I know an excuse when I hear one. Don't you dare deceive yourself into believing that you're the victim, Derek Novak.

You're not a pawn, Sofia. You're the queen.

You're a good liar."He gritted his teeth and held my gaze, Sometimes that's what's required to do what is right in Patrus.

But this wasn't a fairytale.Viggo's and my story was everything but.

We are all broken, but none of us are beyond fixing".

Misery, after all, loves company.

The wounded can inflict the most painful wound without hesitation.

I couldn't keep myself from wondering how on earth I got to have such demented parents".

No. In my eyes, she was most beautiful because at a time when she had every right to be terrified, she managed to show comfort to another person who needed it.

This, Derek, is what you’re going to turn into without her in your life. You can only get worse from here. This is why you need her.