but later, have a much more forgiving understanding of past injustices. the handmade clothes he had been forced to wear, b..
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Melissa de la Cruz |
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Death was just the beginning of a journey that everyone took at some point.
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melissa-de-la-cruz
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Melissa de la Cruz |
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She could not trust herself to hope--but without hope, she realized, she had no reason to go on.
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Melissa de la Cruz |
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I meant does it hurt when you hide every last shred of your individuality and self worth behind acres of silk and cups of powder and smiles that never, no matter how hard you try, reach your eyes?
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conformity
fakeness
burn
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Melissa de la Cruz |
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Trust me to return to you." "I will wait forever. however long it takes."
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lost-in-time
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Melissa de la Cruz |
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I don't want to make the same mistakes I've made before. I want to be free. I want to be with you. We will be together. I believe I will have less to live for, if I am not with you.
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Melissa de la Cruz |
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If you think we'll get in, we'll get in. It's all about confidence, trust me.
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Melissa de la Cruz |
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Love. It's so close to hate, it's almost indistinguishable.
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Melissa de la Cruz |
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One minute you could be getting a smoke in the alley on the Lower East Side with your friends, having drinks and dancing on tables in a popular nightclub. And the next minute, you could be dead.
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Melissa de la Cruz |
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8350691
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Goodness works in mysterious ways. Even in the deepest dark, you'll find a light to shine your way through.
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light
goodness
shine-your-light
evil
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Melissa de la Cruz |
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It didn't help that she was painfully shy and kept to herself, because then they just thought she was stuck-up, which she wasn't. She was just quiet.
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Melissa de la Cruz |
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Was he hungry? He'd had an enormous breakfast, but the transition from the glimpse had taken a lot out of him. Did they serve lunch in Hell? Should he have packed a snack? Why was he suddenly thinking about food?
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oliver
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Melissa de la Cruz |
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You made a sacrifice. And heaven rewarded you.
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Melissa de la Cruz |
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Looking for Narnia? You're in the wrong universe
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Melissa de la Cruz |
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Instead of fearing the future, I should live and enjoy the present, she told herself.
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Melissa de la Cruz |