Startled, he loosed his grasp and she pulled free. He clutched her arm, but she spun around and pressed her mouth to his. His lips were rough, chapped. She felt the sting of fangs against her bottom lip. He made a sharp sound in the back of his throat and closed his eyes. Mouth opening under hers. The smell of him- of cold, damp stone- made her head swim. One kiss slid into another and it was perfect, was exactly right, was real.
Holly BlackSo what are you really wearing?" The words left her mouth before she could consider them. She winced. He didn't seem to mind; in fact, he flashed her one of his brief smiles. "And if I said nothing at all?" "Then I would point out that sometimes, if you look at something out of the corner of your eye, you can see right through glamour," she returned. That brought surprised laughter. "What a relief to us both then that I am actually wearing exactly what you saw me in this afternoon. Although one might point out that in that outfit, your last concern should be my modesty.
Holly BlackThereโs people who do things and people who never doโwho say they will someday, but they just donโt. I want to go on a quest. Iโve always wanted to go on a quest. And now that I have one, Iโm not backing down from it. Iโm not going home until itโs complete.
Holly BlackThis, the language of deception, we both understand. We were born to it, along with the curses.
Holly BlackI can't trust the people I care about not to hurt me. And I'm not sure I can trust myself not to hurt them, either.
Holly BlackAllow me to explain how my whole life has prepared me for this moment. I am used to girls screaming, and your screams โ will be sweeter than anotherโs cries of love.
Holly BlackLet her alone,' said the enkanto, 'or I will curse you blind, lame, and worse.' The old man laughed. 'I'm a curse breaker, fool.' The elf grabbed one of the Jim Beam bottles from the table and slammed it down, so that he was holding a jagged glass neck. The elf smiled a very thin smile. 'Then I won't bother with magic.
Holly Black