i hope i was your favorite crime (baby, you were mine)

It’s uncanny how much the painting of the princess looks like Inej. In the portrait, her face is softer, missing the hard edges of her jaw and cheekbones. If Kaz didn’t know any better, he could very well have the Suli princess right in front of him. “I don’t like that look on your face.”“And what look is that?” “It’s your scheming face. Specifically the look you get when you’re about to ask me to do something impossible and I am going to have no choice but agree to it.” She drops her arms and leans forward against his desk. “Go on. Ask me.” Kaz sets down the portrait and looks deep into Inej’s eyes. “What do you know of the Suli royal family?”