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Forever?"Sam's lips smiled, but above his grin, his yellow eyes turned sad, as if he knew it was a lie."Longer.

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I still watch her now, like I always did, and she watches me, her brown eyes looking out from a wolf's face. This is the story of a boy who used to be...more

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Long after the other voices had dropped away, Sam kept howling, very soft and slow.When he finally fell silent, the night felt dead. Sitting was intol...more

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Scent is the strongest tie to memory.

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If I only have ten minutes, Sam, this is what I want to say. You're not the best of us. You're more than that. You're better than all of us. If I only...more

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Because you have only known me for like fourteen seconds and seven of those were us making out and you still know more about me than all of my friends...more

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Cole," I said, "Don't lose this number.

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Cole,” I said, “do you think I’m lovable?”“As in ‘cuddly and’?”“As in ‘able to be loved,’” I said.Cole’s gaze was unwavering. Just for a moment, I had...more

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It was possible that I'd thrown one too many Molotov cocktails over God's fence.

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He was every angel and every devil.

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Cole sat back up, slowly, and I opened my eyes. His expression, as ever, was blank, the face he wore when something mattered. He said, "That's how I w...more

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Food," I suggested. "Sleep. That's what I need. To get the hell away from here."Cole frowned at me, as if I'd suggested "ducks" and "yoga".

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We were miles away from our real lives.

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You're not going to die," I told her, lifting my head to look at her. "I'm not done writing songs about you yet.

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So it comes to this: I would have lost her either way. If Cole hadn't reinfected her, I would have lost her in the hospital bed. And now Cole's wolf t...more