Noโ Daniel cried โ No, no, noโ Luceโs heart ached as he tore at his hair, spun in circle and let his wings bloom out to their full size.
Lauren KateOh that moment when Daniel thought heโd lost her to Camโs starshot! His wings hat felt too heavy to lift. Colder than death. In that instant , heโd given up all hope.
Lauren KateBefore Luce could reply, a skinny, dark haired girl appeared in from of her, wagging her long fingers in Luce's face. "Ooooooh," the girl taunted in a ghost-story-telling voice, dancing around Luce in a circle. "The reds are watching youuuu." "Get out of here, Arriane, before I have you lobotimized," the attendant said, though it was clear from her first brief but genuine smile that she had some coarse affection for that crazy girl. It was also clear that Arriane did not reciprocate the love. She mimed a jerking-off motion at the attendant, then stared at Luce, daring her to be offended.
Lauren KateYou said a curse is only a curse if I allowed myself to me cursed by it. You said... I had it in my power to free myself of any curse - that curses were preludes to blessings.
Lauren Kate