Stepsister

by Jennifer Donnelly

find them again.” Fate’s smile turned brittle. “As usual, you are meddling where you should not. Let the girl enjoy what little time she has left. You will break her heart by encouraging her to want things she has no business wanting. Girls die of broken hearts.” Chance snorted. “Here are the things girls die of: hunger, disease, accidents, childbirth, and violence. It takes more than heartache to kill a girl. Girls are tough as rocks.”

Girls are as rocks