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I didn't know him well yet, but to be fair, he was just learning himself as well. He would be mine, and I was fairly certain Amon or Jonathon or Auguste would cover him if necessary.īooker's lips curled, and I imagined we were thinking the same thing. I wasn't sure if he would need a membership to the manor or Magdalena would disregard it in his case. I smiled as I realized that this shifting of his tether would mean that Booker was no longer responsible for opening doors and serving dinners. He had put on his white uniform shirt and the black pants but left the rest behind in my bedroom. I nodded immediately, and she stepped to the side, making it easier for me to see Booker. Try not to let anything else into your thoughts as much as you're able,' Magdalena said. I just need you and Booker to focus on each other. 'I'll take care of the heavy lifting, darling. Whatever I needed to do, I would do it, just to keep Birsha from using Booker against me or anyone else. Was I? I didn't even really understand how this all worked but… I met Booker's gaze over Magdalena's shoulders and sighed, nodding. 'Esther? Are you ready?' Magdalena asked. Maybe it was only this room, but there was a kind of crushing sensation on my shoulders that seemed to hover at the edges, like a name I knew but couldn't remember. Magdalena stood at the center of the circle, with Booker and I facing her at opposite edges.ĭespite Auguste's teasing, I wasn't so sure I'd like to spend the day below the earth.

We were back down in the basement, in an empty room filled with candles and a white chalk circle that had been traced there so many times, it was imprinted deep in the stone. 'Any more trouble, and I'm going to trap you underground during the day with me,' Auguste whispered in my ear.Īuguste finally relaxed at that, tapping his forehead against mine before joining the others against the wall. But it won't happen if you don't get out of the way.'Īuguste let out a soft growl, stepping closer and brushing a slow kiss over my cheek.

Why hadn't Magdalena given me just one gentleman who wasn't so impossible to shove around a bit? Even Ezra was solid, and he was more or less human.Īuguste ignored my urging to glare over his shoulder at Magdalena.

'Oh, go and sit with the others,' I said with a laugh, pushing at his chest. I'm fine now.'Īuguste nodded, but his smile slid back into a frown with one glance at the faint shadows still left on my throat. 'Protective of me,' I said, rising to my toes to kiss his chin. 'I know, I know,' Auguste said, huffing out a sigh and nodding.

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