Encore of the Avenging Muse (Sylvia and Rupert)

Chapter 54

Pressing her lip, not waiting for his kiss, she tiptoed and bit him first, marking him right where she did before.

Rupert didn't feel the pain, just a slight annoyance as he clicked his tongue. Even as the wound started bleeding again, he didn't care.

It wasn't until Sylvia switched from biting to sucking that his gaze darkened. He realized her purpose of doing it.

Sylvia released his neck, murmuring in frustration, "You better think about how you're going to explain this to Bridget." Rupert glanced at himself in the mirror, eyeing the bite mark with a raised eyebrow.

"Are you a bit of a wolf or something?"

Sylvia turned her face away, her cheeks wet with water drops that made her eyes even more defiant. Irresistible.

He casually wiped his neck, warning in a low voice, "Stay away from Warren."

Sylvia remained silent. Rupert's hand, adorned with the ring, hovered perilously close to crossing a line on her chest. "Hmm?"

"I got it."

Warren into this mess to begin

the bathtub, "Go take a

puzzled by his suggestion until she noticed the

had prepared it in

Rupert had locked the door, somehow Bridget had found a

was about to open, Rupert pulled her aside, opened the door and

"What's up?"

spoke, he closed the door behind him and took the

finally breathed a sigh

flushed reflection in the mirror. Unwittingly, she clutched the

Her stuff!

then, Bridget's considerate voice

tidy up for

to swirl the doorknob quietly, leaving

body steaming slightly, giving her

Bridget stood with her back to the bathroom, beside the big bed,

was about to straighten the bedding, Sylvia frantically gestured to Rupert, pointing at the bed and miming urgently. Her underwear was

last night. She had intended to change into it after entering the room, but had fallen asleep on the bed, underwear in hand. Now, it was surely tangled in the bedding. If Bridget did so much