Melissa de la Cruz
He wasn't perfect, but he was perfect for her.Collection: Perfect
A picture is worth a thousand texts.Collection: Thousand
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.Collection: Love You
You made a sacrifice. And heaven rewarded you.Collection: Sacrifice
It was maddening how your best friend could twist the knobs inside of you so much that it hurt.Collection: Hurt
Kingsley, ever the joker, had his Venator mark tattooed near his unmentionablesCollection: Tattooed
Trust me to return to you." "I will wait forever. however long it takes.Collection: Long
Love. It's so close to hate, it's almost indistinguishable.Collection: Hate
Kingsley smiled his Cheshire smile. And without a word, he called up the white darkness - the subvertio - a spell that unlocked what could not be unlocked, that destroyed what could not be destroyed. There was a rumbling, a shaking, like the strongest earthquake, and the iron gate crumbled, and the path began to melt. the demon shrieked, but Kingsley just looked at Mimi the entire time. "Azrael...Collection: Earthquakes
Jack leaped over the gate, his sword aflame. To vanquish his foe and rescue his love.Collection: His Love
When she reached the shallow end, Kingsley held out his hand and pulled her up, but she lost her step and fell into his arms, her body crushing momentarily against his.Collection: Crush
Kingsley did the same, except he also removed his T-shirt, showing off his broad chest, tan and smooth. When had Kingsley had time to work on his tan? Mimi wondered.Collection: Mimi
She could not trust herself to hope—but without hope, she realized, she had no reason to go on.Collection: Goes On
Instead of fearing the future, I should live and enjoy the present, she told herself.Collection: Should
This is college?' Schyler asked. 'or Downton Abbey?Collection: College
I lived for those moments when we were together, those few times in my life that I actually felt alive.Collection: Together
The rose fell into his lap, and he looked up, startled. Mimi grinned. "Hey handsom" Mimi sent. "What's up?" Jack replied, without speaking. "Just thinking of you." Jack's smile deepened, and he threw the rose back at her so that it landed in her lap. Mimi tucked it behind her ear and fluttered her eyelashes appreciatively.Collection: Thinking Of You
Bonds are like rules, they're meant to be broken.Collection: Broken
Maybe weakness is a strength of a kind.Collection: Weakness
Memories were moving pictures in which meaning was constantly in flux. They were stories people told themselves.Collection: Memories
The more things change, the more they stay different.Collection: Change
It's said a friend is a person who walks in when everyone else walks out.Collection: Said
A bad boy can be very good for a girl.Collection: Girl
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.Collection: Being In Love
Not that they were there to have fun—although with Kingsley Martin around, fun was never far from the agenda.Collection: Fun
If she loved him the way she said she did, she wanted him whole. Maybe this was what love meant after all: sacrifice and selflessness. It did not mean hearts and flowers and a happy ending, but the knowledge that another's well-being is more important than one's own.Collection: Flower
Now that she decided she knew exactly what she wanted –him- she couldn’t wait to break the news. And if he didn’t want her, she could live with that – what she wouldn’t be able to live with was if she never told him.Collection: Love
She nodded... and was about to turn away. Then, as if she thought better of it, she reached out and grabbed his arm. "Jack." "Yes?" "I. . ." she faltered. She knew what she wanted to tell him, but she couldn't bring herself to say the words. It turned out she didn't have to. Jack put a hand to his heart and nodded. "I feel the same way about you.Collection: Heart
Jack Force was more than she had ever dared wish for, and he was better than a dream or a fantasy because he was real. He was far from perfect, moody and distant at times, and burdened with sharp temper and an impulsiveness that was part of his dark nature. But she felt more love for him than she thought possible. He wasn't perfect, but he was perfect for her. (Schuyler Van Alen)Collection: Dream
But there's always a first time for everythingCollection: Firsts
The Code of the Vampires decreed that anyone who violated the Sacred Law was condemned to death, the blood burning. Charles had refused to subject Allegra to the sentence. But Mimi was a different matter. Mimi walked out of the church, knowing that if she ever saw Jack again, she would have to kill him.Collection: Blood
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.Collection: Sweet
A brain with no heart and no reasoning ... well, nothing is more meaningless.Collection: Heart
I don't need anything to get high. I'm high on life.Collection: Needs
Death was just the beginning of a journey that everyone took at some point.Collection: Journey
If someone says " I love you " it would be foolish to say " I love you too " So you say " I knoe " tht is trulie wht love is. <3Collection: Love You
you're the liar" - Mimi ForceCollection: Liars
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 heel and began to run away. "OLIVER, please,let me explain.Collection: Running
You've got to stop thinking everyone's problems can be solved by falling in love.Collection: Falling In Love
Thank you for loving me enough to let me go.Collection: Enough
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.Collection: Beautiful
Stop your doubting, my love. I knew you would find me. ~JackCollection: Doubt
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.Collection: Dancing
I don't trust an organization that would make policy out of fear.Collection: Organization
Popularity was fickle and elusive, like trying to catch fireflies in a jar. You were either born with it or relegated to wallflower status according to your mysterious and unknowable workings of the universe.Collection: Firefly
You're late," she said, tapping her watch. "No, you're just early.Collection: Watches
Bonds are made to be broken," he said. "Just like rules.Collection: Broken
School was more than academics; an education prepared you for the humdrum of real life: working with others, tempering one's personality to assimilate with the group but without losing your individual identity, understading the factors of logic, reasoning, and debate. For a person - vampire or human - to succeed in the world, unlocking the mysteries of the universe was insufficient. One would also need to grasp the mysteries of human nature.Collection: Real
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? Nothing. And everything. A life of danger and adventure. A chance to be yourself. Leave him. Come with me.Collection: Being Yourself