In Fact I Was Fairly

Adrian's New Research Partner Stepped Through The Door, And I Knew The Uneasy Peace We'd Just Established In Palm Springs Was About To Shatter. Dimitri Belikov Had Arrived.

Maybe Under All That Guilt And Certainty That He Couldn't Love Again, He Still Wanted Me. I Would Have Liked To Have Found Out. But I Didn't Have The Time. Instead, I Punched Him.

You Know, Aunt Tasha Makes Jokes About How Youʹd Actually Be A Better Queen Than The Others, Except Sometimes . . . I Donʹt Think Sheʹs Joking.

Surely I Must Be A Princess In An Enchanted Sleep. Any Day Now, This Dream-no, Nightmare Would End, And I’d Get My Prince And Happy Ending.

He Almosted Smiled. "there You Go Again. Why? Why Do Yo Keep Helping Me?" There Were A Million Answers On My Lips, Everything From It's The Right Thing To Do To I Don't Know. Instead, I Said, "because I Want To.