"And he knew something. I could feel it in my bones, in that way my stomach tightened every time his footsteps echoed down the hall."

"I had spent four years convinced that Elliot had abandoned me out of selfishness. Whim. Whatever."

"There was no surprise in his gaze. Only recognition. And something darker."

"Not because pretending was difficult. It was hard because the audience included the only man who had ever mattered to..."

"She had freckles, curly hair, and eyes that didn’t judge, only observed."