Sword of blood
_Bed_Of_Rosesfated to her tormentorseven in darkness, she chose to risei closed my eyes and she slipped awayshe took the house, the car, and my heart
If a war was knocking on our door then I needed the blade.
And I would talk to anyone, even my dead father, if it meant getting it.
I held the replica of the blade in my hands as I watched my friend leave my office. Most likely to bring the girl.
The plastic was polished enough to deceive anyone that I was holding the real thing. Till it was held and the weight would give it away.
She ought to be done with her lessons at this hour. Her request to study elsewhere resonated in my head and I made a mental note to approve of it only if she was able to get me what I wanted.