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121 " It's part of my aesthetic "
― Roshani Chokshi , The Gilded Wolves (The Gilded Wolves, #1)
122 " If you get in the way of a woman's battle, you'll get in the way of her sword. "
123 " how his pulse had leapt that first time they had met. How Hypnos’s fingers had coasted down his chest. "
124 " Well, there’s always this.” Hypnos bent down and kissed him. "
125 " Slowly, Hypnos put down the rest of the cookie. His gaze shuttered. When he stood, he didn’t look at them, choosing instead to brush invisible crumbs from his fine suit. "
126 " It was just a word. It had no weight, no atomic number, no chemical structure with which it could bind to and thus make it real. But it hurt. "
127 " Hypnos snorted. “And you call me dramatic. "
128 " I,” said Hypnos, clearly bored, “am a human. "
129 " L’Énigme was a princess exiled for falling in love with a British nobleman; a demoness let loose upon the streets of Paris. L’Énigme was a heartless temptress who danced because the snap of some poor man’s heart between her teeth was far better than any coin. "
130 " In those final stretches to midnight, Enrique thought he could feel everything … From the heat vibrating off Hypnos’s hand, which was just an inch too close, "
131 " I know you're real, Laila. I merely wish you weren't. "
132 " It's part of the aesthetic "
133 " Séverin waited a moment before excusing himself. "
134 " Hypnos bent down and kissed him. "
135 " Can we be happy for Goliath from behind a sheet of glass and a net and a fence? Maybe a ring of fire for good measure?” asked Enrique. "
136 " Well, on Wednesdays, we sacrifice a cat to Satan. "