Part of Your World (Twisted Tales, #5)

by Liz Braswell

she had run away from a concert to pursue a human, and he had written songs for her now that she could no longer sing.

So little actual communication was represented by words that were said aloud, she had realized upon losing her voice. Often the real meaning lay underneath and unspoken.

Just because you made the first move doesn’t mean you would have been successful. Games take a long time, and a lot of moves, before someone wins.”

“So I was looking for the beautiful mermaid who sang me awake,” Eric mused, thinking back on the time. “And all the while she was right there before me.”

Octopuses are great. I’m a bigot with tentacle issues.”

Sometimes being a good parent means knowing when to let go.”

“I control storms and the heart of a prince. I like that.”

It was like… A good-night kiss. Over too quickly, but every moment of it meant a universe.