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”Rev doesn’t like having his picture taken?”
“No. If you look in the old yearbooks, you’ll see he doesn’t have a portrait in any of them.”
I blink. “Really?”
“Yeah. Really.”
“Why?”
Declan’s hands go still, but he keeps his eyes on the wheel. “Because his father used to hurt him and then take pictures of it.”

”Better get back on the dance floor, princess.” Declan’s words are full of icy disdain. “Wouldn’t want anyone to catch you slumming with the losers.”

”Why do you always wear a hoodie?” says Rowan.
Rev looks at her, and his expression doesn’t change. I can’t tell if he’s bothered by the question. “They’re comfortable.”
“It’s eighty degrees outside.”

She’s asking me about fate yanking people apart, and I can’t help but wonder if this is fate’s way of doing exactly that.
- Declan

If I can’t blame fate, who else is left?
- Juliet

I’ve read the note at least sixty-seven times, and it still gives me a secret thrill. I glance around the classroom, checking to see if it’s contagious, as if the rest of the class should be able to feel the jolt this one little note gives me.
- Declan

I don’t even know you, but I feel like I understand you.
I feel like you understand me.
And that’s what I like so much about it.