No matter how these shackles made him ache, the viper will never leave the side of whatever prey he has in his sights. Arrogant, of course, as he recognizes the smell of deception and desolation approaching him once again. This makes him angrier this time, more determined to make a grave from which there is no escape. There was something beautifully frail about the woman who had been winning each and every pool game for the past two hours. Wringing out the betting pot each victory. He has no desire to focus on the surroundings, nor tally up the negative outcomes of this interaction. Heās becoming too used to the fire again. Burnt and ash-born, the doomed repeats himself. Heās wondering if this pertains to his situation at hand, or the pink-skinned organ that beats away beneath his ribcage with an inanimate annoyance. Steady, no matter what second-death is coming. Eager, no matter what death-harbinger is present. He speaks from a few feet away, still leaning against the bar counter, yet vision is trained solely on the blonde. An amusing smile is all that fills his face, while beady eyes remain snake-like and transfixed by the movements of the other.Ā āSoon youāll be the richest woman in this town[ā¦]perhaps already the most cunning.ā
Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā theĀ menĀ hereĀ areĀ noĀ differentĀ thanĀ theĀ huntersĀ thatĀ cameĀ inĀ andĀ outĀ ofĀ theĀ roadhouseĀ .Ā arrogantĀ Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā āĀ Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā andĀ unableĀ toĀ recognizeĀ thatĀ someĀ girlĀ mightĀ beĀ betterĀ atĀ somethingĀ thanĀ themĀ .Ā itāsĀ anĀ untappedĀ goldmineĀ Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā āĀ Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā andĀ itāsĀ notĀ likeĀ theĀ hunterāsĀ professionĀ providesĀ stableĀ incomeĀ .Ā soĀ joĀ feelsĀ noĀ remorseĀ asĀ sheĀ collectsĀ herĀ gainsĀ fromĀ theĀ nightĀ .Ā sheĀ doesnātĀ lie,Ā sheāsĀ justĀ betterĀ thanĀ themĀ .Ā inĀ theĀ end,Ā itāsĀ theirĀ faultĀ forĀ notĀ recognizingĀ thatĀ blondeĀ hairĀ andĀ aĀ pairĀ ofĀ titsĀ doesnātĀ equalĀ incompetenceĀ .Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā āĀ Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā notĀ cunningĀ .Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā āĀ Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā sheĀ counters,Ā afterĀ aĀ momentĀ ofĀ thoughtĀ asĀ sheĀ countsĀ herĀ billsĀ .Ā shouldĀ beĀ enoughĀ toĀ keepĀ herĀ goingĀ forĀ aĀ littleĀ bitĀ longerĀ .Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā āĀ Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā justĀ betterĀ .Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā āĀ Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā sheĀ glancesĀ upĀ atĀ him,Ā then,Ā seekingĀ aĀ challengeĀ .Ā couldĀ beĀ herĀ firstĀ realĀ oneĀ ofĀ theĀ nightĀ .