“She squeezed her eyes shut and stopped resisting. She fell into his arms, where he held her gently for a heartbeat then sighed. She thought of Val again. For all her dragging and pulling and demanding, all their ways their bodies had come into contact—and conflict—with each other over the years, Val had never given herself to Veronyka like this. Never offered herself at all. With Val, everything was take, take, take.”
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“Rose pictured herself as a tidy bow, and Snow was a wild tangle.”
“We’d settled it with an old-fashioned duel. (i.e., I sat on her until she begged for mercy)”
“Only a sister, an alternative self, could inspire such a sordid mix of disgust and envy.”
“She really hated confrontations (unless she was killing someone; then she overcame her shyness).”
“If Pyra had to burn for Veronyka to be by Avalkyra’s side, so be it.”