Take Your Pick

“Let them whisper,” she murmured before instructing Daniella to move her feet faster to her bedchambers. If this was true, and it was, they held a large hole to fill with time wasted torturing her. Well, the torture aided to secure her further to her side. Who would want Daniella in such a horrid state? “They wonder if I will feast on you. You survived longer than other females and they wonder over your secret.”

Kellen grinned, a little sheepish; attention returned to Ralph. He hadn’t planned any vows. He knew it’d be effortless to recite what was on his heart. There was an abundance of material there to pull from. “Ralph…” he began, choked suddenly on emotion as it bottlenecked in his throat. Lip quivered, a rapid blink to control himself.

“From the moment I met you, I knew that I was going to be in trouble. I knew… that life for me wasn’t going to be the same. I was hooked. One look and I was hooked from you. There wasn’t a time that I doubted that we’d end up together. You’ve brought me so much warmth. Everything I’ve needed this entire time has been embodied in you. The darkness for me has finally subsided and I have a peace that I never thought I’d ever get. A peace I didn’t deserve. You’re my best friend. Around you, I sometimes forget what I am and forget what’s happened to me. I forget that I’m supposed to be a monster. I love you. I will always love you. I promise, I fucking /promise/ that I’m always going to be loyal. Be there for you. Do anything in my ability to make you happy,” he said, squeezing warmer hands with his colder.

Some of those restrained tears finally shed, lower tier bit to keep himself from being overcome by the happiness that threatened to consume him completely. Jades glistened, his dull heart picking up with a harder beat.

He cleared his throat and took a breath, having to prepare himself for what was coming next, especially when his lover got choked up cause, dammit, he wasn’t going to cry. But then Kellen started and the lump in his throat grew with each word, so large it took several swallows to get it down. Fuck. He sniffed and grinned back at him, turning his attention to Mayor when he said it was his turn. He nodded and opened his mouth, that urge to tear up keeping him silent. Shit. 

A different voice broke through the silence then. Maverick heckling him from the front row, “Come on, the bars ain’t gonna be open all night, mate.” 

He shot his friend a look but the interruption was a much appreciated one. The resounding laughter from the rest of the audience broke the tension and when he looked back at Kellen, what he wanted to say finally unstuck it from his throat. 

feat. ammit + gregory       @dramxtispersonae

   The properties she had seen so far would be perfect for what she is going to accomplish here. Good location and potential for a very high number in return profits when she sells the land bit by bit to the buyers she had lined up. 

Walking along with a small entourage of those that worked for her, fingers working their smartphones and tablets to set up meetings with owners of the area around. All with one goal: getting them to sell for the price she’d pay them or taking by force if need be.

“Eh they’re harmless..” He told Pete, the guy who ran the local liquor store. Wasn’t the first time a group of hoity toitys tried to run them out and it probably wouldn’t be the last. 

But when he stepped out of the back room and saw her his eyes turned to slits, and he sighed in annoyance. Great. 

Still, their history wasn’t too tumultuous and she probably didn’t know this was his block so he stepped forward, walking towards her with slight curl to his lips; almost inviting but clearly not.