“Take care of yourself, okay?” Sophie whispered. Her sister nodded. “And you keep . . . saving the world.” — Shannon Messenger Copy Share Image
“I know this isn’t going to make any of it better,” Sophie said, holding her sister tighter. “But I’ve done this before.… — Shannon Messenger Copy Share Image
“Three hands. No fourth for her. It was how it should be. How it would have to be. And Sophie could live… — Shannon Messenger Copy Share Image
“She’d spent forever trying to find him something personal, settling on a miniature Albertosaurus covered in deep violet feathers. She knew it… — Shannon Messenger Copy Share Image
“But before he leaped away he asked, “Still best friends, right?” A soft smile curled her lips, and her heart pulled back… — Shannon Messenger Copy Share Image
“We wanted her to see that the shadows that scared her could be beautiful and powerful when we learn how to take… — Shannon Messenger Copy Share Image
“He was quiet for a few seconds, and Sophie thought he was going to ignore her. But then he leaned closer-close enough… — Shannon Messenger Copy Share Image
“And it all started with a field trip, a giant dinosaur model, and an especially noticeable pair of teal eyes.” — Shannon Messenger Copy Share Image
“Sophie smiled. “Yeah, I think you whined the entire way.” “We all have our gifts. And speaking of whining—” “No whining in… — Shannon Messenger Copy Share Image
“She’d been kidnapped right after—and then her abilities had broken, and Alden’s sanity collapsed, and Silveny was attacked, and Kenric was murdered,… — Shannon Messenger Copy Share Image
“They weren't friends. And they weren't actually sisters. They were just two different girls from two different worlds.” — Shannon Messenger Copy Share Image
“Any idea what the pattern is?” Dex asked “I’m not sure.” Something felt familiar, a shadow of an idea, not formed enough… — Shannon Messenger Copy Share Image
“She wasn’t the Black Swan’s puppet anymore. She was broken. All she had left was trust.” — Shannon Messenger Copy Share Image
“She was amazed Silveny had even let them get close enough to attach the reins. Clearly she needed to teach the glittering… — Shannon Messenger Copy Share Image
“I guess that makes sense. And by the way—your friends?” Amy glanced over her shoulder to take another peek at them. “Are… — Shannon Messenger Copy Share Image
“Sophie smiled. “We all have our things.” “Well, yours is weird,” Amy told her.” — Shannon Messenger Copy Share Image
“I'm simply waiting for him to realize he's pushing the wrong parent away." "And I'm waiting for him to realize that neither… — Shannon Messenger Copy Share Image
“I would rather be punished for making the right decision than live with the guilt of making the wrong one for the… — Shannon Messenger Copy Share Image
“He turned away and his hands grabbed something. A tiny purple Albertosaurus, and the note she’d given him with it. If she… — Shannon Messenger Copy Share Image
“All he said was, “I believe in you, Sophie Foster,” as he raised his pathfinder up to the silvery glow of the… — Shannon Messenger Copy Share Image
