her knees wanted to buckle , but she feared if she dropped to the ground it would come crashing through the glass to latch those teeth on her throat like a wild dog . if i had n't pulled her out of school , she would have been fine . when he slipped a finger between the elastic and into her warmth , she gasped . `` do you know , i think the day the king decided we should marry was the luckiest day of my life ? '' the past six weeks have felt like a whole lifetime . '' 