I was tagged by @akindofmagictoo and given the words ghost,glare,gale, and grime. Thank you!!
FromOpen Seas:
GHOST
“Ah. I talked him into coming to the party. It would be rude to ignore him all evening,” she said.
The corners of Nic’s mouth turned up again with the ghost of a smile as he looked at her sideways. “I thought it was odd for a Saville to attend a ship launch party. It’s not really their usual scene.”
“I can be very persuasive.” She popped her eyebrows up on ‘very’ for effect, getting another genuine smile from him.
GLARE
“You could always get a new hat to go with it,” Caspian suggested.
Flora turned a critical eye on him. “She already has enough hats to wear a different one every day of the week. If she gets many more, her hat boxes will fill the entire house.”
Linaglared at her sister, undoubtedly horrified by the frank way she’d spoken, but there was nothing for her to worry about as Caspian laughed. “Forgive my suggestion, Miss Tull. I wasn’t aware of how many hats she already owned.”
“You are forgiven,” she replied. Her face had gone from its usual golden beige to a deep red, and she quickly turned to busy herself with a display of clasps.
GALE
“You look lost,” Thana said. “Have you ever travelled by ship before?”
“Yes, many times. I’m used to knowing most of the people on board, though,” Tess replied.
“That makes sense. Dorian mentioned you’re the heiress to The NightingaleLine.”
“A fact that has brought me more harm than help throughout this unexpected excursion.” Her hand fluttered along her bruised torso, mind flashing to the cruel twist of Barros’ face.
GRIME
“To market? Like a hog?”
“I feel like you haven’t really grasped the whole slavery concept yet,” Dorian remarked. “Yes, like a hog. Except, if we’re lucky, it’ll be for the purpose of serving a lovely rich family for the rest of our lives.”
“And if we’re not lucky?” she asked. Her nausea, which had subsided as she followed the fast-moving conversation, suddenly surged back.
He opened his mouth, eyebrow quirked like he was going to make another smart comment, but then looked at her. His sarcastic smile faded to a grimace. “Let’s not get into it.”
