Melanie Cusick-Jones Quotes

Cassie: What would it cost me if I kissed him? What would it cost me if I didn't?

It was days like this when I felt it more than ever: I wasn't a real human.

I realized then, that Cassie was going to kiss me. As my eyes found hers, something opened up between us. It was as if I was seeing something deeper inside her, then I ever had before. Without any words, I saw then, that Cassie loved me.

And so back to Cassie: who was she? Part of the deception; just a friend or something else ... perhaps it was time to find out.

Feeble human body, hey?
Mikael said it in the way that he had, that made everything sound slightly naughty and sexual. I aimed three quick jabs at his head, which wiped the innuendo off his face.

Mad – empty – crazy – lost – dying... I was all of these things and nothing as well, because even though I breathed and moved, I was not alive.

I will not let anything hurt you," Balik promised.
"I will not let anything come between us," I replied with my own whispered
oath.
"You and me," Balik smiled a little.
"Always," I agreed as I reached up to draw his face to mine and pressed my lips
onto his.

I hoped I might still get to spend the afternoon with her, despite my surprise declaration of love and insulting her father. When I looked at it like that, it had not been the best five minutes of our friendship.

All of the casual conversation openings I'd been practicing in my head, as I trudged through the basic tasks in the lab, were instantly forgotten when I saw Cassie. She looked beautiful and for some reason, today of all days, after I'd been so careful, I let myself be honest.
"Beautiful," I murmured, not quietly enough that she wouldn't hear me now that I was so close.

Ambushed by my emotions, I now found myself caught up in an unexpected whirlwind of confusion, embarrassment, hope, and excitement ... Was this love? Is this how it felt when you loved someone? A thousand thoughts and impressions a second, with no time or ability to focus on a single one, because the only thing I could see was her.
Cassie.
Whatever else I knew or wanted, would now
and always
be overshadowed by her. In my head, this sounded extreme, but at the same time, I knew it was true. The center of my world had shifted in what felt like a single second and I realized it was too late for me. There was no way back from here.

Alexander turned slowly to appraise Maya. It had to be uncomfortable getting that treatment up close, but she didn't seem to care. Maybe wolves were tougher than vampires – or at least more ballsy, you know, for a girl who only had metaphorical balls.

You and me," he echoed, tilting my face up to his.
I stared back into his eyes. They were clear of sleep and nightmares now.
"Always." I told him, my lips curving into a smile. That had been his line once, now it was mine.
"Always," Balik murmured against my jawbone the words grazing my skin as I arched my neck backwards. "You and me, always." His whisper mingled with the kisses he brushed along my throat. I closed my eyes and drifted away with him.