I want to feel love in its every form. I used to be so scared of it, but now I think love is another type of magic. It makes everything brighter, it makes people who have it stronger, it breaks rules that aren’t supposed to exist, it’s infinitely valuable. I can’t imagine my life without it.

But more than those things, she wanted to forever by his side, whether he was with her as she was fighting a nightmare or chasing a dream, or if it was the other way around and she was helping him achieve a new dream. Even if that meant sacrificing one of her dreams.

Voilà pourquoi l’amour était si dangereux — il transformait le monde en jardin fleuri, si séduisant qu’on oubliait trop facilement que les pétales de rose étaient aussi éphémères que les sentiments, finissaient par se flétrir et mourir, sans rien laisser d’autre que des épines. — Tella

He mumbled words against her lips, too low for her to hear, but she imagined she got a strong impression of what he wanted to say, as he coaxed her lips apart, letting Scarlett taste the coolness of his tongue and the tips of his teeth as he grazed her lower lip. Every touch created colours she had never seen. Colours as soft as velvet and as sharp as sparks that turned into stars.

. . . his heart stopped beating long ago. Only one person could make it beat again: his one true love. They said his kiss had been fatal to all but her - his only weakness.

And you’re wrong if you think I don’t want you. I’ve wanted you for so long, and I’ll never stop wanting you.

Legend did not believe in endings. For most of his immortal life, he believed his world would come crashing down if he fell in love and became human. Instead, his world had become more precious, particularly the pieces involving her. He stifled a laugh as he read her letter again. Tella wouldn’t like it if she knew he was laughing, but she was one of the rare things he found funny. It was one of the many reasons he loved her.

Tella claimed she didn’t want love—she liked to say love trapped and controlled and ripped hearts apart. But the truth was she also knew love healed and held people together, and deep down she wanted it more than anything. She enjoyed the kisses, but a part of her always wished that whenever she walked away from a boy he’d run after her, beg her to stay, and then promise he’d never leave.