The Lunar Chronicles: Scarlet
- Aida Mendozacompartió una citahace 3 años
. A sitting area with carved cypress furniture surrounded a miniature bar in the far corner. Silent videos of Kai’s mother shimmered from picture frames by the door, sometimes paired with flashes of Kai growing up, and sometimes all three of them together.Una zona de estar con muebles de ciprés tallado rodeaba un bar en miniatura en la esquina más alejada. En los marcos de la puerta brillaban vídeos silenciosos de la madre de Kai, a veces acompañados de flashes de Kai creciendo, y a veces los tres juntos.
- Aida Mendozacompartió una citahace 3 añosThe cluster of icons on Emperor Kai’s netscreen was growing denser by the hour, not only because there were so many things for the new emperor to read and sign, but because he wasn’t putting much effort into reading or signing any of them.
El cúmulo de iconos en la pantalla de red del emperador Kai era cada vez más denso, no sólo porque había muchas cosas que el nuevo emperador debía leer y firmar, sino porque no se esforzaba mucho en leer o firmar ninguna de ellas
- Aida Mendozacompartió una citahace 3 añosShe jerked back inside, pulse hissing in her ears.
Se sacudió hacia adentro, con el pulso silbando en sus oídos.
- Aida Mendozacompartió una citahace 3 añosa handsome face and a veneer of danger,
un rostro apuesto y un barniz de peligro,
- Aida Mendozacompartió una citahace 3 añosBut since being transferred to solitary, he’d become the personification of a well-mannered gentleman, and after six months of such commendable behavior
Pero desde que fue trasladado a solitario, se había convertido en la personificación de un caballero bien educado, y después de seis meses de tan encomiable comportamiento
- Heidi Schmidt Hottcompartió una citahace 4 años
An anchor was speaking again. “—appears that all attacks have ceased. We will keep you posted as news develops. Now, we connect you to the feed from the Eastern Commonwealth where we are expecting an emergency announcement from Emperor Kaito to begin—”
He was cut off, the screen turning to the EC’s press room, where Kai stood behind a podium. Cinder bunched the material of her pants in both fists.
“Cinder has a bit of a crush on him,” Thorne stage-whispered.
“Don’t we all?” said Iko. - Heidi Schmidt Hottcompartió una citahace 4 años“Carswell Thorne,” said Huy, “an ex-cadet for the American Republic air force. He deserted his post fourteen months ago after stealing a military cargo ship. At this time we don’t consider him dangerous.”
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. - ncompartió una citahace 4 años
Wolf’s expression iced over and he looked away. His tone became uneasy again. “I know you must want nothing to do with me. I don’t blame you.” Wolf scrunched up his shoulders, and met her with an expression full of regret. “But you’re the only one, Scarlet. You’ll always be the only one.” - ncompartió una citahace 4 añosA wicked grin spread across his face. “We should take her with us.”
Cinder glared. “Are you crazy?”
“Crazy in love. She’s gorgeous.” - ncompartió una citahace 4 añosHis tone hardened. “Don’t thank me for telling the truth when it would have been mercy to lie to you.”
“Mercy? To tell me she’s dead? To break my heart?”
“Making you believe she was dead was the only chance I had to convince you not to go looking for her. We both know that. I should have lied.”
