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Not only my hair

The answer, shockingly improper, hovered on her lips She was quite certain she did not speak the words but his eyes caught hers and stayed there

‘Come here, Sam Please,’ he added very quietly and this time she came

Chapter Ten

‘Why should I accept succour froic in you,’ scoffed the Sprite Queen

Gabriel drew hiht ‘Because I am the only one who offered, Queen-Who-Misplaced-Her-Realm’

—The Sprite Queen,

Desert Boy Book One

The bed was beautifully soft and warently roasted by the sun, but Edge kneithout opening his eyes Sam wasn’t there

He s water she’d upended on hi a stubborn fool

He would make it up to her Once he found Rafe he would let her decide on the next step But first he needed to find the fool and that ht—he needed help

He yawned and stretched and lurched into a sitting position as his hand touched sorey eyes that were lared back at him

‘Inky Keeping an eye on me?’

Inky bared pretty white fangs and Edge inspected the bed, but no deadso Edge put back the blanket and hesitated It would be carrying Sa naked in front of a cat But he still looked over his shoulder when he reached the dressing roorey eyes were still on him

Trust the Sinclair cat to be as unnerving as possible

Edge found Sah she must have heard hi

‘Good , Sam’

‘Good , my lord’

He griht would erase her anger She took a crayon fro implements and her dark hair fell forward like a curtain between thee to slip it back behind her ear so he could see her was so strong he put the table between theain withinalone with her He wasn’t desperate, for God’s sake

‘Lucas and Olivia are leaving today For her brother’s wedding in Yorkshire’