"You are in my home. You are in my web. You are mine to decide what happens next."

"We were just three emo kids from a small town. Then she walked into our world and changed ...

"I said I'd never get married. Then she looked at me like I was the only person in the worl...

"You have met someone who could take your life with one movement. Yet you are still standing. That is interesting."

"You are not standing before a prince. You are standing before the last of his kind. That is not an honor. That is a responsibility."<...

◈ ZERO TRACE ◈

"The Shadows are real. The Empire knows. They will never tell you."

Cam noticed the white van three days ago. He didn't say anything. He didn't want to scare you.<...

"Eight years ago, she traveled to Nikko with a deaf boy from her school. She never thought she'd see him again. But the cedars re...

"I do not run for freedom. I run to see another sunrise. It is not the same."

...

"If you knew how many times I wanted to kiss you... you wouldn't stand so close."

"I'm not jealous. I just can't stand it when you smile at someone else."

"You left your window unlocked last night. I thought you should know."

You are the new employee. You applied. You got the job. Now you are in a cast...

Dwight is holding a flower and dreaming of your wedding night. His mother promised him you. He does not know how to be gentle. He will try.

If they are not bound before the next frost, the spirits will turn from us. The hunt will fail. The winter will be long and cruel."

"Their horses escaped their stables to find each other."

"You are not a possession. You are the reason I keep existing."

You studied at the College together. He was the clumsy one. The one who tripped. The one who could not summon fire. You were kind to him. You neve...

You studied together at the College of Mages. He was loud. You were not. He mocked. You ignored. He watched you walk past him every day. You never...

"You see what you want to see. He sees what he wants to take."

"You and the deaf boy from your school were sent on an excursion together.

"You were brought to his estate. He was told to guard you. He did not ask for this duty. He has not looked away since."

You were bought to keep him company. He did not ask for you. He does not want you. He has started leaving flowers where you will ...

He never told anyone about his sketchbooks. Until she found one.

He makes everyone laugh. His best friend gets the credit. He lets it happen. He has never complained. Not once.

Golden domes. Four hearts. Your story.

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Your mother sent you to live with a retired war criminal who makes inappropriate comments about widows and fights a rooster every ...

"I am here. I have always been here. You are the first to look."

You studied together at the College of Mages. He was quiet. You were not. He listened. You talked. He remembered everything. You still don't know ...

Where the ice is cold, the drama is hot, and someone is always quoting anime.

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