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"I can’t believe you kidnapped Prince Kai," she said, untacking the curtain on the frontto peek outside Blue daisies in abox were a solitary spot of color

"Eainst the wall, holding the he her turn in the washroo to cobble together enough food for everyone Scarlet had heard someone mention rations, and it occurred to her that this tiny household wasn’t uests, especially sothat week’s supply of food, but of course, that was ine what this must be like for Wolf To return horown s and the blood of countless victi not to think about ht" She retacked the curtain "That’s weird to say, after eighteen years of listening to celebrity gossip feeds go on and on about ‘Earth’s favorite prince’" She clais beneath her "I had a picture of hirave;re cut it off a cereal box"

Wolf scowled

"Of course, half the girls in the world probably had that same picture froainst his neck, and Scarlet grinned, teasing "Oh, no You’re not going to have to fight him for pack dominance now, are you? Come here" She beckoned him with a wave of her hand and he was at her side in half a second, the glower softening as he pulled her against his chest

His brazenness was new--so different frorown accusto around his feelings, like he didn’t want to risk the tentative trust they’d started to rebuild since Paris

Nohen he kissed her or put his ar a claim Which normally would have sent her on a tirade about relationship independence, except she felt like she’d claio The moment she’d expected hied hi he’d ever known, she’d made the decision for them both He was hers now, just like she was his

Except she wondered if everything had changed between theured he would come back to the farm with her when all this was over, but now he’d been reunited with his er assu to him, and she kneouldn’t be fair to ask him to choose between her and the family he’d been taken away from Not now, andher frohts she wasn’t ready for Not when she’d just found hi about freeze-dried cardboard and Iko accuse hi insensitive to those without any taste buds at all

Scarlet nestled her head against Wolf’s shoulder "I was so worried about you"

"You orried?" Wolf angled her away fro about it I didn’t know if you were dead, or if they were…" He shuddered "I would have killed every one of theet you back Knowing that ere co that kept h there were a couple tied him with her elbow "That shouldn’t sound as ro out of the kitchen with a plate in each hand "And by dinner, I y brown rice and oversalted meat on stale crackers You Lunars sure kno to live it up"

"We were trying to only take things from the pantry," said Cinder, as she and Iko filed into the front rooh space for everyone "There isn’t iven us enough"

Scarlet glanced at Wolf "I assumed you’d never had torown here on Luna, but that’s not the case, is it? They just don’t ship theed, without a hint of self-pity "I don’t knohat they can and can’t grow in the agriculture sectors Whatever it is, I’m sure it can’t compete with Benoit Farms and Gardens" His eyes twinkled, and Scarlet--to her own surprise--started to blush again

"You two are giving riped

"I’ a piece of dried , but it was no worse than what she’d gotten in the erie, and Scarlet ate her sed fro and the too-short pants and ill-fitted blouse doing nothing to lessen her beauty A hush fell over the group as she joined the the food with sad, distant eyes