No inch of his bared skin is a revelation to Tang Fan, but stripping before him still feels like an unveiling, marital. A deification of the profane.
On Giedi Prime, a captured Paul considers his enemies and his allies.
Silas and Jay spend a night in civilization.
May tries not to think about everything Jasmine does for her.
The captain takes Mr. Hickey for his darling, with dire consequences.
It was her own damn poor luck to be in love with both of them. (The three work a job, deny their feelings, and get kidnapped. In that order.)
His secrets were collateral. They were a contract, a promise that he would not go back on his word. Her flesh, his soul: when she knew things that not even the King knew, things that could ruin him, they became equal.
The world hasn't ended, and Raleigh's pretty sure he's glad. That doesn't mean he's happy about the PPDC wanting them back.
He knows Napoleon is watching Gaby, just as he knows Gaby's looking right back. What he doesn't realize is that they're both looking at him.
Young Feyd is accustomed to being wanted. Piter is profoundly uninterested.