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141 " Cinder’s gaze dipped down and her eyes widened. Kai followed the look. Her foot was on the table. The child-size foot that had fallen off on the garden steps, its plating dented and the joints packed with dirt. He’d taken it out of his office when the security team had done the sweep for Levana’s spy equipment. His ears grew hot, and he felt as if he’d just been caught hoarding something strange and overtly intimate. Something that didn’t belong to him. “You, uh…” He gestured halfheartedly. “You dropped that.” Cinder "
― Marissa Meyer , Cress (The Lunar Chronicles, #3)
142 " Just to be clear, you’re not using your mind powers on me right now, are you?” She blinked. “Of course not.” “Just checking.” Then he slid his arms around her waist and kissed her. Cinder "
143 " She would have freedom, and friendships, and purpose. And she would be with him. "
144 " 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. "
145 " He did, in fact, look like a romance hero, all muscles and edges and chiseled bone structure. He also looked miserable. "
146 " Tal vez no hay tal cosa como el destino. Tal vez son sólo las oportunidades que nos dan, y lo que hacemos con ellas. Estoy empezando a pensar que tal vezlos grandes y épicos romances no ocurren por casualidad. Tenemos que hacerlos nosotros mismos "
147 " Sweet crescent moon, up in the sky. You sing your song sweetly sunshine passes by.… "
148 " Cinder stood, staring. All her senses were attuned to Wolf, focused on the energy and emotions that clouded around him. It was like watching a candle extinguish.It was like watching him die "
149 " Captain?” He perked up. “Yeah?” She picked at the chiffon overlay of her skirt. “Do you think it was destiny that brought us together?” He squinted and, after a thoughtful moment, shook his head. “No. I’m pretty sure it was Cinder. "
150 " I am not happy with this turn of events.Captain Thorne "
151 " Well, it’s annoying and we’re running out of time. Come on. "
152 " defying gravity "
153 " Although. . . somehow, I always pictured the princess . . . I don't know. In a dress. "
154 " Aimery’s cheek seemed to twitch, as though he was on the verge of laughing, yet his voice remained as smooth as caramel when he spoke. "
155 " Podía ser una esperanza frágil, pero en ese momento era su mayor esperanza. "
156 " Captain,” she murmured. “I think I’m in love with you.” An eyebrow shot up. She counted six beats of his heart before, suddenly, he laughed. “Don’t tell me it took you two whole days to realize that. I must be losing my touch. "
157 " Dr. Erland’s expression had gone dark. He reached forward and pinched Cinder hard above her elbow. “Ow, hey!” “Hmph. For a moment I thought you must be another one of my hallucinations, as surely your plan couldn’t be that stupid. "
158 " She was a girl. A living girl, smart and sweet and awkward and unusual, and she was worth far more than they could ever realize. "
159 " Though they were separated by two screens and vast amounts of empty space, she could feel the link being forged between them in that look. A bond that couldn’t be broken. Their eyes had met for the first time, and by the look of pure amazement on his face, she knew he felt it too.Heat crept up into her cheeks. Her hands began to shake.“Aces,” Carswell Thorne murmured. Dropping his feet to the ground, he leaned forward to inspect her closer. “Is that all hair?”The bond snapped, the fantasy of one perfect true-love moment disintegrating around her. "
160 " That you’re lonely, and I’m irresistible? "