Forgive me,” he said in a hard voice. “My heart is breaking over here. I’m doing the best I can.

A first edition of Peter Pan appeared gift-wrapped on my bed – Lucy admitted that Asher had drafted her to help deliver that present.

Maybe if we both wish hard enough, I will become invisible, with watery veins and glass bones. My translucent heart will beat on but my father will not notice me. He sees only my mother in the spaces around him.

Gabe’s face flashed into my mind, and I knew that Asher and Gabe had both been right about my feelings. Gabe would do anything to save me, even put his life at risk for mine. He would do all that for a girl who’d never kissed him, or been brave enough to take a chance on him. Suddenly, I regretted that immensely.

The last time I’d felt safe had been with Gabe.

I’m a ho. I’m a ho. The thought popped into my head before I’d even opened my eyes the next morning. It was the same thought I had when I tried to wear red lipstick.

Sometimes a moment defines you, defines how people see you for the rest of your life. You can accept it or fight it. If you’re lucky, you’ll recognize the moment when it happens.

Cehennemi yaşadın ve şimdi istemediğin halde düşmanınla bir bağ kurdun. Benden daha iyi bir erkeği hak ediyorsun.

Şu an ne kadar zayıf olduğunu hissedemediğimi mi sanıyorsun? İstersem özlemini çektiğim şeyi alırım ve beni durduramazsın bile.

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