No wonder she had made it here, he thought. Delilah Bard was a force of nature. The world hadn’t simply opened for her. It had been cleaved, parted like skin beneath her knife. She was incredible. “Has anyone told you,” he said, “that you’re gorgeous when you fight?” The words knocked her off-balance, like a boot catching on uneven ground. She stumbled, for just a second, and in that second, he swung. Her dagger came up at the last moment, but it was close, beautifully close, the two blades shivering against her throat. For once, Lila scowled. For once, Kell smiled. And then she kicked him in
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