Chapter Twenty-Four
Later that evening, Koorgan watched as Ruth dried her hair with one hand and lovingly touched the dollhouse with her other. She reached in and pulled the covers over the bed. He finished buttoning his shirt and walked over to her, sliding his hands along her hips. Leaning down, he brushed a kiss against her throat.
“Are you sure you want to go downstairs?” he asked.
She chuckled and turned in his arms. “Considering that my brother and Marina came all this way to see me and I’ve spent like zero time with them, I think it might be nice to at least have dinner with them – especially now that the pirates are gone,” she replied, sliding her arms around his neck.
“Pirates…. Ashure!” Koorgan groaned.
“What’s wrong?” Ruth asked.
“Ashure is still locked in the tower. I for
