Neither of them had discussed rules, but neither worried over an occasional misplaced hand.Measuring the angles to prevent her from slipping past, Jas...on feinted left, then right and swooped in for the win. Far faster than he expected, Stephanie ducked under his arms and slipped past, the palm of her hand patting his butt on the way.By the time he spun around, she’d made it into the dining room. The kitchen had another exit, this one leading into the short hallway joining the living room and. She sent another. “Fighting Spirit Fiery Burst!” This time the creature retracted the chains almost all the way back into its arms, and spun the remainder of one of them around in front of itself. Amazingly, it deflected the oncoming fireball. She tried again. “Fighting Spirit Fiery Burst!” It blocked that one as well, then launched the other chain straight at her, its length extending out from its arm.“Shit!” she hissed as she just barely dodged it, then yelped in pain as the flail of the. Her voice was like that of an angel, and he raised an eyebrow skeptically. Before he could say more she added, Please. I want to be able to love you right, and I cant do it tied to the bed. She watched as the shock register on his face, she almost laughed. He pulled out of her and untied the ropes from the bed, then removed them from her slender wrists. He watched her cautiously, was it a trick? Lila said nothing, but kissed him. She wove her fingers into his thick blonde hair, wrapping her. She couldn’t romanticize her time in the dungeon – Raleigh and his men had tried, and nearly succeeded, in breaking her completely – but it had been a necessary awakening to bring her to where she was meant to be. And she had no doubt that the Maker had ensured she was here, with the people she was meant to help, and the man she was meant to love.And she did love him; she couldn’t deny it. She’d never loved anyone the way she loved him.Any further thoughts on the subject were interrupted when.