Trust had become a commodity that few could afford.

I was wrong. I should have never doubted you. I do trust you. I love you, and I can’t do this anymore. I don’t want to be…” He struggled to find the right words. “…without...

Now it was just the two of us, Max and me. And about a thousand other people around us.

He loved her.Jay Heaton, her best friend since childhood was in love with her. He didn’t say it but she knew that it was true.And the part that really freaked her out, the part that...

She once again thought about how badly she wanted to crawl back beneath the mound of already cooling blankets that covered her bed like an inviting nest.

I knew we were going to be together; it was just a matter of time. I kept hoping that you would figure it out. But for a smart girl, you’re a little dense, Vi. I...

sees something shiny and we lose her again.

come over and try these on.

I miss the smell of him. I miss his lips and his strong arms. I miss him.

The sounds she heard bouncing off the walls around her were those of defeat.

I was rolling the dead warrior over to steal his cloak, too, knowing it would be far too large on me, when I noticed the blade stashed in the back of his belt. It was...

The citizens of Ludania would finally be free, no longer forced into a class system that determined what language they could speak, what jobs they could do, or who they could be

He stood straight then, moving to stand directly in front of me as he dropped low and bowed dramatically. “Your Majesty.

In the privacy of my dreams, I’m a warrior.

I pledge to keep you safe.

But I knew something that Elena hadn’t. That the measure of a true queen didn’t lie in her magic. It had more to do with who she was, and what she was willing to give...

Eden will stay with you.” I glanced up at the blue-haired woman who watched us. “She promises to take good care of you. Right, Eden?”Eden nodded, curt and no-nonsense, a soldier to the bones.I glanced...