“I never lied to you.” Cinder stole another look at the foot. “I maybe didn’t tell you the whole truth, but can you blame me?” He frowned. “Of course I can blame you. You had plenty of opportunities to tell me the truth.” The words seemed to surprise her, until she fisted her hands on her hips. “Right. And what if I’d said, oh, sure, Your Highness, I’d love to go to the ball with you, but first you should probably know that I’m cyborg. And then what?” Kai looked away. “You never would have talked to me again,” she answered for him. “You would have been mortified.” “So you were just going to
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