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• The fire in the hearth died out, leaving us in the dark.
• The money wasn’t in the bag like he promised.
• I was twenty-two when I realized how isolated we were from the rest of the world.
• My family hated me for calling off the ceremony, but after everything, I just couldn’t go through with it.
• I was the worst thing I could possibly be while in a dark forest with no flashlight, cell signal, map, or compass— lost.
• The flashes started in the middle of the night.
• One summer night, the world ended.
• “Be more careful while cradling him,” I scold the new nurse in my ward, making sharp eye contact in an attempt to get the seriousness of my words across, “If even a single hair on his head is harmed, we will be sent to be judged in front of the council.”
• My wrist, which had been aching for weeks, was now emblazoned with an inky dark tattoo of a symbol I didn’t recognize.
• I couldn’t stand the silence of the early mornings in The Glade.
• Patrick always handled delicate situations with the tact of a cymbal crash.
• Deerville was the kind of place where things never changed– until today.
• With the last dot of my signature, I had officially signed my life away.
• I watched the thief flee the scene wearing the red robes of a monk.
• Auria pressed her fingers to her lips, remembering the gentle pressure of the last time her beloved kissed her.
• New Montreal was always crowded this time of year when all of the pilgrims arrived.
• Detective Yeoh picked up the small, pink matchbox on the dresser and read the label: The Guesthouse
• The wind carried the sweet scent of the festival all the way from town to Jada’s doorstep.
• Traveling to this city had been Rajesh’s grandfather’s lifelong dream.
• I looked up at the screen that covered where the night sky should have been.