“Did they see you?” he asked, letting her hair fall from his grip for a last time.

“Does it matter if they did?” she murmured, curious about the tinge of concern she deciphered in his tone.

When he tipped his chin a fraction higher, her mouth was tempted to ease closer. “If they did, I’ll need to alter my strategy.”

Still trying to maintain the thread of conversation, while not being distracted by their fascination for each other, she made herself look into his eyes. “Your strategy?”

“You’ll be in danger,” he said, moving his hand onto her face.

Moving her head, she stroked her cheek against his palm, encouraging him to widen his fingers. “And your strategy is to keep me safe?”

“Part of it.”

Dazed by his considerate words, her eyes closed as she smiled. “That’s very sweet,” she whispered.

“Sweet’s got nothing to fucking do with it,” he said.

Seizing the back of her head, he tugged her forward to close his mouth over hers.

Scarlett

Finn

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RAVEN

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Kindred, Book One

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