knob. If she jerked the door closed, it might just buy her enough time to make it to the stairs. But it’s fucking freezing outside. Even if I did escape, I’d die of exposure.
The corner of Conn’s mouth lifted, “You might make it to the second floor, but that’d be it. The manor houses many Walkers, and my men have been assigned temporary quarters on each of the other three floor s .”
When Aries didn’t move Conn’s smile disappeared, “Not to mention that the drugs are still in your system and you haven’t eaten. Your too weak Aries, don’t try it.”
He was right, but it didn’t keep her from lifting her chin defiantly and contemplating slamming the door in his face just to piss him off.
Dissatisfied with her lack of movement Conn dropped his head to eye her, the lines of his body now tau t with impatience , “ You have two seconds to get your ass in this room.”
Aries’ voice was soft, “And if I don’t ? ”
Conn did something than that surprised and shocked her. His typically an gry features broke into a heart- stopping smile, revealing perfect white teeth and an air of youth that made him , for once, seem not so harsh , but his next words dispelled such fantasy . His challenge was simpl e . “Find out.”
Aries pulled his oversized shirt tighter around her before stepping into the room.
Conn locked the door behind her before crossing the room and drawing the blinds closed. The suite was elegant. Dimly lit lamps dotted the main sitting room and a small chandelier hung over a cherry wood table to her left in the small dining and kitchen area.
Conn pointed down the only hall in the suite. “Bathroom ’ s at the end of the hall and your room is on the right. There should be clothes on the bed. I suggest you shower while I prepare dinner.”
Aries’ teeth caught her bottom lip. “I thought I was going to the holding cells?”
Conn frowned down at her, “How do you know about the holding cells?”
She dropped her eyes, “You mentioned them in the car.”
“I thought you were passed out?”
“I heard.”
Conn snorted before crossing into the kitchen and turning on the faucet to wash his hands, “Aries, I’m tired, I’m starving, and I’m cranky. I suggest you get in the shower before I decide to give you one myself.”
Her brows drew together as she frowned at his back.
He turned then, “Did I forget to mention that I’m horny?”
Aries felt her cheeks flame and she turned to walk quickly down the hall. She heard Conn laughing at her hasty retreat.
Down the hall she flicked on a light in what Conn had deemed to be her room to discover an interior as exquisite as any she’d ever seen. A large canopied bed sat against one wall while large cherry wood furnishings adorned the room. The muted tan and soft yellow of the drapes and carpet, were also reflected in the satiny bed spread and array of pillows on the bed , giving the room a warm homey feel . A fire blazed in a hearth across from the bed and next to the sole window in the room.
Aries crossed to the window and peered out. She found the mechanism to roll the window open and quickly did so before popping the screen out. She was leaning halfway out the window when she jumped at Conn’s voice.
“There’s no way down.”
Aries pulled back into the room sheepishly, “I k now… I wasn’t…” She held up her hand and it was full of already melting snow. “I just wanted to touch it.”
Conn eyed her, “Have you never seen snow?”
Aries looked down at the slush in her hand before tossing it out the window and dusting her hands together . “I have. I just… ” Her shoulders slumped, “It’s been a really long time.” It was app arent by her tone that her self-inflicted exile hadn’t been by choice . She’d run long and far from home, and she’d regretted every second of it.
“So you’re from the North then?”
Aries’ head lifted and her
The corner of Conn’s mouth lifted, “You might make it to the second floor, but that’d be it. The manor houses many Walkers, and my men have been assigned temporary quarters on each of the other three floor s .”
When Aries didn’t move Conn’s smile disappeared, “Not to mention that the drugs are still in your system and you haven’t eaten. Your too weak Aries, don’t try it.”
He was right, but it didn’t keep her from lifting her chin defiantly and contemplating slamming the door in his face just to piss him off.
Dissatisfied with her lack of movement Conn dropped his head to eye her, the lines of his body now tau t with impatience , “ You have two seconds to get your ass in this room.”
Aries’ voice was soft, “And if I don’t ? ”
Conn did something than that surprised and shocked her. His typically an gry features broke into a heart- stopping smile, revealing perfect white teeth and an air of youth that made him , for once, seem not so harsh , but his next words dispelled such fantasy . His challenge was simpl e . “Find out.”
Aries pulled his oversized shirt tighter around her before stepping into the room.
Conn locked the door behind her before crossing the room and drawing the blinds closed. The suite was elegant. Dimly lit lamps dotted the main sitting room and a small chandelier hung over a cherry wood table to her left in the small dining and kitchen area.
Conn pointed down the only hall in the suite. “Bathroom ’ s at the end of the hall and your room is on the right. There should be clothes on the bed. I suggest you shower while I prepare dinner.”
Aries’ teeth caught her bottom lip. “I thought I was going to the holding cells?”
Conn frowned down at her, “How do you know about the holding cells?”
She dropped her eyes, “You mentioned them in the car.”
“I thought you were passed out?”
“I heard.”
Conn snorted before crossing into the kitchen and turning on the faucet to wash his hands, “Aries, I’m tired, I’m starving, and I’m cranky. I suggest you get in the shower before I decide to give you one myself.”
Her brows drew together as she frowned at his back.
He turned then, “Did I forget to mention that I’m horny?”
Aries felt her cheeks flame and she turned to walk quickly down the hall. She heard Conn laughing at her hasty retreat.
Down the hall she flicked on a light in what Conn had deemed to be her room to discover an interior as exquisite as any she’d ever seen. A large canopied bed sat against one wall while large cherry wood furnishings adorned the room. The muted tan and soft yellow of the drapes and carpet, were also reflected in the satiny bed spread and array of pillows on the bed , giving the room a warm homey feel . A fire blazed in a hearth across from the bed and next to the sole window in the room.
Aries crossed to the window and peered out. She found the mechanism to roll the window open and quickly did so before popping the screen out. She was leaning halfway out the window when she jumped at Conn’s voice.
“There’s no way down.”
Aries pulled back into the room sheepishly, “I k now… I wasn’t…” She held up her hand and it was full of already melting snow. “I just wanted to touch it.”
Conn eyed her, “Have you never seen snow?”
Aries looked down at the slush in her hand before tossing it out the window and dusting her hands together . “I have. I just… ” Her shoulders slumped, “It’s been a really long time.” It was app arent by her tone that her self-inflicted exile hadn’t been by choice . She’d run long and far from home, and she’d regretted every second of it.
“So you’re from the North then?”
Aries’ head lifted and her
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