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I will. Are you in bed already? You should try to get some rest.
I am. Maybe a hot shower first.God, there she went painting pictures again.Sorry. Maybe TMI,she added.
Remind me what TMI is.
She smiled, liking his brilliant dummy side.Too much information.
Ah. Yes. It was.
Oops.A bath perhaps. Hahaha, I’m harassing you now!
That you are. A deduction in pay may be required. Or some other discipline.
She gasped with wide eyes. “What are we doing, Rukem?” she strained, biting her lower lip.Why are we so stupid?she texted.
What do you mean?
Are we children who like playing with fire?
I’m surely not a child. And fires are just fires. Created to be contained.
Ohhhhh mercy, what washeup to? Did she really want to know? Did she need to? She kind of did since living blind wasn’t her thing. But how to respond to that?
I’m kind of scared of fires. They burn.
Yes. They do.
She snorted a little. “Really. That’s it?”
I’ll text you as soon as I can.
You got it, boss.
CHAPTER THREE
Rukem’s thumb methodically traced his phone inside his coat pocket as he waited for the final Marsh Mutts to get seated in the Sanctum. First was the preliminary meeting then they’d move to Syphon’s facility for the good stuff. And yet all he could think about was Darby. Darby’s lips, Darby in those shorts, Darby’s scandalous word-painting of himmakingher. Darby naked in the shower, in the tub. And his brain’s double-boiling need to disprove her perfection as he explored every inch of her body, every crevice. Then he realized he had no care at all about perfection or flaws, only the exploration.
His phone vibrated and he drew it from his pocket. Vex. He slid his thumb over the screen, opening his text.
How is Sophie?
He brought his phone between his legs.She’s under surveillance in the infirmary.
Details?
None he wanted to tell.What do you think?
He only helped our cause. We have at least two more on our side now from this shit show.
Who?Rukem hoped Dalk or Skul.
Skul and Thakx.
Good enough.What do you think about this meeting?
Looking forward to seeing the Bayou Bat King. I had King Skul scrape the bite mark and draw my blood to see what he could find.
And?
