Mirrors have an uncanny way of telling the truth.
Love is a conquest! Love is war!
He was not going to die. She was not a girl of ice and glass at all, but a girl of sunshine and stardust, because Jacin wasn’t going to die.
He growled at her. Scarlet growled back.
We have the ability to love each other, no matter our differences. To help each other, no matter our weaknesses.
How can we expect people to change if we don’t give them the chance to?
I can’t believe this is happening. I can’t fight like this, or start a revolution, or be a queen. I can’t do anything like this. I’m broken. I’m literally broken.” Iko settled a hand on Cinder’s shoulder. “Yeah, but broken isn’t the same as unfixable.
You mean she doesn’t intend to blow me up before the ceremony?” said Kai, taking the box. “How disappointing.
There are many dangerous people in this world. but there are also many good people. Brave people. No matter how bad things get, we have to remember that. So long as there are heroes in this world, there’s hope that tomorrow night might be better.
Help me. Fight for me. And I will be the first ruler in the history of Luna who will also fight for you.
Excellent,” said Cinder, standing up and brushing off her hands. “I was beginning to worry we wouldn’t have a pilot for when it’s time to take Kai back to Earth. Now I just have to worry about not having a competent one.
Oh, you just look at something and figure out how it works,” Kai deadpanned, standing beside her. “Is that all?” Cinder fixed her ponytail and shrugged, suddenly embarrassed. “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.
You’re the only one Ze’ev Kelsey. You’ll always be the only one.
I would have killed everyone of them to get to you. I would have done anything to get you back. Knowing that we were coming here was the only thing that kept me sane.” His brow creased. “Though there were a couple times when I went a little insane anyway.
There’s no rule that says you have to be a prodigy to be a hero,” she insisted. “If people wanted to stand up for themselves or protect their loved ones or do what they believe in their hearts is the right thing to do, then they would do it. If they wanted to be heroic, they would find ways to be heroic, even without supernatural powers.
The captivity of Carswell Thorne had gotten off to a rocky start, what with the catastrophic soap rebellion and all.
That mechanic was going to change everything.
Everyone has a nightmare.” He pressed his forehead against hers. “Maybe I want you to be mine.
Oh no,” she murmured, her smile thawing, falling, carried away with the undeniable, inevitable, impossible truth of it. She was falling in love with him.
Off with his head.