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Even in the Future the Story Begins with Once Upon a Time.
Marissa Meyer (Cinder (The Lunar Chronicles, #1))
Captain?" "Yeah?" "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.
Marissa Meyer (Cress (The Lunar Chronicles, #3))
Yeah, but broken isn't the same as unfixable.
Marissa Meyer (Winter (The Lunar Chronicles, #4))
I'm sure I'll feel much more grateful when I find a guy who thinks complex wiring in a girl is a turn-on.
Marissa Meyer (Cinder (The Lunar Chronicles, #1))
I don't know. I don't actually remember anything from before the surgery." His eyebrows rose, his blue eyes sucking in all the light of the room. "The cybernetic opetation?" "No, the sex change." The doctor's smile faltered. "I'm joking.
Marissa Meyer (Cinder (The Lunar Chronicles, #1))
I knew they would kill me when they found out, but…” He struggled for words, releasing a sharp breath. “I think I realized that I would rather die because I betrayed them, than live because I betrayed you.
Marissa Meyer (Scarlet (The Lunar Chronicles, #2))
A relieved grin filled up Thorne’s face. “We’re having another moment, aren’t we?” “If by a moment, you mean me not wanting to strangle you for the first time since we met, then I guess we are.
Marissa Meyer (Scarlet (The Lunar Chronicles, #2))
Maybe there isn’t such a thing as fate. Maybe it’s just the opportunities we’re given, and what we do with them. I’m beginning to think that maybe great, epic romances don’t just happen. We have to make them ourselves.
Marissa Meyer (Cress (The Lunar Chronicles, #3))
I promise, I will not let you die without being kissed.
Marissa Meyer (Cress (The Lunar Chronicles, #3))
A captain always knows where his ship is. It's like a psychic bond.” “If only we had a captain here.
Marissa Meyer (Scarlet (The Lunar Chronicles, #2))
But you're the only one, Scarlet. You'll always be the only one.
Marissa Meyer (Scarlet (The Lunar Chronicles, #2))
Vanity is a factor, but it is more a question of control. It is easier to trick others into perceiving you as beautiful if you can convince yourself you are beautiful. But mirrors have an uncanny way of telling the truth.
Marissa Meyer (Cinder (The Lunar Chronicles, #1))
Cinder twisted up her lips. "Do you think it could have a virus?" "Maybe her programming was overwhelmed by Prince Kai's uncanny hotness.
Marissa Meyer (Cinder (The Lunar Chronicles, #1))
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.
Marissa Meyer (Cress (The Lunar Chronicles, #3))
I don’t see that her being cyborg is relevant.
Marissa Meyer (Scarlet (The Lunar Chronicles, #2))
Prince Kai! Check my fan, I think I'm overheating.
Marissa Meyer (Cinder (The Lunar Chronicles, #1))
All right, Miss Cryptic. What's the new plan, then?" Glancing around the room, Cinder tipped up her chin. "It starts with kidnapping the groom." Iko's hand shot into the air. "Yes, Iko?" "That is the best idea ever. Count me in.
Marissa Meyer (Cress (The Lunar Chronicles, #3))
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.
Marissa Meyer (Winter (The Lunar Chronicles, #4))
Thorne scoffed. “Careful is my middle name. Right after Suave and Daring.” “Do you even know what you're saying half the time?” asked Cinder.
Marissa Meyer (Winter (The Lunar Chronicles, #4))
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.
Marissa Meyer (Cress (The Lunar Chronicles, #3))
One should never save cake for later when it can be eaten now.
Marissa Meyer (Winter (The Lunar Chronicles, #4))
Kai cleared his throat. Stood straighter. "I assume you are going to the ball?" "I-I don't know. I mean, no. No, I'm sorry, I'm not going to the ball." Kai drew back, confused. "Oh well... but... maybe you would change your mind? Because I am, you know." "The prince." "Not bragging," he said quickly. "Just a fact.
Marissa Meyer (Cinder (The Lunar Chronicles, #1))
Maybe the princess could save herself." "That sounds like a pretty good story too.
Marissa Meyer (Fairest (The Lunar Chronicles, #3.5))
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.
Marissa Meyer (Cinder (The Lunar Chronicles, #1))
She was prettier than a bouquet of roses and crazier than a headless chicken. Fitting in was not an option.
Marissa Meyer (Winter (The Lunar Chronicles, #4))
A kiss from the Captain would probably melt my central processor.” Thorne winked at her. “Oh trust me. It would.
Marissa Meyer (Winter (The Lunar Chronicles, #4))
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.
Marissa Meyer (Scarlet (The Lunar Chronicles, #2))
Imagine there was a cure, but finding it would cost you everything. It would completely ruin your life. What would you do?
Marissa Meyer (Cinder (The Lunar Chronicles, #1))
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.
Marissa Meyer (Scarlet (The Lunar Chronicles, #2))
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.
Marissa Meyer (Scarlet (The Lunar Chronicles, #2))
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.
Marissa Meyer (Cress (The Lunar Chronicles, #3))
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.
Marissa Meyer (Cress (The Lunar Chronicles, #3))
And they all lived happily to the end of their days.
Marissa Meyer (Winter (The Lunar Chronicles, #4))
What did you bring me today? Delusional mutterings with a side of crazy?
Marissa Meyer (Winter (The Lunar Chronicles, #4))
She would be brave. She would be heroic. She would make her own destiny.
Marissa Meyer (Winter (The Lunar Chronicles, #4))
He gaped at the controls. "Why is my ship talking back to me?
Marissa Meyer (Scarlet (The Lunar Chronicles, #2))
I lied to you about a lot of things....but I meant every apology.
Marissa Meyer (Scarlet (The Lunar Chronicles, #2))
See that eye roll? It translates to, ‘How am I possibly keeping my hands off of you, Captain?
Marissa Meyer (Winter (The Lunar Chronicles, #4))
Do your kind even know what love is? Can you feel anything at all, or is it just... programmed?
Marissa Meyer (Cinder (The Lunar Chronicles, #1))
But I'm a wanted fugitive, like Cinder." Thorne continued. "They do realise I'm missing, don't they?" "Maybe they're grateful," Cinder muttered.
Marissa Meyer (Scarlet (The Lunar Chronicles, #2))
I passed out from stress? That’s it?” “I believe the princess term is fainted,” said Thorne.
Marissa Meyer (Winter (The Lunar Chronicles, #4))
If you honestly believe that," said Thorne, stowing the gun again, "then you really don't recognize true value when you see it.
Marissa Meyer (Cress (The Lunar Chronicles, #3))
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.
Marissa Meyer (Cinder (The Lunar Chronicles, #1))
She was a cyborg, and she would never go to a ball.
Marissa Meyer (Cinder (The Lunar Chronicles, #1))
I'm going to make it a law that the correct way to address your sovereign is my giving a high five.' Kai's smiled brightened. 'That's genius. Me too.
Marissa Meyer (Winter (The Lunar Chronicles, #4))
She definitely has a crush on you. It's about the size of Jupiter.
Marissa Meyer (Winter (The Lunar Chronicles, #4))
Hey, I’m not judging. I’m familiar with IT-relations. Just wait until you meet our spaceship. She’s a riot.
Marissa Meyer (Cress (The Lunar Chronicles, #3))
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.
Marissa Meyer (Cress (The Lunar Chronicles, #3))
Not doing pictures these days?" Jacin muttered as they hurried through the shop. "How very Lunar of you." Cinder glared against the sudden, burning sunlight. "Very wanted criminal of me too.
Marissa Meyer (Cress (The Lunar Chronicles, #3))
I don't hear anything." "Exactly. That's what happens when you *stop talking*.
Marissa Meyer (Winter (The Lunar Chronicles, #4))
Cinder," Iko said after a few silent minutes of explorations. "I'm enormous.
Marissa Meyer (Scarlet (The Lunar Chronicles, #2))
Scarlet and I are going to start a missing-fingers club. We might let Cinder be an honorary member.
Marissa Meyer (Winter (The Lunar Chronicles, #4))
If this emperor thing doesn’t work out, you might have a future career in espionage.
Marissa Meyer (Winter (The Lunar Chronicles, #4))
She did not know that the wolf was a wicked sort of animal, and she was not afraid of him.
Marissa Meyer (Scarlet (The Lunar Chronicles, #2))
You're a good guy, Thorne." She paused. "Well, you have your moments.
Marissa Meyer (Winter (The Lunar Chronicles, #4))
I think I realized that I would rather die because I betrayed them, than live because I betrayed you.
Marissa Meyer (Scarlet (The Lunar Chronicles, #2))
It's all right," said Wolf. "You loved her. I would feel the same if someone wanted to erase Scarlet's identity and give it to Levana's army. Scarlet stiffened, heat rushing into her cheeks. He certainly wasn't insinuating . . . "Aaaaw," squealed Iko. "Did Wolf just say that he loves Scarlet? That's so cute!" Scarlet cringed. "He did not--that wasn't--" She balled her fists against her sides. "Can we get back to these soldiers that are being rounded up, please?" "Is she blushing? She sounds like she's blushing." "She's blushing," Thorne confirmed, shuffling the cards. "Actually, Wolf is also looking a little flustered--
Marissa Meyer (Cress (The Lunar Chronicles, #3))
That you prefer to rule through fear rather than justice? So sorry, Your Majesty, I’m afraid I already knew that about you.
Marissa Meyer (Cinder (The Lunar Chronicles, #1))
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 not looking.” He cast his eyes to the ceiling. “Oh, for all the stars." Crossing his arms, he turned his back on them.
Marissa Meyer (Cress (The Lunar Chronicles, #3))
Hold these wires and make sure they don't touch." "What happens if they touch?" "The ship will probably self-destruct.
Marissa Meyer (Winter (The Lunar Chronicles, #4))
They're the first crew I've ever had and most of them even call me Captain. I'm going to miss them.
Marissa Meyer (Winter (The Lunar Chronicles, #4))
He froze, becoming stone still. As the hover climbed the hill to the palace, his shoulders sank, and he returned his gaze to the window. "She's my alpha," he murmured, with a haunting sadness in his voice. Alpha. Cress leaned forward, propping her elbows on her knees, "Like the star?" "What star?" She stiffened, instantly embarrassed, and scooted back from him again. "Oh. Um. In a constellation, the brightest star is called the alpha. I thought maybe you meant that she's...like...your brightest star." Looking away, she knotted her hands in her lap, aware that she was blushing furiously now and this beast of a man was about to realize what an over-romantic sap she was. But instead of sneering or laughing, Wolf sighed, "Yes," he said, his gaze climbing up to the full moon that had emerged in the blue evening sky. "Exactly like that.
Marissa Meyer (Cress (The Lunar Chronicles, #3))
It would be easy to abuse a person when they never recognized it as abuse.
Marissa Meyer (Scarlet (The Lunar Chronicles, #2))
You should hate me. I’m an idiot. I made a mistake.” “You may be an idiot, but I assure you, you’re quite a lovable one.
Marissa Meyer (Winter (The Lunar Chronicles, #4))
The other girl, Iko, cupped her chin with both hands. "This is so much better than a net drama.
Marissa Meyer (Cress (The Lunar Chronicles, #3))
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.
Marissa Meyer (Cinder (The Lunar Chronicles, #1))
I am a criminal mastermind, I am here to take down this regime.
Marissa Meyer (Winter (The Lunar Chronicles, #4))
I fear tomorrow will be even more difficult for you, Sir Clay. Do try to think of me when you can.” “Try, Princess?” He smirked, meeting her gaze again. “I can’t seem to think of much else.
Marissa Meyer (Winter (The Lunar Chronicles, #4))
Tapping a finger against the flesh of her elbow, she deadpanned, “Jacin Clay, there is an assassin under my bed.
Marissa Meyer (Winter (The Lunar Chronicles, #4))
You could move to Europe." "You know, I've actually been considering that lately." Kai laughed again, the warmth returning to the sound. "If that's not a vote of confidence, I don't know what is.
Marissa Meyer (Cinder (The Lunar Chronicles, #1))
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.
Marissa Meyer (Cinder (The Lunar Chronicles, #1))
She cried for the girl who had never belonged. A girl who tried so hard, harder than anyone else, and still never had anything to show for it.
Marissa Meyer (Fairest: Levana’s Story (The Lunar Chronicles, #3.5))
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.
Marissa Meyer (Scarlet (The Lunar Chronicles, #2))
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.
Marissa Meyer (Cress (The Lunar Chronicles, #3))
We all have our weaknesses.” “I know,” said Iko. “Mine is shoes.
Marissa Meyer (Cinder (The Lunar Chronicles, #1))
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.
Marissa Meyer (Cinder (The Lunar Chronicles, #1))
I will accept any amount of monsters my mind wants to give me, but I will not become a monster myself.
Marissa Meyer (Stars Above: A Lunar Chronicles Collection (The Lunar Chronicles, #4.5))
She’s our lost princess. And she’s coming home.
Marissa Meyer (Winter (The Lunar Chronicles, #4))
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.
Marissa Meyer (Scarlet (The Lunar Chronicles, #2))
Clearing his throat, Kai murmured, "You have no idea how to dance, do you?" Cinder fixed her gaze on him, mind still reeling. "I'm a mechanic." His eyebrows raised mockingly. "Believe me, I noticed. Are those grease stains on the gloves I gave you?
Marissa Meyer (Cinder (The Lunar Chronicles, #1))
I guess it’s time.” While Cress’s thoughts continued to churn through the horrible things that could happen to her, she felt herself being suddenly spun around and dipped backward, a supportive arm scooping beneath her back. She yelped and caught herself on Thorne’s shoulder. Then he was kissing her.
Marissa Meyer (Cress (The Lunar Chronicles, #3))
Captain?" "Cress." She couldn't not say it, although she realized he was right.It was sort of scary. Much scarier than it had been the first time she'd told him, out in the desert. It was different now. It was real. "I'm in love with you." He chuckled. "I should hope so, after all that." He leaned forward and pressed a kiss against her temple. "And I love you too.
Marissa Meyer (Winter (The Lunar Chronicles, #4))
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, with hints of pink, and I can see tiny clouds of it floating above the ground, like...like smoke." "Piles up in lots of hills?" "Yes, exactly! And it's beautiful." Thorne snorted. "If this is how you feel about a desert, I can't wait until you see your first real tree. Your mind will explode.
Marissa Meyer (Cress (The Lunar Chronicles, #3))
It’s not proper for seventeen-year-old princesses to be alone with young men who have questionable intentions.” She laughed. “And what about young men who she’s been best friends with since she was barely old enough to walk?” He shook his head. “Those are the worst.
Marissa Meyer (Winter (The Lunar Chronicles, #4))
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 twitched, his nervousness beginning to ease away, though his hand stayed tense over hers. "Alpha female," he murmured. "I sort of like that." Beaming, Scarlet gave a mild shrug. "It could grow on me.
Marissa Meyer (Scarlet (The Lunar Chronicles, #2))
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. Next question?” Cinder’s metal fingers jolted.
Marissa Meyer (Scarlet (The Lunar Chronicles, #2))
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 you understand me?” “Yeah, hold that thought while I go disable the speaker system.” “What? You can’t mute me. Cinder!
Marissa Meyer (Cress (The Lunar Chronicles, #3))
Let me guess,” Thorne said. “Breaking and entering?” After a long silence of examining the retracting mechanism, the girl wrinkled her nose. “Two counts of treason, if you must know. And resisting arrest, and unlawful use of bioelectricity. Oh, and illegal immigration, but honestly, I think that's a little excessive.
Marissa Meyer (Scarlet (The Lunar Chronicles, #2))
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 garden. “You’re even more painful to look at than she is.
Marissa Meyer (Cinder (The Lunar Chronicles, #1))
It’s just like the one Scarlet had.” He flipped the gun in his palms, running his thumbs along the barrel. “She shot me in the arm once.” This confession was said with as much tenderness as if Scarlet had given him a bouquet of wildflowers rather than a bullet wound. Cress and the others traded sorrowful looks.
Marissa Meyer (Winter (The Lunar Chronicles, #4))
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?" "I'm hoping for a more favorable answer this time and I seem to be getting more desperate by the minute." "How charming." Kai's lips twitched. "Please?" "Why?" "Why not?" "I mean, why me?" Kai hooked his thumbs on his pockets. "So if my escape hover breaks down, I'll have someone to fix it?
Marissa Meyer (Cinder (The Lunar Chronicles, #1))
Captain Carswell Thorne, is it?” "That’s right." "I’m afraid you won’t have claim to that title for long. I’m about to commandeer your Rampion for the queen." "I am sorry to hear about that." "Additionally, I assume you are aware that assisting a wanted fugitive, such as Linh Cinder, is a crime punishable by death on Luna. Your sentence is to be carried out immediately." "Efficiency. I respect that.
Marissa Meyer (Cress (The Lunar Chronicles, #3))
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 mean, half the people in the world want to kill her and the other half want to chain her to a throne on the moon, which is just what she’s always wanted. So she’s fantastic.
Marissa Meyer (Cress (The Lunar Chronicles, #3))
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 your captain of the guard in the hallway, and a few other guards, and I may have scared him and he's, um, unconscious. Also. But, really, they'll all be fine. I swear." Her lips twitched into a brief, nervous smile. "Um...hello, again. By the way.
Marissa Meyer (Cress (The Lunar Chronicles, #3))
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 on all the screens telling her to grab her imaginary partner and swing them around. "Wha—where'd she go?" Thorne's voice came to her through the screen. "Honestly, Thorne." A girl. Linh Cinder? "Do you ever think before you speak?" "What? What did I say?" "'Is that all hair?'" "Did you see it? It was like a cross between a magpie nest and ball of yarn after it's been mauled by a cheetah." A beat. Then, "A cheetah?" "It was the first big cat that came to mind.
Marissa Meyer (Cress (The Lunar Chronicles, #3))
My point is that I am going to figure this out, like I always do. First, we’re going to find a way to get into Artemisia. We’re going to find Cress and rescue Cinder and Wolf. We’re going to overthrow Levana, and by the stars above, we are going to make Cinder a queen so she can pay us a lot of money from her royal coffers and we can all retire very rich and very alive, got it?" Winter started to clap. "Brilliant speech. Such gumption and bravado." "And yet strangely lacking in any sort of actual strategy," said Scarlet. "Oh, good, I'm glad you noticed that too," said Iko. "I was worried my processor might be glitching.
Marissa Meyer (Winter (The Lunar Chronicles, #4))
Captain! To your left there’s a Lunar guard and on your right is a doctor who’s running tests on Lunars and I’m being held by one of Levana’s wolf hybrids and please be careful!” Thorne took a step back into the hallway a gun from his waistband. He spent a moment swiveling the barrel of the gun in each direction, but nobody moved to attack him. With some surprise, Cress realized that the operative’s grip had weakened. “Er…” Thorne furrowed his brow, aiming the gun somewhere near the window. “Could you describe all those threats again because I feel like I missed something.
Marissa Meyer (Cress (The Lunar Chronicles, #3))
Now, let's never talk about you being related to her again. Because I'm technically still engaged to her, and that's really weird." Cinder couldn't help laughing, even exhaustedly, even just to cover up the screaming inside, as he bound her up in his arms again. Her headache began to fade, replaced with the strength of his heartbeat and the way she felt almost delicate when she was pressed up against him like this. Almost fragile. Almost safe. Almost like a princess.
Marissa Meyer (Cress (The Lunar Chronicles, #3))
Thorne shuffled his feet. “You know, if it was a bad kiss, you can just say so.” She stiffened. “That’s not at all what I … Wait. Did you think it was a bad kiss?” “No,” he said, with an abrupt, clumsy laugh. “I thought it was … um.” He cleared his throat. “But there were clearly a lot of expectations, and a lot of pressure, and…” He squirmed in the chair. “We were going to die, you know.” “I know.” She squeezed her knees into her chest. “And, no, it wasn’t … I didn’t think it was a bad kiss.” “Oh, thank the stars.
Marissa Meyer (Cress (The Lunar Chronicles, #3))
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 not in danger of low self-esteem, at least.” “What do you mean?” “Nothing at all.” She kicked a stone from their path. “How about you and … a lion?” “A cat? Don’t insult me.” She laughed, the sound sharp and surprising. “How about a bear?” “Why, do you see one out there?” “Not yet, but I want to be prepared in case I have to rescue you.” The smile she’d been waiting for warmed his face, a glint of white teeth flashing. “I’m not sure. I’ve never had to fight a bear before.
Marissa Meyer (Scarlet (The Lunar Chronicles, #2))