impress.
Unless
your name was Charming, anyway.
His
smile faded. “Are you in love with that prince?” He demanded before he could
stop himself.
“What?”
She shot him a distracted frown and climbed down from the chair. “Is it really
so hard for you to concentrate and take this seriously?”
“Red,
you wouldn’t believe how seriously I’m taking this.”
The
more he thought about the situation, the more complications Marrok saw in being
bound to this girl. Damn if he wasn’t growing… attached to the little do-Gooder,
though. He’d be keeping his True Love no matter what, but he was starting to
want to keep Letty .
“As
a matter of fact, I don’t believe you’re taking it seriously.” She adjusted
the t-shirt back into place and poked a finger into his chest. “This escape
has to go off perfectly . Any mistakes will get us caught and tossed in
the dungeon. Is that what you want?”
Her
lecturing tone completely turned him on. “No, I want something different.”
Scarlett
missed the seduction in his tone. Against the odds, the woman was turning out
to be one hell of a criminal mastermind. But, she clearly couldn’t decipher
Marrok’s blindingly obvious hints that he wanted to ravish her.
“I
wish I knew more about how Trevelyan pulled off his escape.” She
continued, her very sexy brain consumed with unsexy thoughts. “Ez says you two
shared a cell.”
Well, that brought down the mood…
“Back
when my counts of Badness were in the single digits, Trevelyan and I were locked
up together.” Marrok allowed. “By the time he left, we weren’t exactly
friends.” He delivered that massive understatement in a calm tone, but
Scarlett still squinted over at him.
“There’s
a difference between ‘not being friends’ and being ‘mortal enemies.’” She
pointed out suspiciously. “Why am I guessing you two were the later?”
“Because
you’re a not-so-evil genius?” He shook his head. “Seriously, investigating
Trevelyan won’t help us get out of here. Trust me.”
“He
didn’t tell you anything?”
“Nothing
helpful. Unless you need a rundown of insults and death threats to use against
me. He was screaming those pretty loud on that last day.”
She
made a face. “It’s like you try to make everyone hate you. It’s the
only explanation.”
“Sad
part is I don’t have to try that hard.”
She
sighed in resignation. “So, what did you do to piss off the dragon?”
No
sense in lying. “I didn’t help him escape.”
Her
eyebrows drew together. “Trevelyan wanted you to escape with him?”
“Yep.”
“And
you refused?
“Yep.”
“Why?”
“I
was getting out in ten months.” Wolfball season ensured that Marrok got
paroled every spring, no matter his sentence. “Didn’t seem worth the risk.”
“Right
now, you only have six months left and you’ve agreed to come with me.”
He
shrugged. “With you, it’s always worth the risk.”
Scarlett
frowned at him in confusion.
It
amazed Marrok that he was the only one who noticed how pretty this girl was.
Her relentless demands and shiny hair created such an appealing package. It
just went to show that people would believe whatever you told them. Tell them
that the naked emperor guy from a couple kingdoms over was wearing clothes and
everyone agrees. Tell them that Scarlett was the ugly stepsister and that’s
what they saw.
People
were idiots.
Marrok
shifted closer to her, smiling as her eyes went wide in surprise.
Letty
was so out of her league that she didn’t even notice he’d cornered her, until
her back hit the window sill. Whatever Prince Useless did with his royal days,
it must have been edited for television material. Charming certainly hadn’t
taught this girl very much. Marrok could’ve had Letty’s pants off in less than
a second and she was completely oblivious to the danger.
“What
are you doing?” Scarlett
Unless
your name was Charming, anyway.
His
smile faded. “Are you in love with that prince?” He demanded before he could
stop himself.
“What?”
She shot him a distracted frown and climbed down from the chair. “Is it really
so hard for you to concentrate and take this seriously?”
“Red,
you wouldn’t believe how seriously I’m taking this.”
The
more he thought about the situation, the more complications Marrok saw in being
bound to this girl. Damn if he wasn’t growing… attached to the little do-Gooder,
though. He’d be keeping his True Love no matter what, but he was starting to
want to keep Letty .
“As
a matter of fact, I don’t believe you’re taking it seriously.” She adjusted
the t-shirt back into place and poked a finger into his chest. “This escape
has to go off perfectly . Any mistakes will get us caught and tossed in
the dungeon. Is that what you want?”
Her
lecturing tone completely turned him on. “No, I want something different.”
Scarlett
missed the seduction in his tone. Against the odds, the woman was turning out
to be one hell of a criminal mastermind. But, she clearly couldn’t decipher
Marrok’s blindingly obvious hints that he wanted to ravish her.
“I
wish I knew more about how Trevelyan pulled off his escape.” She
continued, her very sexy brain consumed with unsexy thoughts. “Ez says you two
shared a cell.”
Well, that brought down the mood…
“Back
when my counts of Badness were in the single digits, Trevelyan and I were locked
up together.” Marrok allowed. “By the time he left, we weren’t exactly
friends.” He delivered that massive understatement in a calm tone, but
Scarlett still squinted over at him.
“There’s
a difference between ‘not being friends’ and being ‘mortal enemies.’” She
pointed out suspiciously. “Why am I guessing you two were the later?”
“Because
you’re a not-so-evil genius?” He shook his head. “Seriously, investigating
Trevelyan won’t help us get out of here. Trust me.”
“He
didn’t tell you anything?”
“Nothing
helpful. Unless you need a rundown of insults and death threats to use against
me. He was screaming those pretty loud on that last day.”
She
made a face. “It’s like you try to make everyone hate you. It’s the
only explanation.”
“Sad
part is I don’t have to try that hard.”
She
sighed in resignation. “So, what did you do to piss off the dragon?”
No
sense in lying. “I didn’t help him escape.”
Her
eyebrows drew together. “Trevelyan wanted you to escape with him?”
“Yep.”
“And
you refused?
“Yep.”
“Why?”
“I
was getting out in ten months.” Wolfball season ensured that Marrok got
paroled every spring, no matter his sentence. “Didn’t seem worth the risk.”
“Right
now, you only have six months left and you’ve agreed to come with me.”
He
shrugged. “With you, it’s always worth the risk.”
Scarlett
frowned at him in confusion.
It
amazed Marrok that he was the only one who noticed how pretty this girl was.
Her relentless demands and shiny hair created such an appealing package. It
just went to show that people would believe whatever you told them. Tell them
that the naked emperor guy from a couple kingdoms over was wearing clothes and
everyone agrees. Tell them that Scarlett was the ugly stepsister and that’s
what they saw.
People
were idiots.
Marrok
shifted closer to her, smiling as her eyes went wide in surprise.
Letty
was so out of her league that she didn’t even notice he’d cornered her, until
her back hit the window sill. Whatever Prince Useless did with his royal days,
it must have been edited for television material. Charming certainly hadn’t
taught this girl very much. Marrok could’ve had Letty’s pants off in less than
a second and she was completely oblivious to the danger.
“What
are you doing?” Scarlett
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