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fac911f
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Soon, the whole world would be searching for her--Linh Cinder. A deformed cyborg with a missing foot. A Lunar with a stolen identity. A mechanic with no one to run to, nowhere to go. But they will be looking for a ghost.
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Marissa Meyer |
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cbf4941
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Did you see any rice in there? Maybe we could fill Cinder's head with it." Everyone stared at him. "You know, to...absorb the moisture, or something. Isn't that a thing?" "We're not putting rice in my head."
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Marissa Meyer |
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56f20a4
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Cress?" "It's beautiful out there." A hesitation, before, "Could you be more specific?" "The sky is gorgeous, intense blue color." She pressed her fingers to the glass and traced the wavy hills on the horizon. "Oh, good. You've really narrowed it down for me." "I'm sorry, it's just..." She tried to stamp down the rush of emotion. "I think we're in a desert." "Cactuses and tumbleweeds?" "No just a lot of sand. It's kind of orangish-gold, wit..
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thorne
desert
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Marissa Meyer |
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dd75af3
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Have you given any thought to your wedding vows?" Kai snorted. "Delete anything that has to do with love, respect, or joy, and I'll sign on the dotted line."
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Marissa Meyer |
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0e13105
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Thorne scoffed. " is my middle name. Right after and ." "Do you even know what you're saying half the time?" asked Cinder."
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humour
lih-cinder
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Marissa Meyer |
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18c08c0
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A kiss from the Captain would probably melt my central processor." Thorne winked at her. "Oh trust me. It would."
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thorne
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Marissa Meyer |
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f6d725a
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We met less than a week ago and in that time I've done nothing but lie and cheat and betray you. I know. But if you give me a chance...all I want is to protect you. To be near you. For as long as I'm able.
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lies
friendship
love
chances
intstalove-done-right
scarlet
lunar-chronicles
wolf
protection
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Marissa Meyer |
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9bd4f54
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One should never save cake for later when it can be eaten now.
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Marissa Meyer |
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dd34a60
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If 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."
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Marissa Meyer |
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a83290d
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But hoping," he said, "is how the impossible can be possible after all."
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hope
cheshire
impossible
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Marissa Meyer |
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1731b91
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She was prettier than a bouquet of roses and crazier than a headless chicken. Fitting in was not an option.
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Marissa Meyer |
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0ac266b
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Scarlet and Wolf are saying gushy things in the galley," Iko said. "Normally I like gushy things, but its different when its real people. I prefer the net dramas."
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Marissa Meyer |
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247390f
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He leaned forward to inspect her closer. "Is that all hair?" ... Sudden, overwhelming panic clawed up Cress's throat. With a squeak, she ducked out of view of the camera and scrambled beneath the desk. Her back struck the wall with a thud that rattled her teeth. She crouched there, skin burning hot and pulse thundering as she took in the room before her-- the room that he was now seeing too, with the rumpled bedcovers and the mustached man ..
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humor
cress
thorne
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Marissa Meyer |
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18ba9ac
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Imagine there was a cure, but finding it would cost you everything. It would completely ruin your life. What would you do?
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cinder
marissa-meyer
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Marissa Meyer |
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0190e1c
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Come on, Iko." Iko was still hiding, hugging herself self-consciously. "Is he looking?" Kai raised an eyebrow. "He's not looking," said Cinder. A hesitation. "Are you sure?" Cinder gestured exasperatedly at Kai. "You're ." He cast his eyes to the ceiling. "Oh, for all the stars." Crossing his arms, he turned his back on them."
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iko
kai
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Marissa Meyer |
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cb65642
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Maybe the princess could save herself." "That sounds like a pretty good story too."
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feminist
fairest
levana
queen-levana
the-lunar-chronicles
princess
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Marissa Meyer |
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4bcd085
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Wolf, are you asking me to be ... your alpha female?" He hesitated. Scarlet couldn't help it - she burst into laughter. "Oh - I'm sorry. That was mean. I know I shouldn't tease you about this." Still grinning, she made to retract her hand, but he was suddenly gripping it, refusing to relinquish the touch. "You just look so scared, like I'm going to disappear any minute. We're stuck on a spaceship, Wolf. I'm not going anywhere." His lips tw..
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scarlet
wolf
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Marissa Meyer |
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51369e0
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When Kai fell silent, she risked a glance at him. He was staring at her hands [which she always holds mechanic gloves over to hide her...you know, cyborg hands]... "Do you ever take those off?" he asked. "No." Kai tilted his head, peering at her as if he could see right through to the metal plate in her head..."I think you should go to the ball with me." She clutched her fingers..."Stars," she muttered. "Didn't you already asked me that?" "..
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Marissa Meyer |
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af25705
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It is a dangerous thing to unbelieve something only because it frightens you.
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Marissa Meyer |
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3c06979
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He was the fantasy of every girl in the country. He was so far out of realm, her world, that she should have stopped thinking about him the second the door had closed. Should stop thinking about him immediately. Should never think about him again, except maybe as a client--and her prince. And yet, the memory of his fingers against her skin refused to fade.
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marissa-meyer
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Marissa Meyer |
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bff8e0e
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Knees suddenly weak, she reached for his forearms to stabilize herself. "You came for me." He beamed, looking for all the world like a selfless, daring hero. "Don't sound so surprised." Dropping the cane, he pulled her into a crushing embrace that tore her away from Wolf and lifted her clean off the floor. "It turns out you are worth a lot of money on the black market." --
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humor
love
cress
thorne
moment
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Marissa Meyer |
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a4ac9a3
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You said yourself that the people of Luna need a revolutionary." She lifted her chin, holding his gaze. "So I'm going to Luna, and I'm going to start a revolution."
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cress
the-lunar-chronicles
last-line
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Marissa Meyer |
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de1ea40
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He gaped at the controls. "Why is my ship talking back to me?"
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Marissa Meyer |
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96f970e
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Hello?" A girl again. "I know you can hear me. I'm sorry my friend is such a wing nut. You can just ignore him." "That's usually what we do," said the other feminine voice."
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scarlet
cress
thorne
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Marissa Meyer |
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852817e
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See? Injustice. Here we are, risking our lives to rescue Kai and this whole planet, and Adri and Pearl get to go to the royal wedding. I'm disgusted. I hope they spill soy sauce on their fancy dresses." Jacin's concern turned fast to annoyance. "Your ship has some messed-up priorities, you know that?" "Iko. My name is Iko. If you don't stop calling me the 'ship,' I am going to make sure you never have hot water during your showers again, do..
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humor
highlight
jacin
iko
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Marissa Meyer |
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cb94ec0
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Finally, Cinder gulped. "I'm sorry I had to --" She gestured at the unconscious wedding coordinator, then waved her hand like shaking it off. "But she'll be fine, I swear. Maybe a little nauseous when she comes to, but otherwise...And your android...Nainsi, right? I had to disable her. And her backup processor. But any mechanic can return her to defaults in about six seconds, so..." She rubbed anxiously at her wrist. "Oh, and we ran into yo..
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lunar-chronicles
cinder
cress
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Marissa Meyer |
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44453b3
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What did you bring me today? Delusional mutterings with a side of crazy?
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winter
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Marissa Meyer |
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c505824
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Do your kind even know what love is? Can you feel anything at all, or is it just... programmed?
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Marissa Meyer |
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8748292
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What do you mean? Is she in a coma?" "Not anymore." She braced herself for his reaction. "But she's a cyborg." His eyes widened, but then his attention was darting around the room as though he couldn't look at Cinder while he adjusted to that information. "I see," he said slowly, before meeting her gaze again. "But ... is she all right?" The question caught her by surprise and she couldn't help a startled laugh. "Oh, yeah, she's great. I ..
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kai
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Marissa Meyer |
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8288732
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See that eye roll? It translates to, 'How am I possibly keeping my hands off of you, Captain?
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Marissa Meyer |
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a563395
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I lied to you about a lot of things....but I meant every apology.
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Marissa Meyer |
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3a8c9d8
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Oh, my stars! Think about Prince Kai! You could dance with Prince Kai!" This made Cinder pause and squint into Iko's blinding light. "Why would the prince dance with me?" Iko's fan hummed as she sought an answer. "Because you won't have grease on your face this time."
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Marissa Meyer |
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e8d689d
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Did you know that she was cyborg?" asked a woman in an unhidden tone of disgust. Kai stared at her, appearing confused, then let his gaze dance over the crowd. He shuffled his feet closer to the podium, a wrinkle forming on the bridge of his nose. Cinder bit the inside of her cheek and braced herself for adamant disgust. Who would ever invite a cyborg to the ball? But instead, Kai said simply, "I don't see that her being cyborg is relevant...
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cyborg
kai
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Marissa Meyer |
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a7dbe17
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And they all lived happily to the end of their days.
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winter
pg-824
the-lunar-chronicles
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Marissa Meyer |
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f1da09d
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I know this is stupid, but part of me felt like if I could come see you today, if I could convince you to go with me tonight, then maybe I could still change things. It's dumb, I know. It's not like Levana cares if I, you know, might have actual feelings for someone.
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Marissa Meyer |
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9aa6a95
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I 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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humor
thorne
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Marissa Meyer |
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1f2c0a8
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Was it all in my head? A Lunar trick?" Her stomach twisted. "No." She shook her head, fervently. How to explain that she hadn't had the gift before? That she couldn't have used it against him? "I would never lie--" The words faded. She had lied. Everything he knew about her had been a lie. "I'm so sorry," she finished, the words falling lamely in the open air. Kai peeled his eyes away, finding some place of resignation off in the glistening..
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love
cinder
marissa-meyer
prince-kai
betrayal
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Marissa Meyer |
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8b2aec2
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Right,' said Kai, 'that'll be no problem in a city of two and a half million people. Let me just go dig out my special Lunar detector, and I'll get right on that.
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Marissa Meyer |
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7462826
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She was a cyborg, and she would never go to a ball.
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marissa-meyer
cinderella
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Marissa Meyer |
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2295449
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An animal?" Thorne said, and she realized he'd been waiting for her to further explain what she was seeing. "It has long legs and horns and...and it's beautiful." "Oh, good, we're back to this, then."
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thorne
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marissa meyer |
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869e446
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She sighed, annoyed at her restlessness. "So," she said, disrupting Wolf in another backward glance. "Who would win in a fight--you or a pack of wolves?" He frowned at her, all seriousness. "Depends," he said, slowly, like he was trying to figure out her motive for asking. "How big is the pack?" "I don't know, what's normal? Six?" "I could win against six," he said. "Any more than that and it could be a close call." Scarlet smirked. "You're..
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humor
fights
pack
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Marissa Meyer |
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2a4e0d9
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If you honestly believe that," said Thorne, stowing the gun again, "then you really don't recognize true value when you see it."
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marissa-meyer
thorne
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Marissa Meyer |
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4d5fd03
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Kai neared his desk again, seeing that the fugitive's profile had been transferred to the screen. His frown deepened. Perhaps not dangerous, but young and inarguably good-looking. His prison photo showed him flippantly winking at the camera. Kai hated him immediately.
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jealousy
prince-kai
thorne
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Marissa Meyer |
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087aec0
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The easiest way to steal something, is for it to be given willingly.
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Marissa Meyer |