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“I never expected you.”

"His focus is intense. It’s why he’s so good at his job. You’re in that focus. He’ll be back for you.... It’s big. Being loved by a man like that.... Sometimes you feel as if you’ll drown in it. All that focus. Not negative, like I feel like I’m dying. But just lifted up by the tide of it, consumed by it. It’s powerful."

"You were hard. Andrei was hard. Marame was the hardest young girl I’ve ever seen. It’s what you all use to keep the kill from tasting good.”

she found herself fascinated by the cadence of his speech. The way he spoke, like each word weighed a certain amount and they all had to fit, precise, and yet there was wildness, too, just beneath the surface.