THE OWL WAS FINE, AS well. She’d been stunned, knocked out, but nothing was broken. She glared at Garnett after shaking off the hit Raul had dealt her, and told him she should have known this would happen. He always got her hurt.
Mallory raised an eyebrow to that, but didn’t bother asking.
The owl was also nice enough to bring them clothing so they didn’t have to walk home naked. Not that Garnett could walk at all. Not before a three hour nap that he took after they got home.
He woke to the feel of Mallory’s body next to his. She was warm, and soft, and as naked as him. His body was healed enough that it only barely throbbed with pain, and she moved in just the right ways when she heard him stir, and without either of them saying a word, they both fell into each other.
Her mouth tasted
