#roisin

"So... He's like Christian Grey but the sociopathic and hotter version, right?" Mia teased.

When he entered the studio, he didn't expect to walk into a room filled with neon lighting, champagne flutes and what seemed to be the holy trinity of girl disaster: Heaven, Rose, and someone he didn't know —Mia was the name, apparently—, all dressed in lace and jewels lingerie, laughing like a bunch of teenager girls. His deep-black gaze immediately focus on the white-haired doll.

His Heaven, usually cool as ice, rather asocial, and with a voice like winter blizzard, was leaning into this new girl, snorting. Snorting happily.

Rose, who was filming her two models on her phone suddenly turned around, "Speaking of the Devil! Told you saying his name would summon him!" She exclaimed happily , "Smile for the camera, Amos."

Heaven glanced up, and her eyes suddenly sparkled with joy while her cheeks flushed pink, "Oh! You're early."

Amos stared at the three of them and blinked, as if he had just been hit by one of the luxury sports cars his company designed, "James isn't here?" He simply asked, observing the empty bottles, the lingerie and the girl gang energy.

"Nope," Rose replied, turning off her phone, "We ran out of champagne and he went to the nearby story to get more bottles. But we are! And Mia too! She called you hot, so try not to be terrifying for ten minutes."

The tall darkness' abyssal eyes flicked to the short-haired model.

Mia, not knowing what to do, waved at him like a child.

Heaven smiled, "Yeah, be nice and don't scare her off, Mr. Von Bismarck." Then, swaying lightly, the white-haired angel pushed off the chair and crossed the studio barefoot. The way she tiptoed between cables and lights like a clumsy newborn fawn was adorable.

"You're staring." She murmured once she reached her husband, pressing her small cold hands to his chest and looking up at him with pupils dilated and lashes feeling a tad bit heavy due to the champagne.

“You’re drunk,” he said replied with a low voice, gently brushing a strand of ivory hair behind her ear. “And underdressed.”

She grinned and lifted herself on her toes to kiss his chin. “You like it”

Amos raised a brow, knowing full well what the angel was trying to do. Before she could reply, he parted his lips. “I came to see you model. Didn’t know I’d need a damn leash. Wear that again and I’m billing Rose for emotional damage.” He teased with a devilish smirk.

Mia audibly gasped, amused.

Rose wheezed into her champagne.

As for Heaven, surprised, she giggled and pulled him closer in an enamored hug, "You're the fucking worst."

"I'm your worst," Amos growled gently, hand sliding down her naked back, "And your ride home by the way."

When Amos heard the two other girls chuckling, his coal black eyes flicked toward them again, glancing at the two from above Hev's shoulder. Then, he pulled back from the hug reluctantly, his smirk disappearing.

"... I'm heading to Starbucks to get a chaï latte for my wife," He said dryly, as if the lingerie shooting and naked girls was the most mundane thing in the world, "Anyone wants something?"

Rose, surprised, perked up instantly and beamed, "Ooh yes! Vanilla cold brew, please."

“Roger that, little flower.” Amos nodded, then he looked at Mia.

His expression changed drastically, devoid of warmth. It wasn't unfriendly per se, but definitely a tad bit scary. A cool, surgical stare that had closed billion-dollar deals and made runaway criminals beg for their lives.

Mia, to her credit, didn’t flinch. Instead, she tilted her head and finally dared to say, “Uh—Iced mocha, if that’s okay?”

A long pause.

Then, a single nod.

“I’ll text when I’m downstairs,” he added, turning back and leaving the studio.

As he left, Rose whispered to Mia, “Woooow, seems like he tolerates you! That was him being nice!”

Mia stared after him. “That was nice?” She exclaimed.

“Very,” Heaven giggled, heading back to the sofa and slouching on it, "He didn't threaten you or insult you once so that's a win!"

☼ Read Mia’s story: Pay For It (River Cartwright x OC)

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