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"What're you doing?" she called, interrupting the iht

"Go inside," he directed her

"But, why? We were doing so good!"

There were tinorance of his world fetching, a reht to save those who deserved it

This, however, was not one of those times "Keep quiet and obeyopen three dozen feet above his head, he suspected they were about to embark on a very uncomfortable journey into the bay

The sheet went lax, and he risked a look over the edge of the roof to ensure she was inside before releasing it

The Shadow Knight balanced hi his body to sith the ripped the beam under the roof with his wide hands He did a slow-e, instincts and awareness on high alert to ensure he not only maintained his balance but didn't miss thebelow him

A moainst the wall Trunks and loose items pitched back and forth with the tower'son the bed, the sole piece of furniture heavy enough not to be flung across the tower

He waited for a pitcher of water and several other loose ite atop a trunk and onto the bed

"Why did we stop?" she asked, gazing at him with eyes the color of the sea's shallows

"'Twould not have worked"

Her froas sad "I guess I'm not surprised"

"My plan will kill us" He waited for the words to sink in Too shocked to speak, she was staring at him "The chain is about to snap and send us into the bay Unless you can save us"

"ButIhow?"

The Shadow Knight wrapped his ar her softness into his hard frame She pushed at him in protest, and he hauled her into his lap in response If his plan worked, he was not about to be left behind Her hair s the sensations of rocking

"What the hell are you thinking?" sheloose, she shoved him until she was able to see his face Fear and confusion were on her pretty features

"I a you do not want ic to protect me," he replied steadily