Branded

You can overcome anything...short of death.

I love you... I don't want you to ever question it. I'd give up my life for yours. That's how much I love you. Don't you dare ever doubt that.

I never planned on falling for you. You were just an assignment. But it just sort of happened and now... There's not a single thing I would change about you. When you smile, my entire world stops. All I see is you. I need you.

Shhh..." He grips me closer to his body and then softly whispers in my ear, "I'm about to kiss you, and once I start I won't be able to stop. Just thought I should warn you.

I wasn’t actually sleeping, more like daydreaming with my eyes closed.

He takes my face into his hand, and reassures me. "So outside of these walls, we can't stand each other.

The last thing I want is for you to be afraid of me. But I want you to trust me. I need you to trust me." He sighs and I hear the pain and confusion in his voice. "Why?" "I don't know why and it scares the hell out of me." He swallows hard... Part of me screams for him to run for his own safety, but I don't want him to move. My heart begs... Please stay with me. Forever.

I don't want to die, but at the same time, I wish I were dead.

Treat everyone equal. We are all born the same and die the same.

Just leave me," I whisper in his ear. "Never.

All I want is to help you heal. To hold you when you cry. To glue you back together when you break apart. I want to reach out my hand and help you back up.

You’re amazing just the way you are. There’s not a single thing I would change about you. When you smile… my entire world stops. And all I see is you. I need you, Lexi.

what point do they believe what’s been branded on their skin instead of just knowing who they are inside?

Most of all, I wish for peace. If I survive this, all I want is to live with Cole and to live in peace for the rest of my life, knowing I made the right choice.

It doesn't matter now. What's done is done. It's in the past, so let's leave it there. Plus, if we could rewind time and fix our mistakes, we'd never learn from them. Right?

No matter how this world changes, you can survive.

To the outside, I'm filth now. I'll never be allowed to return to the life I knew. No one ever does.

Why the hell are you wearing it on your left hand? I swear to God, if you're married I'm going to kick your ass. I'm not joking.

You’re all I think about. My mind is constantly consumed by you, and it scares the hell out of me.

So we’ll take one day at a time, because each day is one day we didn’t have before.

You can overcome anything short of death

At times, I want to explode like a bomb or give in to my animalistic instincts like the others. But my father raised me better. He’d