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"There was something unnervingly direct about the way he looked at her, as though he could see straight through her and every connecting nerve inside her body was something visible to him for study."

from In This Darkness, Chapter 25: False Pretenses

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"He paused abruptly. He’d been about to say he didn’t think any of those things about Lily—that she wasn’t beautiful or kind or brilliant—but even the thought felt sacrilegious, like denying something sacred."

from In This Darkness, Chapter 24: Truth Be Told

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"Then, inevitably, his voice returned, quiet and steady, curling into the space behind her ear."

from In This Darkness, Chapter 23: Residual Effects

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"Whispers curled in the corners of her mind—a shadow of a memory. Dark hair. Solemn blue eyes. A thumb pressing against her palm."

from In This Darkness, Chapter 22: Rude Awakenings

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"He didn’t care who stood in his way—He just needed to reach her. To do something. To stop this, whatever this was."

from In This Darkness, Chapter 21: Of Raging Storms

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"Lily tried not to care. About how close they were sitting. About how he and Katherine had arrived late to class Monday morning, rumpled, poorly rested, and very much together. About how it was always this girl or that girl. And then, more desperately, she tried not to care about how much she really did care."

from In This Darkness: Chapter 20, ...This Way Comes

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"The fire in his eyes faded, and for a moment, she thought he might break. That he might give in, that he might agree to help. But then, instead, he turned and walked away, a hand running through the back of his hair."

And this time, Lily just watched him go."

from In This Darkness, Chapter 18: A Simple Favor

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“I’ve always been curious—how do two cold-blooded reptiles muster enough heat to properly mate?”

from In This Darkness, Chapter 17: Undercurrent Shifts