His words sliced through my heart, cutting it into little pathetic pieces.

Why is she convinced Ambrose is out to get her" Leif asked "Ambrose?" Yelena raised a slender eyebrow. She carried a tray of tea and fruit. "You're on a first name basis with the Commander now?" "I usually call him Amby, but not in mixed company.

Unfortunately, diplomacy was a dance I needed to learn.

I doubt I would ever be missed. Noted absent, charged delinquent, reprimanded but never missed.

Valek leaned back in his chair and said to me, “I don’t think I would have made it past the audition,Yelena. I probably would have set my hair on fire by this point.” “What’s a singed head for the sake of art?” I teased. He laughed.

I gave him a bored look. I had been threatened many times before and had learned that the men who didn’t make verbal threats were the most dangerous.

I offer my heart, entrust my soul and give my life to you.