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1 " You stupid, irresponsible human,” Lorelei spit the words out like a curse. Kary had never heard the word “human” sound so bad. "
― Rebecca Queen , Elysian (A Celestian Novel, #1)
2 " Wings like Ryan's, but these were black as well as white. Swords clashing with ear-splitting shrieks. Fires raging, consuming everything in their path. The clack-clack of heels on marble floors. The flashes of gowns and spinning to music. Two pairs of the same-colored eyes. "
3 " There was power in names and knowing hers could change who she was in an instant. "
4 " It infuriated Kary in a way to compare the Astraea she remembered with this girl. Astraea had been barely a teenager when she had marched into war beside her. She had been scared, but she had never been faint of heart. She had always done what was needed. This girl in front of her now — Serena — was missing Astraea’s tenacity. "
5 " Kary smiled despite herself. “Does that line work with all the girls?” “Would you believe I’ve never tried it before?” “I would say that’s another line,” she said with a raised eyebrow. “You could just start a normal conversation, you know?” “And talk about the weather? "
6 " Don’t scream.” He took another step away and pressed his shoulders back. As he did, a set of white wings sprouted from his back. "
7 " Alarice,” he said. “It’s a pleasure to see you.”“Can’t say the sentiment’s returned. "
8 " If she died today, she died making her brother proud. But she didn’t want to die. "
9 " You could have me hanged,” Alarice offered. “If there are no witnesses, it never happened. "
10 " Serena whirled, turning toward Lorelei, her eyes wild as she considered the second choice she had just been offered. Lorelei gave her a small nod. She shifted to Kary, silently begging her younger sister to have mercy. "
11 " It was funny to feel so at peace - enough to ponder such trivial things - when she was about to send hundreds of men to their demise, and while she too was facing death. "
12 " It’s your imagination,” she told herself, “you’re not turning into a demonic cat. "
13 " She fell into their booth, right on the lap of a fallen angel. "
14 " Right. Well, I wouldn’t know.” Sophia dismissed it with a wave of her hand. “It’s not like you speak anything other than English with me.” “You only know five words in Spanish and they’re all insults.” “They’re the most necessary of the words.” Sophia shrugged and gave the green-eyed girl a playful glare. "
15 " Now he had come to know that Kary was utterly irresponsible. What else could explain her coming back relentlessly to the place that had almost led to her assassination? "
16 " Kary burst out laughing out of the sheer annoyance. It was the better alternative between that and punching him in the face. "
17 " Sophia raised an eyebrow at her. "Don't ever tell a psychologist about your dreams. They sound like they belong to a serial killer in the making. "