The Chosen Quotes

“He kissed her lingeringly, right there, in front of his people and hers. Without looking, he heard everything around them grow quiet. She sucked in a breath, but she didn’t pull away. In fact, rather uncertainly, she kissed him back, and he counted that as a win too. “Bold choice,” she murmured against his lips. “Unexpected.” “Advance communiques are effective at disseminating new policy to a populace,” he whispered, letting his fingertips linger on the soft curve of her cheek. “Oh dear goddess, did you just say that to me?” Pulling back, she eyed him askance. “Was that remarkable sentence your way of flirting?” He narrowed his eyes. “Of course not. The chocolate and the terrible orange food were my way of flirting. This was me making a public statement of intent. You’ll know when I’m flirting again.” “Will I?” One corner of her lips tilted up. “What were you doing when you climbed my tower?” He paused to consider. “Yes, that was flirting too.” “Re-eally. I thought that was you looking for an argument.” “It was an arguing kind of flirting,” he told her.”
― Thea Harrison, The Chosen