Fools Rush In
SUMMERINE KNEW SHEhad made a mistake the moment the words had flown out of her mouth.
I'm dead.
(You are.)
Not helping.
Ryu slowly unfolded back to his full height and stared down at her with unfathomable dark eyes.
(And you're in for it now.)
Really NOT helping.
(Try not to get yourself killed.)
Excuse me?
But there was no forthcoming reply, and Summerine was torn between tears and laughter at how her Inner Troll had willingly shut itself back in the—-
Oh.
No.
Ryu had walked back to his chair, and even she was no idiot not to understand what he meant to do when he crooked a finger at her.
Yes,she had dreamt he'd do something like this—-
"Come here."
But oh, the very idea of what he meant to do—-
"Don't be scared."
Summerine took several gulps of air in an attempt to calm her racing heartbeat. Weren't those the last words a victim typically heard from their would-be murderer?
"Please take a seat, Summerine."
"I...I..."
"Know this has to be done," he finished for her.
"By a doctor," she hastened to add.
"Or your husband," he parried back without missing a beat, "which I am. So be a good girl," Ryu actuallypurred, "and come here."
Her husband hadactuallypurred.
And fool that she was, the sound actually worked, and she found herself obeying his command.
Her knees knocked against each other as she walked, and she felt as if she was in a trance as she took a seat.
