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1 " We throw away what we could have been and waste our opportunities. We each have a purpose, a destiny, and to realize it, we must reach beyond what we think we are capable of. "
― Colleen Houck , Tiger's Destiny (The Tiger Saga, #4)
2 " How do I get past my fears? Make a life for myself? Risk loving someone? When death is all that waits for you, what's the point in trying to have a life? "
3 " So you do have some claws after all!' (Wyea)'You have no idea,' Ren responded and charged. "
4 " Yours in life, Kishan.""Yours in death, Dhiren "
5 " Reality crashed into my brain: I'd never see my black tiger again. P. 420, Kelsey "
6 " Don't do that again, he growled in my mind.Smiling, I thought. You have to admit it was cool.Cool? You are a devastatingly beautiful angel of death. If death came for me and it looked like you, I'd go willingly. "
7 " You are my home, Kelsey. Wherever you are is where I belong. "
8 " There is still a piece of my heart that belongs to you. I have cherished it all these centuries. "
9 " Well, because you mysteriously came all this way and obviously are not the man I thought you were, why the heck not. So, Phet, if that’s even your real name, tellme, how do I defeat Lokesh?”“It’s simple. Do to him what I did to you.”“What? Talk to him in broken English? "
10 " A happy ending was promised, and a happy ending was delivered. "
11 " Can I kiss you now?" he asked. "I think you'd better, tiger," I replied. "
12 " I promise to remain faithfully beside you. I pledge to conquer faults; perfect my character. I vow to deserve you.I declare you're my dream, my fervent wish fulfilled. I offer my past wealth and future promises. I swear to keep your trust."I commit my soul's fire and my body's force. I profess I am forever bound to your heart. I proclaim I am yours. "
13 " I finally found him sitting on his balcony. He was leaning back against the wall with his eyes closed. Soft music played, and a cool ocean breeze blew back my hair as I stepped on to the balcony and inhaled the scent of the sea."May I join you?" I asked softly.He didn’t bother opening his eyes. "If you like."The moon in the dark sky looked like a giant white plate dipping its edge into the ocean. We sat quietly for a while. I closed my eyes too and listened to him hum along in harmony with the music."You haven’t played your guitar in a long time. I miss it," I said when the song was finished.Ren turned away. "I fear there is no music left in me. "
14 " If I were a Jedi, I had definitely turned to the dark side of the Force. "
15 " Promise you’ll be happy. "
16 " I knew then that my future had always been Ren. "
17 " And Ren cracked open a jewelry box.Two strands of tiny beads wound around each other in gold and blue. Small diamond and sapphire flowers ran down the length of the chain and in the center hung a diamond lotus flower with a ruby center. I pressed trembling fingertips to my lips as I recognized Kishan's ring reworked into a new form.......I turned back to him and as he touched the beads along the edge, he spoke quietly, "Gold and blue tiger's eyes to remember what was found." His finger trailed down to the lotus ruby in the center. "A diamond lotus and red ruby to remember what was lost". He slid two fingers up the length of the chain over the dozens of tiny blue flowers. "And sapphire flowers that symbolize what will be. "
18 " The baby was always mine. You were always meant to be mine. "
19 " A tear dropped from my cheek to his forehead. "Please don't die," I whispered. "
20 " Ren? I begged. Please don't leave me.You are in my heart. Always. His warm voice whispered softly and then faded away. "
