Cinder (The Lunar Chronicles, #1)

by Marissa Meyer

“I think you should go to the ball with me.” She clutched her fingers. His expression was too genuine, too sure. Her nerves tingled. “Stars,” she muttered. “Didn’t you already ask me that?” “I’m hoping for a more favorable answer this time. And I seem to be getting more desperate by the minute.” “How charming.” Kai’s lips twitched. “Please?” “Why?” “Why not?” “I mean, why me?” Kai hooked his thumbs on his pockets. “So if my escape hover breaks down, I’ll have someone on hand to fix it?”