“Ahmed looked shocked, his hands digging into my arms. 'But you love him,' he said softly. 'You love him, and you should save him. That' what people do with those they love, Amani -- they save them.' No iT wasn't.… — Alwyn Hamilton Copy Share Image
“We were going to get Ahmed back. And Rahim back. And Shazad. And Delila. And all the others who had been captured. And we were going to end this.” — Alwyn Hamilton Copy Share Image
“I hadn’t thought Jin shared anything with this brother, but the aversion to shirts seemed to be a family trait.” — Alwyn Hamilton Copy Share Image
“Ahmed looked shocked, his hands digging into my arms. 'But you love him,' he said softly. 'You love him, and you should save him.… — Alwyn Hamilton Copy Share Image
“He held out a foreign-looking sword to Shazad. "Are you as good as Amani says you are?" "No, I'm even better." Shazad grabbed the… — Alwyn Hamilton Copy Share Image
“Is there a reason you keep coming back injured when I leave you for five seconds, or is it---" His voice carried too loud,… — Alwyn Hamilton Copy Share Image
“I had just interrupted one of the Sultan's councils to decide the outcome of the ceasefire and the fate of our whole country, with… — Alwyn Hamilton Copy Share Image
“We were going to get Ahmed back. And Rahim back. And Shazad. And Delila. And all the others who had been captured. And we… — Alwyn Hamilton Copy Share Image
“I swear to God, if he's hurt you, Amani, I will make him suffer for it." "You don't believe in God." "Then I swear… — Alwyn Hamilton Copy Share Image
“You’re outnumbered.’ That had never mattered much to me before. ‘Drop the gun, Bandit.’ Malik sneered. ‘There’s only one man who gets to call… — Alwyn Hamilton Copy Share Image
“Arms around my waist caught me before I could hit the ground. "I've got you," Jin said in my ear. "Let go; I've got… — Alwyn Hamilton Copy Share Image
“I wasn’t up to no good. Then again, I wasn’t exactly up to no bad neither.” — Alwyn Hamilton Copy Share Image
“They didn't belong in our desert. They didn't belong in my bloodline, either. I was a desert girl. I hated that half of me… — Alwyn Hamilton Copy Share Image
