" “You’re wearing your Seduction Hat. Why am I not surprised?”
He offers a pirate’s smile. “Did you notice . . . I’ve a new embellishment?” He makes a show of adjusting an owl’s tail feather in the band.
I bite back a giggle. “Vegetarian barn owl, I presume?”
“Won’t be bothering me again for some time.”
“I can guarantee it’s not the only one out there.”
He loops my arm through his. “Good. I’m always up for a worthy chase.” "
― A.G. Howard , Ensnared (Splintered, #3)