Teaser Tuesday #32: Cinder by Marissa Meyer

Teaser Tuesdays is a weekly bookish meme, hosted by MizB of Should Be Reading.

Cinder 

by Marissa Meyer

“Would you consider being my personal guest at the ball?”
The floor dissolved beneath Cinder. Her mind blanked. Surely, she hadn’t heard correctly.
But he just stood, patient, and after a long moment raised both his eyebrows in a mute prompt.
“E-excuse me?”
Kai cleared his throat. Stood straighter. “I assume you are going to the ball?”
“I-I don’t know. I mean, no. No, I’m sorry, I’m not going to the ball.”
Kai drew back, confused. “Oh. Well…but…maybe you would change your mind? Because I am, you know.”
“The prince.”
“Not bragging,” he said quickly. “Just a fact.”