I prefer to manage things indirectly, but I will make a special case since you appear to be so…slippery." Mortimer may lick her wounds and try to collect her pieces before I strike again, but you, you must be managed. "Being bested doesn't suit me," Birsha said, taking a bite of meat from his fork and studying me through narrowed eyes. Medium skin, I cataloged, simply because it kept me calm. But the incident with the golem was curious," Birsha said mildly, as if he hadn't roared with anger when I'd stolen Booker back from him. He rolled his eyes but drank deeply, the color sitting strange and purple in the odd shine of the room.
He arched an eyebrow at me as he reached for his glass and I took my own, pretending to bring it to my lips. The meat on his plate was bleeding profusely, soaking the roasted potatoes and vegetables in the thin liquid. "You escaped me once in the grotto, which was an intriguing surprise," Birsha said, watching me take my seat before settling back into his own. Rooksgrave Manor’s protections for its unusual patrons are failing, the wards are crumbling, and Esther’s new and exquisitely pleasurable life may all come tumbling down.I eyed Auguste, found his gaze widened on me, familiar and ferocious, and walked slowly forward to the table. But the risk of disappointing her new gentlemen isn’t all that’s threatening Esther’s new position. Temptations lurk around every shadowy corner and Esther has never been a girl able to resist. There are rules to be followed, expectations to meet, and Esther is afraid she might be too wicked even for a place like Rooksgrave. Upon arrival the men and the daily decadence of the manor feel too good to be true for a girl of Esther’s station. Underwood, a delicate gentleman with a ferocious alter ego who knows exactly what he wants from Esther. Even better, the invitation comes by the hand of the handsome Dr. On the brink of losing her position as a maid and with no prospects to go on, the offer of a place at Rooksgrave Manor-a house of ill and unusual repute-sounds like a perfect fit for a young woman with Esther’s inclinations.
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