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"You risked an awful lot for someone you hardly know.' I narrow my eyes. 'THAT doesn't say much about your character. Perhaps you should wait until someone's about to be executed for a mistake YOU made."
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"I suppose you come in here often, then, I say, half teasing. "Bringing your maids and admirers?Magiano frowns at that. He shakes his head. "You think I'm bedding every maid I speak to? he says and shrugs. "Flattered, Your Majesty. But you are very wrong."So, what you're telling me is that you come to this secret space alone?He tilts his head in a flirtatious way. "What's wrong with a thief wanting a little private time now and then? He comes closer. His breath warms my skin like the fog that hovers over the water. "Of course, here you are. I suppose I'm not alone, after all."
"Then Day reaches out and touches my hand with his. He encloses it in a handshake. And just like that, I am linked with him again, I feel the pulse of our bond and his- tory and love through our hands, like a wave of magic, the return of a long-lost friend. Of something meant to be. The feeling brings tears to my eyes. Perhaps we can take a step forward together."Hi, he says. "I'm Daniel. "Hi, I reply. "I'm June."
"Let go of me, I choke out, clawing blindly at Teren. The sharp tang of blood suddenly fills my nostrils, and I realize that it is from his wrists, spreading a film of scarlet around us. Somewhere ahead, the silhouette of our ship looms. We are getting closer."I wish I could, Teren spits, dripping venom. "There's nothing I'd like to see more than you in the Underworld, Adelina.His words spark my fury. He never intended to finish this journey with you. Teren grips my arm again so hard that I scream in pain. He is pulling us both toward the ship, his face set in grim determination.Then I hear him shout, "But I won't.But I won't. My fury wavers, turning into bewilderment."
"I've been searching a long time for something I think I lost. I felt like I found something when I saw you back there."
"I receive emails from readers that both break my heart and give me a profound sense of connection. Several months ago, I received an email from a teacher who told me that 'Legend' was the first book one of her troubled young students had ever read to the end. He cried when he finished it. Stories like that stay with you forever."
"So long as I remain in Day's life, I will hurt him. Any other alternative is impossible.Now, he is free."
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