he pulls the guitar in front of me and wraps his other arm around me until he 's holding it in position . he pulls it closer , which pushes me flush against him . ridge reaches down to his side and picks up his phone . ridge : i 'm going to play a chord , and i want you to tell me where you feel it . i nod , and he brings his hand back to the guitar

thirty-one the girl returned from her trip to the bar , setting a drink against thorne 's wrist so he would know where it was . he tilted his head toward her and lifted the cards . '' what do you think ? '' her braids brushed his shoulder . '' i think ... '' she tugged at two cards in his hand . '' these two . '' '' precisely the two i was thinking , '' he said , taking hold of the two cards

'' they 're in one of the rooms . my friend , melody , is having a baby . but one of them ran out here . '' i craned my neck and looked around for the missing gorgon . nope , nowhere to be seen . '' what is she ? '' '' oh , well , she 's a gorgon

'' i see that you 've recovered from the accident of our last meeting , '' she told lilith coolly , wondering if the stake buried in her coiffure had been located and removed . she reached up to feel through the mass of curls there ... and pulled out the slender stake . aha . they 'd missed that one . the vampiress 's eyes narrowed , either at victoria 's taunt or the sight of the
stake