Vanity is a factor, but it is more a question of control. It is easier to trick others into perceiving you as beautiful if you can convince yourself you are beautiful. But mirrors have an uncanny way of telling the truth.
Marissa Meyer...but Iโm trying to be inconspicuous.โ Cinder considered telling him it wasn't working but thought better of it. The lack of a throng of screaming girls surrounding her booth was probably evidence that it was working better than she suspected. Instead of looking like a royal heartthrob, he just looked crazy.
Marissa MeyerA relieved grin filled up Thorneโs face. โWeโre having another moment, arenโt we?โ โIf by a moment, you mean me not wanting to strangle you for the first time since we met, then I guess we are.
Marissa MeyerYou have no idea how to dance, do you?โ Cinder fixed her gaze on him, mind still reeling. โIโm a mechanic.
Marissa MeyerThat you prefer to rule through fear rather than justice? So sorry, Your Majesty, Iโm afraid I already knew that about you.
Marissa MeyerWas 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.
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