Cold?" Ravus echoed. He took her arm and rubbed it between his hands, watching them as though they were betraying him. "Better?" He asked warily. His skin felt hot, even through the cloth of her shirt, his touch was both soothing and electric. She leaned into him without thinking. His thighs parted, rough black cloth scratching against her jeans as she moved between his long legs. His eyes half-lidded as he pushed himself off the desk, their bodies sliding together, his hands still holding hers. Then, suddenly, he froze.
Holly BlackPut your puppet on the throne." said Talathain. "You may make her Queen but she wonโt be Queen for long.
Holly BlackHis words were still clear in her mind from that first meeting. "Whoever eats this will love you." She looked into the mirror, at her birthmark, bright as blood, at her kiss-stung lips, at the absurd smile stretching across her face. Carefully separating out the crushed pieces of shell, she pulled the dried pulp free from its cage of veins. Piece by piece, she put the sweet brown fruit in her own mouth and swallowed it down.
Holly BlackThe most important thing for any con artist is never to think like a mark. Marks think they can get something for nothing. Marks think they can get what they donโt deserve and could never deserve. Marks are stupid and pathetic and sad. Marks think theyโre going to go home one night and have the girl theyโve loved since they were a kid suddenly love them back. Marks forget that whenever somethingโs too good to be true, thatโs because itโs a con.
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