Maria V. Snyder

I stepped closer to him and lowered my voice. 'If you could change one thing, what would it be?' He pulled the sheep pendant from his pocket. A question filled his eyes. I held out my hand. Riley placed it in my palm and I curled my finger around the necklace, pressing the metal into my skin.

Maria V. Snyder

Is there anything else you haven't told me?" My head spun. So much had happened, and we still needed to stop a powerful magician. Death was a real possibility. I needed Valet to know how I felt." I love you"Valet wrapped me in his arms. "My love has been yours since the fire festival. If those goons had killed you, I knew then that I would never be the same. I didn't want or expect this. But I couldn't resist you.

Maria V. Snyder

It's a dirty way to fight, but I'm late for lunch."- Valet to Yelena

Maria V. Snyder

It's the problem with mistakes, they tend to linger.

Maria V. Snyder

Lief. That's not nice, considering all your sister has done for you," admonished Perl."Oh, right. How could I forget that she made me bait for a snake, left me on house arrest in Ilia, and smuggled me into the Keep in a coffin.

Maria V. Snyder

Living is a risk,' I snapped at him. 'Every decision, every interaction, every step, every time you get out of bed in the morning, you take a risk. To survive is to know you're taking that risk and to not get out of bed clutching illusions of safety.

Maria V. Snyder

Nothing like having a warrant for your execution to get a girl motivated.

Maria V. Snyder

Of course, you didn't want our help. Now I have to go beat up some soldier just to keep my ego intact.

Maria V. Snyder

Oh, you made an impression. Like a stone caught in my boot.

Maria V. Snyder

Old soul." I laughed. "You're Thirty."" It's not the years, it's the experience," he paused.

Maria V. Snyder

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