Her hair, long and sandy brown,danced around her face, curling around her cheeks while herbangs teased her eyebrows. Deanna's hands shot down, to the...rbs on her chest. "Shit!" she cursed loudly.Leslie rolled over, smiling, and glanced up. Her brow furrowed atDeanna's language. "What?"Deanna slumped back against the headboard, looking disgustedand dejected. "It wasn't a dream."Leslie scooted up beside Deanna, her arm wrapping aroundDeanna's as she perched her head on Deanna's. One of the men had come with us to open the gate. The riders dashed through and the gate was slammed closed. The man was going to remain at the gate to open it for us when we came back. Meanwhile, Janos had led his people to the shooting platform at the wall, and they were madly rushing to set up the scorpions.I had suggested that Janos partially assemble the scorpions into three pieces which could be quickly put together at the wall. He had done that, and that work was what had delayed us from. Since I won and you lost, does mean I can now claim you into my service?”To his astonishment, Seralla scowled at him but offered no protest.“Interesting,” he said. “Let’s put a pin in that one for now and talk more about getting into the city. If I can’t walk in, then what do you suggest?”She looked up at him with a gleam in her purple eyes. “The simplest solution would be to mark you as owned.”“Not happening.”“Hmm, no I thought not,” she smiled. “Still, it need not be a permanent brand. The. Perching on my bed, I drop the towel, luxuriating in the feeling of the cool air on my heated skin. I smooth body butter into my arms and massage a little onto my breasts. I lie back and stretch my toes up towards the ceiling as I knead the rich moisturizer into my legs.When I sit back up, I untie my long dark hair and brush it until it tumbles in soft glossy waves over my shoulders and back.The alcohol is beginning to exert its soporific effects on me, and I yawn and stretch languidly. I turn.
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