The Immortal Prince (2007)
“Who are you really, Cayal? she wondered, as she watched him standing there, oblivious to her scrutiny. It was rare to catch him in such an unguarded moment. In the deepest recesses of her soul, Arkady knew she was close to admitting the truth about him. It was just so hard to let the dream go. Lies were such familiar things. Something you could control. The intricate web of falsehood surrounding Arkady was so familiar she didn’t want to let it go. Lies were oddly comforting. A world she had constructed for herself, rather than dealing with the one she had been given.
How skewed has my world become, she asked herself, rubbing the sleep from her eyes, when I would rather believe this man is a liar and murderer than admit he might be something I don’t want to accept?
“You’re awake.”
He lowered his arms and turned to look at her, his piercing blue eyes alight, as if he really had been soaking energy directly from the sun. Arkady grimaced. Immortal or not, nobody had a right to look so hea...lthy first thing in the morning after spending the night on a wet, rocky, windswept ledge.MoreLess
How skewed has my world become, she asked herself, rubbing the sleep from her eyes, when I would rather believe this man is a liar and murderer than admit he might be something I don’t want to accept?
“You’re awake.”
He lowered his arms and turned to look at her, his piercing blue eyes alight, as if he really had been soaking energy directly from the sun. Arkady grimaced. Immortal or not, nobody had a right to look so hea...lthy first thing in the morning after spending the night on a wet, rocky, windswept ledge.MoreLess
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