He squirmed away and instantly set to fixing the misplaced pieces. “You’re one to talk,” said Cinder, reaching out and ruffling Thorne’s hair. “Holy aces, girls take a long time to get ready. Thorne was standing with his fist still on the doorframe. Scarlet’s eyes did seem to have a particular twinkle to them that maybe hadn’t been there two days ago.Ī knock startled Cinder into turning around. The glowing part, she thought, maybe had an element of truth to it. Plus you’re glowing, just like a real bride.”Ĭinder thought that the dress was maybe a touch too small for Scarlet’s envy-worthy curves, but it was the only dress aboard the ship-the light, floral daydress that Cress had worn aboard the satellite she’d called home for so many years-and Cress had insisted that the bride-to-be couldn’t wear the same men’s cargo pants and military-issue tank tops that the rest of them did. “The dress makes you look like a net star.

“That’s not true.” Cress bounded off of Cinder’s bunk and went to tuck a red curl behind Scarlet’s ear. “Except now I’m wearing a dress that’s too small for me.” “I look the same as I always do,” said Scarlet. “You look lovely,” said Cress, swooning with her hands clasped over her heart.Ĭinder withheld a snicker, watching as Scarlet squinted at her reflection in the mirror. Oh, and Scarlet was never kidnapped, so both she and Wolf were on the Rampion for the entirety of Book Three. Erland at the end of Book Three didn’t happen. (GASP! I know.) Also, that thing that happened to Dr. Iko is sadly nonexistent here because she originally wasn’t supposed to come back after Book One. Helpful set-up: The timeline is wonky from the final version – this scene took place after Jacin’s faked murder of Winter, but that originally happened before the crew arrived on Luna. In fact, it was so hard for me to get rid of that it became the inspiration for the “Something Old, Something New” story in Stars Above… because I just wanted to show this happening so bad!!

This is actually a really special scene for me, one that was very hard for me to cut. So, I *do* have a deleted scene from Cress, but it happens to be my favorite of all the deleted scenes, so I’m saving it for my big finale post at the end of January. I strongly encourage readers to enjoy the published books before proceeding! SPOILERS WARNING: Even though this scene was ultimately deleted (or heavily altered), it still contains information and references to things that did make it into the book. I’ll be posting a new deleted scene or excerpt from The Lunar Chronicles every Friday through January 27, spanning the releases of The Lunar Chronicles Coloring Book on December 6 and Wires and Nerve, vol.

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