Was it all in my head? A Lunar trick?โ Her stomach twisted. โNo.โ She shook her head, fervently. How to explain that she hadnโt had the gift before? That she couldnโt have used it against him? โI would never lieโโ The words faded. She had lied. Everything he knew about her had been a lie. โIโm so sorry,โ she finished, the words falling lamely in the open air. Kai peeled his eyes away, finding some place of resignation off in the glistening garden. โYouโre even more painful to look at than she is.
Marissa MeyerOh, my stars! Think about Prince Kai! You could dance with Prince Kai!โ This made Cinder pause and squint into Ikoโs blinding light. โWhy would the prince dance with me?โ Ikoโs fan hummed as she sought an answer. โBecause you wonโt have grease on your face this time.
Marissa MeyerShe raised her eyebrows in a look that she hoped conveyed how much she was all right with him leaving her. After all, he was a prince. The most powerful men and women on Earth had summoned him. She understood. And yet he was still here, with her. "I'm fine," she said. "Go away.
Marissa MeyerIf you were a gentleman, you would offer to buy me one as well." "If you were a lady, you would have waited for me to make the offer.
Marissa MeyerI don't like to think of it as 'stolen'. They have no proof that I didn't plan on giving it back." "You're kidding, right?" He shrugged. "You have no proof either." She squinted back at him. "Were you planning on giving it back?" "Maybe." An orange light blinked on in the corner of Cinder's vision-her cyborg programming picking up on the lie.
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