These are some of the poems and lines used throughout the whole book. I, in no way, claim to take credits for these. I searched for them on Pinterest and Google. They can be a bit modified from the original and the meanings are changed too to suit my story and the narrative.

Chapter 13 – Half Truth

Poem by Walter to Rufus

"It was you,
it was me,
and it was the silence underneath the stars that understood
my heartbeat
and it's racing.
You told me nothing.
I believed everything.
In that moment, I found life.
In that moment
I found you."

Chapter 17 – The Whole Truth 2

Cryptic poem 1.

I regret every ship that he never sailed,
And listening to the fallen angel on her honor's shoulder,
I regret not exorcising that demon who possessed that already wretched soul,
and every two-lane word he swore."

Forbidden Love Poem

No, not a love like this.
Such love must stay hidden
inside dark corridors
beneath my ribs.

You mustn't look at me tender
you mustn't talk to me sweet;
you mustn't give this wild bird
its desired pair of wings.

If the shining lights of
his love would turn on
Darkness would come....
and he would be gone too.
Silently master loves so acceptance
would come along
For loving in secret
is only for the strong.

To keep apart,
two lovers' hearts
This might be true
Till the end of times."

Chapter 19 – Suspicions

Betrayal Poem (Prince Percy)

"Oh sweet manipulative honey
drown him in your illusions
one million locks
you master of deception.
Your lies wash over us
like a warm ocean tides
comforting and homely
oh sweet love!
Feed us false truths
like poisonous grapes on a vine
I still crave your deceitful bones
encompass my naïve skin
Transports me to your ecstasy of distortions."

Chapter 21 – King Benjamin : Part II

King Benjamin's Poem

"Walls have ears.
Doors have eyes.
Trees have voices.
Beast tells lies.
Beware the rain.
Beware the snow.
Beware the man
You think you know."

Chapter 29 – Starlight Tears

Dylan and Noah's mother.

"I promise I will save you, when you cannot stay afloat.
And if your tears can fill an ocean, then for you I'll be a boat."

Dylan and Noah's Dad

"Some days we laugh until we cried, other days we cried until we laughed. Either way, every day was perfect."

Chapter 33 – The Missing Pages

Benjamin's diary (for Leila)

Neither of us is happy
but neither of us wants to leave
so we keep breaking one another
and calling it love."

Hate poem (for Leila)

You convince yourself that this was necessary, this darkness.
that it was the only way to survive.
to grow stronger than those who hurt you.
It consumed your mind, your heart, your soul.

You let that power in,
let it run in your every vein,
let it make your eyes black as the night.

But, my darling, don't lie to me.
don't tell me you didn't enjoy the fear in their eyes,
the screams of the crowd.

When you welcomed the dark,
don't tell me that it didn't feel unbelievably right.

When the crown was placed in your hands
you are a liar if you claim that it was necessary.

No.
this was your plan all along, wasn't it?"

Chapter 41 – The Chase II

Percy's Guilt

"I cannot undo
what I have done,
I cannot un sing
a song that's sung.

And the saddest thing
about my regret,
I can't forgive myself
and you can't forget."

Chapter 42 – The Chase : III

Rufus 's hope (for Walter's return)

"I am addicted
to the disappearing memory of you,
and forever terrified
of when its gone.
this constant chaos
gracefully consumes my mind,
feeding daydreams
and unspoken whispers,
flashing chances
that someday
you'll return."

Chapter 43 – The Devil in The Flesh

To beloved Percy (from Rufus)

They talk of a new queen rising
with a wicked smile
and toxic fingertips

They urge each other to be aware
of a heartless laugh
and a flash of thick black hair

They say her name rings true
for she has all of the grace and beauty of the flower
but as venom drips from her lips
it's not hard to see
she has the poison too.

Do you hear the shouts?"

Rufus's challenge.

I am coming for all the monsters
that ever touched him.
I am coming for all the ones who twisted
his stars into shadows,
they turned him into a nightmare.

So I'm going to be theirs.
and they'll never wake up."

Chapter 44 – The Devil Speaks

Leila's Curse.

Holy water
cannot help you now
a thousand armies
couldn't keep me out
I don't want your money
I don't want your crown
see I've come to burn
your kingdom down."

Chapter 45 – Eternal Love

Rufus's letter to Walter

"To my dear love, Walter,

I could to be anything in this world but I wanted to be yours. You opened up just not my heart, but my soul with your love. I wish.... I just wish we could have lived longer; we could have stayed together longer. My heart still beats faster as I write these words for you. I don't know if you will ever be able to read them, feel them.

When I saw your grave, I asked myself if it would hurt me so much, I wouldn't have laid my eyes on you. I am sorry my love but I don't think that is ever possible. I can never stop loving you. I can never stop imagining your face whenever I see the moon. I can never stop reading your poems again and again as they are the only solace to my painful heart. Those poems are the only thing left with me that is yours. I hope this remains as my last memory for you. Sometimes the thing you're fighting for isn't worth the cost. And not everything you ever lose is bound to be a loss. Maybe our loss of life will begin a new revolution. A revolution of free lovers, unhinged and unshackled from the chain of this society. Our love wins, Walter, our love wins.

If you ever come back and not find me around you, don't cry. I am in your heart. Look after Rufus Junior for me. Promise me you will take care of him. Give the blue emerald key to him. This will be our family heirloom. Promise me you will move on from here. Promise me that you will let your family name go on.

I wish time had better timing for us.

Love is a necessary tragedy but promise me you'll smile of its memory.

From your moon,

Rufus."

Chapter 46 – Climax

Walter's declaration of love.

"Do you remember the night the moon dropped from the sky?
And we ran through the forest to find where it lie,
You were tripping on the tree roots and slipping on snow,
I was holding your hand saying not to let go,
When we found it at last there were twigs in your hair,
A rose on your cheeks and my breath in the air,
And the words to describe it got caught on our throats,
as it's silver light danced through the threads of our robes,
We knew that our eyes had not seen such a view,
You were looking at it,
I was looking at you.

And I fell for you."