The Retribution of Mara Dyer

"The circus would never have you. You're not flexible enough. We're going to have to work on that."

I love you. Today. Tonight. Tomorrow. Forever. If I were to live a thousand years, I would belong to you for all of them. If I were to live a thousand lives, I would want to make you mine in each one.

Mara is the one I never knew I was waiting for, and as long as she'll have me, I will never let her go.

“Do you love me?”

“Madly.”

“You own him. You should've seen the way he was looking at you while you were out."

I smiled a little. "How?"

"Like you're the ocean and he's desperate to drown."

The pain of losing her is physical. Every breath of oxygen tastes like poison. Every beat of my heart feels like a hammer to my chest. How could she possibly have expected me to bear this?

“All it will cost you is one life."

Mara's life. The price is too high.

I would go anywhere, with anyone, to see the girl I loved again. Obviously.

Her expression softened. "Try to rest, if you can?"

I couldn't. "Im scared," I said, though I didn't mean to say it out loud.

“I know," Stella said.

I planted a kamikaze kiss on Jamie's cheek.

“FUCK," he shouted, wiping it off. "What if you killed me!” He threw a Skittle at my face. It hit my forehead.

"Ow!"

"Taste the rainbow, bitch."

"Don't be a baby."

"Really?" I felt a nervous thrill in my stomach. "What was it?”

Jamie hesitated before he spoke. Then he said, "Marashaw."