Gleam (The Plated Prisoner, #3)
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goddesses slumbering in their eggshell stars.
Cassie Handwork
She hyperfixates on these stars a lot- they are def going to come into play later. Out of pocket theory is that she is a goddess which is why she is so obsessed with them
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I knew his aura was strange. I knew I could feel an underlying power there, but I never would’ve guessed the depth of his trickery.
Cassie Handwork
I wonder what her second form will be if rip can turn into something different
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“You’re overreacting.”
Cassie Handwork
LOL perfect thing to say to a woman whose whole worldview just changed. He deserves a good slap to the face
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rotting body can only be reversed after so long.”
Cassie Handwork
This. Just. Got. Interesting. So she can probably reverse her gold powers then
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I have zero arm muscles because I became a lazy, complacent twit.
Cassie Handwork
lol same
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The more spines I read, the less I like my chances of finding any romances kept in this place.
Cassie Handwork
Thats what youre focused on? Not learning more about the cleaved bridge between your worlds to get home maybe?
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If only I knew where home was. 
Cassie Handwork
You were too busy looking for romance books
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The distance is agonizing.
Cassie Handwork
Ugh run away with him already!
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“You’re worried that if Midas weren’t king, someone even worse would take his place?”
Cassie Handwork
Well thats forshadowing for sure lol midas dieds at some point then...malina takes control? Or that queen from third seems evil maybe
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“Why the fuck is there a bruise on your cheek?” 
Cassie Handwork
LETS FUCKING GOOOOOO
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The feathered creature in me, the one ruffling for a reckoning, she sits up and cocks her head. She pays attention. 
Cassie Handwork
i get why they chose a bird as her little internal monster because of the cage but i keep picturing a chicken which is so not menancing
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“I’ve wanted you since the moment I laid eyes on you, Goldfinch. I was just waiting for you to catch up.”
Cassie Handwork
Hot
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I can’t have my betrothed having bastards, so she won’t be an issue for much longer.”
Cassie Handwork
I knew she wasnt going to live much longer..well probably
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There is no dulled pain this time. When that sword hacks through my ribbons, I feel everything.
Cassie Handwork
Not the ribbons!! Reminds me of shrek lol not the gum drop buttons!
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“You will have no one and nothing to comfort you. You’ll die alone and poor, ruined by your own greed, and it will be exactly what you deserve.”
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Yas queen
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“People feared the name I made up. Wouldn’t even think of stepping foot on my side of the city without permission, because my name showed that I owned it.”
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Oh mygod hes the east guy
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He played the part of a crime lord, then a rescuer, then a king.
Cassie Handwork
Holy shit what a twist
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“Poison! The prince has been poisoned!” someone screeches.
Cassie Handwork
Well we knew that was coming lol
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The floor goes molten; the walls bleed; every goblet, drapery, instrument, chair—they all turn viscous and malleable, melted down by the pure fury that burns in my veins.
Cassie Handwork
I KNEW IT SHE CAN REVERSE IT
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“You can’t cut off the strings of your puppet and still expect it to move for you.”
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HOLY AIRBALL
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When it has a hold of his heart, I let it finish him, stealing his last beat. I watch the last of his fight, the last of his life, leave his body like water draining out, until there’s nothing left of him.
Cassie Handwork
Woah i knew something would happen to him but not this quick!