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21 " The game of court will put you into an early grave if you let yourself be swept up in them. "
― Kiera Cass , The Betrothed (The Betrothed, #1)
22 " I only mean that His Majesty has become quite enamored of me, and part of what makes my days so easy is Delia Grace’s companionship. Furthermore, Jameson is much more compassionate than his father and might understand taking her under my wing. With your permission, I’d like to pose the question to him. "
23 " It’s not really showing up,” she said, looking at the headpiece. “I don’t know how your hair came out so blond, but it just ruins the look of jewels across your head.” “Nothing I can do to help it,” I replied. As if I didn’t know already. My hair was a shade or two lighter than that of most of the crowd, and more than one person had noted it across my lifetime. “I blame your father.” “I wouldn’t,” he snapped. I swallowed, seeing the tension of the moment was truly getting to them. "
24 " Your Majesty. I was so pleased to receive your invitation. I love the Colvard River. "
25 " It meant more than I knew how to say, more than I knew how to handle. What is a friend but someone who thinks you’re capable of more than you do? "
26 " True. I’d like to have him to myself just once. "
27 " He held me close, looking deep into my eyes. I sensed that in this moment—shoes gone, hair a mess, soaking wet—he found me irresistible. "
28 " The three of us were a study and how grief changed people "
29 " The three of us were a study on how grief changed people "
30 " There was something about those blue eyes that made me think...I couldn't even say what they made me think. "