Failed Negotiations

*Varek*“What are you offering?” I narrow my eyes at her. “Better yet, what are you willing to pay for me to play along?”“You don’t have anything to bargain with.”“How many people do you know for certain you can’t compel?” Her eyes glint. “And how many people who are now in your castle would leave the moment they know their prize is more trouble than she’s worth?”My jaw tightens.“You think that’s enough to keep you safe?” I ask. "Some men would just purchase you to ruin you."She tilts her head. "Would you send me to a man like that?"I set my jaw. The answer is obvious, but I can't admit that she's seen more of my character, or guessed more of it, than is comfortable for me. It wouldn't be the first time someone used my moral compass against me.“Didn't think so,” she replies smoothly. “Though that begs the question of what price you're looking for.”Heat crawls up the back of my neck. I want to tear her out of that chair, and I clench my fists, pulling back from where that thoug

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Threatened

*Varek*My stomach lurches as I realize exactly where they’re headed.I start forward to intercept them. Her eyes are on Cara, her husband, and Dante. I know in my gut that she's trying to give Liora a chance to talk to her sister, and she might succeed, but my heart is racing for a wholly different reason as I note that her gaze isn't focused on Cara. She is looking at Dante. Dante's back is to her, but that doesn't make her slow or call out to him. She gets a gleeful look on her face and releases Liora's hand a few paces away from being in striking distance. Without pausing, she rears back and throws a punch.I stop watching her. I can see the moment Dante feels the blow coming toward him. A twitch surfaces in his shoulder before her fist is even halfway between them. In a whirl of movement, Dante spins around, catching her wrist easily, as if he’s done it a hundred times before. His eyes burn that unnatural blue, full of animosity for a moment. His teeth pull back into a snarl befo

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Failed Negotiations

Threatened