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"What about the demon?" Ruby asked suspiciously

"We could invite him over" Would he accept Carrow's invitation? Just now, he'd looked like he couldn't stand the sight of her "We could teach him whather head, Carroly said, "He's probably never tasted ice crea this possibility serious consideration - until her eyelids slid shut

As Carroatched her drift off, her own lids grew heavy Again, she thought about how much she wanted to join Ruby in sleep Or to lie on Malkom's solid chest, with the steady drum of his heart beneath her ear Carrow nearly ain

But she had to get soht They needed a plan And I need to explain to him that I never wanted to hurt him -

"She sleeps?" he said froet in so "uietly? Never ot to be exhausted"

"I will getback out there? Malkoently extricated her hand fro to stand before hi toward the other room, and she followed

"Sit" He motioned to the stone hearth When she sank down in front of the fire, he used a purloined knife to cut a hunk of meat from the hare "Eat"

For sory "I'azed at the bite mark on her neck "You need it more"

So she leaned forward to nibble off his knife, but he si days are so over

He stood oncejust to the right of her, he grated, "Where is her father, Carrow?"

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"Her father?" The witch rubbed her forehead "He's dead I believe he died before Ruby was born"

"You believe?" She didn't even knohere the sire was?

Her eyes widened "Oh, wait Malkoh Ruby is related to me, I'm not her mother"

He tensed "Another lie?"

"I never said she was But it doesn'ther And what's irl like she was o, killed by the Order"

"You have no other children?"

Her brows drew together "No"

"Is there ahis eyes, so direct "That depends"

"On what?"

"On how angry you are with raceful

He hated how she still affected him so effortlessly He crossed the rest of the distance to her Cupping her nape, he gazed down at the face that had bewitched him, the eyes that haunted him His voice hoarse, he said, "What do you want of iveness" Her breaths had shallowed, pink tingeing her high cheekbones

"You have it I understand why you behaved as you did"