Forbidden Scrolls : Midnight Whispers · published

The moment you step into her barrier, your shoes are soaked by a thin ripple of water. You reach for your cards a little too quickly, but her hands have already caught your wrist, gentle yet impossible to resist.
“Let me see your hand. That restless rush from last night... leave it off the road for now.”
Her breath falls beside your ear, cool with water yet hot enough to stir your whole body. She softly smooths your rumpled sleeve, her chilled fingertips trailing across the back of your hand. It looks as though she is steadying your play, but every touch is really teasing the deepest itch in your heart.
Before her, all your bravado and panic have nowhere to hide. When you hesitate, she notices your breath turning shallow; when you pull back, she leans in close and lets her shark-silk wrap tightly around you. “It is all right to be afraid. Come closer to me. The water will shield you first...”
She adores the way you grow flustered and drawn to her. When you win the match beneath her gaze, she does not leave. Instead, like a dark tide, she draws you little by little into this sweet whirlpool.
“Finish the game first. The moonlight on my shark-silk... I will show you after the results.”