He expects nothing, she thought, because he's never had anything. And nothing was expected of him. He was free in a way she never would be.

He expects nothing, she thought, because he's never had anything. And nothing was expected of him. He was free in a way she never would be.

Just a rat, she repeated to herself. After all, there were rats in the palace. Human and otherwise. Could be worse.

Ellen could have killed me," Jack said quietly, "but she didn't. She saved my life." "How come?" Fitch demanded. "After all this?" Ellen turned scarlet and stared at the ground. "Maybe none of my opponents ever gave me flowers before," she mumbled.

Oh, I am getting married," Raisa said sleepily. "You promised me that if I agreed to marry you, that you would make it happen." She extended her hand, the one with the ring Han had given her, and waved it under his nose. "So. It's time to pay up.

The human mind had a remarkable ability both to discount what it sees and make reality conform to expectation.

They were like two pieces of a failed star, drawn together by a shared history and a memory of illicit kisses.