The Queens: Scarred Queen
"Yeah, I saw how you dealt with that yourself."
She looked away from him and said softly, "I told you I'd try not to do that again."
"And you never lie?" he asked, skepticism clear in his voice.
She looked him in the eye and said, "Never."
He held her gaze for a long, uncomfortable moment. She refused to break eye contact. She knew it didn't really mean anything. Anyone could profess to tell the truth and look a person in the eye. It was a stupid myth that people thought they could get away with a lie if they looked a person in the eye. But somehow, when his dark scrutiny swept over her and finally captured her eyes with his, she knew he could discern truth from lie.
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