My only mistake was in waiting too long to be rid of you", Adri said, running the washcloth between her fingers. "Believe me, Cinder. You are a sacrifice I will never regret.

He gaped at the controls. "Why is my ship talking back to me?

A sickening howl stopped her, sucking the air out of her lungs. The night's chatter silenced, even the loitering city rats pausing to listen. Scarlet had heard wild wolves before, prowling the countryside in search of easy prey on the farms. But never had a wolf's howl send a chill down her spine like that.

Besides, if you are who you claim to be, that makes you my true queen. Therefore, you have my loyalty.

Little Red was a tender young morsel, and the wolf knew she would be even tastier than the old woman.

You have no idea how to dance, do you?” Cinder fixed her gaze on him, mind still reeling. “I’m a mechanic.

I don’t see that her being cyborg is relevant.