I stepped a little closer and Ruby had to tilt her head back to look at me. She was a tiny thing. I could tuck her up and carry her around with me if she wished it.
“Where do you want to go, Jackson?” she asked, then licked her lips, staring up at me with huge, emerald green eyes.
I shrugged. “Anywhere’s good, although someplace quiet would be best.”
Ruby pressed her lips together then tilted her head. “How about we walk for a bit, and see where it takes us?”
A growl rolled through my throat at the suggestion. Hell, yes! But I swallowed hard, trying to force the sound down.
She didn’t flinch at my reaction. Instead, she smiled as she started walking away, and all three of us began to follow her.
Chapter 8
Ruby
I wanted to squeal, to scream. Jump up and down with excitement. But tha
