Page 102 of Enchanted Heir
He shrugged like he wasn’t impressed but Krew was grinning next to him.
“She’d like to have some of the other consorts in here to play a hand of cards some afternoon. Do you care?” Owen asked as he spun toward him.
“Not at all,” Krew shook his head. “Sounds fun.”
“Tomorrow?” Owen asked me.
I gave him a nod and moved my hand from the door. “Sure, why?”
He motioned with a hand and the orbs all fell. “I should go tell the other women’s guards. Who is it you want to come?”
“Renna and Molly.” I paused. “And Nara.” Another pause as I wrinkled my nose. “And Gwen too, I suppose.”
Owen shrugged. “I don’t care. If you don’t want to invite her, don’t.”
I shrugged with him. “I don’t really care either. I just like Molly and Renna best.”
“Rude,” Krew muttered.
I sent him a faux glare.
“So Nara and Gwen too?” Owen asked.
“If they’ll come,” I amended. “Cards are more fun with more people.”
He turned to Krew. “Can you walk her back up while I go organize that? Give me thirty minutes?”
“Absolutely. I was just coming to see at what time you two would like the bacon that I owe you to arrive this morning.”
That had Owen perking up. “Do not let it arrive until I get back.”
“I won’t eat it all. I’d save some,” I offered.
“I trust you, honey.” Owen pointed at Krew. “It is him that I don’t. He will eat it all.”
Krew neither confirmed nor denied it, he just gave a slight shrug.
Owen shook his head laughing as he headed for the door.
“Thanks!” I hollered at his back.
After the door shut, I took two steps toward Krew but then there was a navy orb directly in my way.
Standing with his back in the beam of sun angling in the window, I hadn’t even noticed him move his hand.
“My turn.”
The playfulness in his voice had me smiling.
“Don’t you need more orbs?” I asked, but then I took a step to the right around the first orb, and another appeared next to me.
On and on it went. I’d move, he’d put them in my path. It wasn’t until I was within an arm’s reach that I noticed he had somehow maneuvered the orbs so they brought me right to him.
“Well played,” I said with a laugh as three orbs of decent size surrounded me. The only direction I could now move was forward. Closer to him.
I took a small step forward.
Krew pointed his finger and the orbs moved in. His eyebrows went up expectantly.
