The hot air caught in Kai's throat, chocking him. The queen paused just long enough to seem as though she were letting her eyes adjust to the bright daylight of Eart- but Kai suspected she really just wanted him to see her.

She was indeed beautiful, as if someone had taken the scientific measurements of perfection and used them to mold a single ideal specimen. Her face was slightly heart-shaped, with high cheekbones barely flushed. Auburn hair fell in silken ringlets to her waist and her unblemished ivory skin shimmered like mother-of-pearl in the sunshine. her lips were red red red, looking like she's just drank a pint of blood.

A chill shook Kai from the inside out. She was unnatural.

(From Cinder, ch. 20)