Everything about the house was rich, and dense, and rooted. It was everything I wasn’t. Even the air, with its distinct smell of oak wood and sage, spoke to its identify and its history. I couldn’t help but feel small here. Overwhelmed. Incompatible.

~ Bianca Scardoni

Bianca Scardoni House Identity Inception Incompatible New Beginnings Overwhelmed Roots Small The Marked

I hadn’t even left my room and already my day had taken a U-turn straight to hell.

~ Bianca Scardoni

Bianca Scardoni Bad Day Hell Inception The Marked U Turn

The most dangerous enemy is not the one who lingers behind you in the shadows, but the one who walks beside you as a friend.

~ Bianca Scardoni

Bianca Scardoni Dangerous Deception Enemies Enemy Friend Inception The Marked

Not that it mattered though. The truth seldom ever did in the face of a juicy lie.

~ Bianca Scardoni

Bianca Scardoni Gossip Inception Lie Rumors The Marked Truth

One misstep was all it took, and it all came crashing down. And they were right there waiting for it—eager and ready to bury me in the wreckage.

~ Bianca Scardoni

Bianca Scardoni Enemies Enemy Inception Misstep Mistake The Marked Wreckage