Ara?"<br />She jerked her face up. "Huh? Where were we?"<br />But his expression had grown serious, the lesson forgotten. He interlaced his fingers and said, "We are bound."<br />"Bound?"<br />He collected a piece of rope, knotting it.<br />"Oh, you mean bound?"<br />He gave a nod, then drew in the sand.<br />An infinity symbol? "Clever demon, how did you know that...?"<br />He was gazing at her with a question in his eyes.<br />"Bound forever?" And somehow she met his gaze and lied, "Yes, demon. Bound forever."<br />As if to make her feel guiltier, he gathered her into his arms, cupping her face against his broad chest. His voice a deep rumble, he said, "Carrow is Malkom's."<br />She wanted to sob.<br />"Yes?"<br />"Yes," she answered, wishing that it could be so simple between them. Demon meets girl. Girl might be falling for demon.