Claiming His Queen
My plan, being such a big flop, had me reaching to take the card from him, but halfway to it, a firm grip rounded my wrist, drawing me to himself and gritting, “Forget it, she's occupied.”
I raised my face to spot Adler’s glare, and in the face of Luigi’s calm, my knees felt jittery; he didn't just…he fucking didn't just…
The card still hanging in the air, Luigi frowned, shifting his gaze from me to Adler, "Am I missing something?"
Adler pulled me to his side, then snarled over my head, "Do you want to?"
Luigi dipped back the card, shrugged, and, still holding Adler's gaze, crooned, “A caregiver, Huhn,” before he walked away.
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