Thorne waved his hand. "They already showed the clips. And now you've achieved the dream of every red-blooded girl under the age of twenty-five."

"Right," said Cinder. "My life is a real dream come true."

Thorne wiggled his eyebrow. "Maybe not, but at least dreamy Prince Kai knows your name."

"Emperor Kai," she said, frowning at him.

"Precisely." Thorne cocked his head toward the front of the ship. "They're starting a press conference, to talk about you. Thought you wouldn't want to miss"- Thorne fanned himself, swooning- "his heavenly, chocolate-brown eyes, and perfectly tousled hair, and-"

Cinder sprang off the bad, shoving Thorne into the doorframe as she marched passed him.

"Ow," he said, rubbing his are. "What's got your wires crossed?"

(From Scarlet, ch. 24)