“I became lost in a world darkened beyond any known shade of black, and the only light that I have seen since...is you.”

“When I lost you...my world darkened beyond any known shade of black, and the only light that I have seen since is you...”

“Every unknown is a beginning'.”

“Her hands reach out for intangible dreams as dust motes dance in the spectrum of light across one corner of the room.”

“Take me on a journey to the place of souls,” she whispered as he moved closer. “I want to close my eyes and feel a little piece of heaven…with you.”

“The return journey was nothing like the arrival. Bea couldn’t wait to get out of the car. She remembered feeling like this before, with Brandon, on several occasions. It was an excruciating need to escape the confinement of being in too close a proximity to passive-aggressive behaviour. She hated conflict, after a row, it would take her hours, perhaps days to become fully relaxed and herself again. She became anxious, not entirely brought on by his coldness, but by old memories, and the way her body would instinctively react to them. It wasn’t a feeling that she wanted to experience with someone new, of whom she’d told his sister only a short time ago that she was falling in love with.”

“He threw the knife at Karian’s face, deliberately catching his temple. “Sons of Kings shouldn’t play with sharp toys.”

“I became lost in a world darkened beyond any known shade of black, and the only light that I have seen since...is you.”