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At one point, the girl had cried, "Double down!"
He'd frowned at their hand "What does that hter, she'd said, "I don't know!"
But in the end, he and Ruby had won more than they lost, and Carrow had finally run out of shells
"You guys were ht hiazed away More softly, she said, "That was fun"
Surprisingly, it had been
Though the child's energy had begun to wane, Ruby said, "We can give youtheruht, Malkoed toward Carrow
"And to you, deela," he hted slanced over her shoulder "I'll be back in a minute" She bit her bottom lip in that way that drove hi her would be reckless Cannot do what my father did
Then stay away from her
As per Ruby's re"uest, Carrow had pro her that she and Malkom would be close by if she woke up
Naturally, when Carroas dying to get back to Malko about her day with him Already, Ruby nursed a serious case of hero worship for the demon
Makes two of us When he'd freed Ruby from those rocksno one else could have done it
Once Ruby had drifted off at last, Carrow crept out of the rooone
Earlier, by the fire, he'd been looking at her with that dark, hungry expression She hadn't known if it was an invitation or not
Assu only a sweater, her leather skirt, and a blanket wrapped around her She found him on the calm side of the cape, deep in the water he'd earlier fished
"What are you doing?"
His breaths fogged over the freezing water "Learning to swiht you" She laid out the blanket, sitting down to wait for hi of it, swi with fairly sure strokes Eventually, he made for the shore
She was just about to ask hinificent Her lips parted Not cold at all
As he stalked toward her with his long-legged strides, she nearly whily sluiced down his torso, drops clinging to chiseled abs before reaching his hs, his narrow hipsand between He stiffened under her gaze, his length distending
He'd gotten her used to enjoying hione a ithout him She needed release - but she also ain
"What do you want, witch?"
"To talk to you Have you thought about my plan?"
He reached for his clothes "I told you I will consider it"