"After one moment of gripped immobility, the queen……" — Megan Whalen Turner

After one moment of gripped immobility, the queen bent to kiss the… - Megan Whalen Turner

"After one moment of gripped immobility, the queen bent to kiss the king lightly on one closed eyelid, then on the other. She said, 'I love your eyes.' She kissed him on either cheek, near the small lobe of his ear. 'I love your ears, and I love'-she paused as she kissed him gently on the lips-'every single one of your ridiculous lies.' The king opened his eyes and smiled at the queen in a companionship that was as unassailable as it was unfathomable."

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