Jamie fought his way through the crowd and grabbed me, nearly crushing me. “You’re pressing my throwing daggers into my back,” I whispered to him. He let go with a chuckle and looked down at me. “I’m sorry,” I said rapidly, the words falling too loudly and somewhat broken from my mouth. “No, no, ...
someone said, jiggling my shoulder. I opened my eyes to see Sid’s face peering into mine. She was leaning through the window. I hadn’t noticed the day before how delicate her features were. Her nose was small and pinched. Her green eyes sparkled from under long lashes. Her...
Her hands moving quickly, she readied the small boat and guided it out of the Knidian harbor with finesse. The small white sail, discolored with age and disuse, flapped in the breeze. Part of me thought that even if Celeste had not known how to sail, she still would have helmed the ship. She was ...