“Oh, you already met him. At the door.” She grins and leans in close, lips
brushing his ear. “Beware the Jabberwock, my son. The jaws that bite, the
claws that catch.”
Jay snorts softly from behind them. Alice glowers at him with the sort of
look that implies a riding crop may follow. “You’ll keep.” It’s almost a
threat.
She looks up, her expression relaxing into a smile as the DJ fades out the
music. “Ah, what excellent timing. Find a seat, gentleman, the show’s about
to start. I’ll have your drinks brought to you and we’ll talk later.”
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“Oh, you already met him. At the door.” She grins and leans in close, lips brushing his ear. “Beware the Jabberwock, my son. The jaws that bite, the claws that catch.”
Jay snorts softly from behind them. Alice glowers at him with the sort of look that implies a riding crop may follow. “You’ll keep.” It’s almost a threat.
She looks up, her expression relaxing into a smile as the DJ fades out the music. “Ah, what excellent timing. Find a seat, gentleman, the show’s about to start. I’ll have your drinks brought to you and we’ll talk later.”