The Black Key

The people you love make you strong, Violet. They make you brave and fearless. I wish there were some way I could make you see that.

These people are the air I breathe and the blood I bleed. They are my courage. I will not let them down. I

I want to feel as though I am loved, no matter what decisions or mistakes I've made. Because I love him for all of his.

Haven't we all been wrong about this at some point? I mean, isn't that how we learn to be right?

I did not write you out of my life, but I would never want to assume my plans would line up with yours. You have the right to choose what you want for yourself.

I do wish there were an easier way," Indi says wistfully. "One that didn't involve violence." "You want us to fight them with hugs?" Sienna asks. "Love is stronger than hate," Indi says.

It appears that acting without caution runs in your family.

Don’t you give up, honey, Lucien’s voice whispers in the back of my mind, as crystal clear as if he were standing right next to me. I know you can do this. I knew from the day I met you. I think . . . I think I love you. Ash’s words ring out alongside Lucien’s. You found me, Raven murmurs, the salty tang of the ocean filling my nose. Let’s hope she’s everything you think she is, Sil growls, or we’ll be living like cockroaches under a rock for the rest of our damned lives. My heart begins to beat faster, swelling with each new voice I hear. These people are the air I breathe and the blood I bleed. They are my courage. I will not let them down. I know you can do this.

You want us to fight them with hugs?