I'd much rather fall to my death than admit my weakness to you.The captain of the Royal Guard wants to impress a lowly handmaiden?A clumsy young man wants to impress a beautiful young woman.
~ Renee Ahdieh
In what world did you think you could get away with this? Jalal seethed. To my cousin? To my family? His gleaming hilt continued its punishing onslaught.