Iko rolled to her side, clasping her metal grippers over her chest. “Prince Kai! Check my fan, I think I’m overheating.
He leaned closer and his lips found hers, pressing her into the soft pillows. She gasped and dug her fingers into his shirt, afraid he would pull away before she could memorize this moment. But he didn’t pull away, and Cress gradually dared to kiss him back.
She met Ryu’s yellow gaze across the way and winked. In response, the wolf raised his nose and howled, a short, joyful sound. “You’ve made a friend.” She.
Hello?” said Kai. Her heart thumped – every single time, her heart thumped.
Not a hallucination. Just a normal fantasy, like a normal girl might have when she had a normal crush on her best friend.
Winter leaned back on her hands. “I will not play fetch,” she said, “but I might howl if you ask nicely.” He grinned. “I’ve heard your howl. It’s not very wolf-like, either.” “I’ve been practicing.” “You won’t bite me if I come in there, will you?” “I make no guarantees.” Jacin.
It’s just mechanics.” Kai scooped an arm around her waist and pulled her against him. “No, it’s impressive,” he said, using the pad of his thumb to brush something off Cinder’s cheek. “Not to mention, weirdly attractive,” he said, before capturing her lips. Cinder.
A house. A lot of vegetables. And a giant spaceship.
Reminded herself that this was not a monster. This was Wolf, the man who had held her so tenderly on the train. The man who had given her the ID chip to help her escape.
Your Majesty,” he greeted. His respectful expression turned sour as he addressed Iko, “Madame Counselor.” Iko’s eyes went coppery with pride at her new title, even though she met the guard with a sour glare of her own.
Your input is the only input that matters,” she whispered. He.
Ha!” Thorne’s voice carried from the corridor. “I told you I could get him to call me the captain.” Cinder.
A spark of defiance flickered over his face.
I hate to agree with Thorne,” said Cinder, “I mean, I really hate to agree with him, but.
Thorne snorted. “If this is how you feel about a desert, I can’t wait until you see your first real tree. Your mind will explode.
With a sigh, Cinder wilted onto a crate, staring down at her mismatched hands. She scrunched her whole face up, like preparing for a blow, and muttered, “I’m Princess Selene.” Thorne snorted and they all turned to him. He blinked. “What, really?” “Really.” The joking smile froze on his lips. A heavy silence was followed by a vibration beneath their feet and Iko’s voice. “I don’t compute.
To find a partner who complements us and teaches us. Who makes us stronger. Who makes us want to be our best possible self.
The people of Luna don’t need a princess. They need a revolutionary.
Peering down the hallway, she saw Wolf hunkered over a counter, holding a tin can. Stepping into the galley’s light, Scarlet saw that the can was labeled with a picture of cartoon-red tomatoes. Judging from the enormous dents in its side, Wolf had been trying to open it with a meat tenderizer. He glanced up at her, and she was glad that she wasn’t the only one red faced. “Why would they put food in here if they were going to make it so hard to open?
Kai’s attention fell from the pictures and snagged on the small metal foot that sat on the corner of his desk, its joints caked with grease. Like a revolving wheel, his thoughts came full circle yet again.