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The Strength of the Few (Hierarchy, #2)

by James Islington (Goodreads Author)

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One Dark Window (The Shepherd King, #1) by Rachel Gillig

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Eleven years, we’ve been together. Eleven years, and I’ve never told a soul.

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Melissa’s Quotes

“We are two people who are madly in love with our old selves. And that is not the same as being in love.”
― Taylor Jenkins Reid, One True Loves

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“If you want to know what a man's like, take a good look at how he treats his inferiors, not his equals.”
― J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

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“I have changed over time. That’s what people do.

People aren’t stagnant. We evolve in reaction to our pleasures and our pains.”
― Taylor Jenkins Reid, One True Loves

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“Just because something isn’t meant to last a lifetime doesn’t mean it wasn’t meant to be.”
― Taylor Jenkins Reid, One True Loves

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“A shared history does not entitle you to a future, my friend.”
― Renee Ahdieh, The Wrath and the Dawn

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