Heart Of Stone - Episode 35&36

 

HEART OF STONE

Heart Of Stone - Episode 35&36

 (..Sold•To•The•Pit•Of•Hell..)

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By: Naomi Cindy B.

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The sound dropped loud and clear, he felt the echo on the bloody walls of his skull. His palm went tight around the body of the phone, and the room suddenly felt too tight like it was closing in on him.

It's new, and the way every part of his body reacted to it made his eyes twitch. They refused to blink.

He kept staring, obsessively as if he'd enter the phone screen any moment from now.

Last time at the spring pool when she defrosted him, he had seen her wearing only her underwear and a lace panty. She was even completely drenched with the pool water, but maybe that wasn't intentional, and that's why it didn't hit this way.

His smirk found it's way to his face, and he sat on the bed, still staring at his screen. That odd feel is still settled deep inside him, it's coursing with like thick pheromones.

He has seen female n+kedness for more than he could count throughout his hundreds of years alive. 

Whenever he checked for his partner at the Groove, he saw too much, but this one didn't even go naked.

Just the underwear set he had got her, and he's acting like like a starved pubescent like this?

Maybe it's the pheromones. 

Definitely the pheromones, and the partner thingy. It has to be the god  connection.

He dropped the phone and returned to the shower to bath for the second time to calm.

--

[Kitchen]

Shayla came here to fill her tummy with the eclairs as mentioned by Cheyenne.

She had sent the pictures an hour ago, but nothing happened. Ryker didn't come knocking on her door with anger or pleasure.

She got nothing, so she doesn't even know if she should be regretting or relieved.

She was on the third eclair when the knights entered the kitchen. They're finally back from picking the car up.

"Hey, Goddess." Sage smiled.

Shayla smiled back a little, not wanting to give her sadness away.

Sage is always happy and smiling, and he's quick to note things like Ryker. She has known that as his habit during her short period here.

"What's up? Your smile isn't genuine." Sage sat across her.

Bingo. He found out after all.

"Let me guess, it didn't go as planned?  It's either he didn't see it or he saw it and didn't reply?" Cheyenne said, getting foodstuffs ready for dinner.

"Didn't reply." Shayla said.

"At this point, Sage. Lord Ryker might be gay." She said.

"Stop that." Sage cautioned.

Cheyenne picked up the phone and checked out Shayla's pictures, smiling as she scrolled through them.

"These are fire, so why would he not move? I'm in awe."

"You made her send him pictures?" Sage stood.

"What's so bad about it?" Cheyenne rolled eyes, lighting the cooker.

"But you know he doesn't like female flashing without permission." Sage went to her.

"She is not just ANY female. She's his damn partner, so get off." Cheyenne elbowed him.

"He really doesn't like such things?" Shayla asked, standing fearfully.

Sage quickly crossed the island to her. "Goddess, please you have to stop listening to Cheyenne. She just talks without thinking." He said.

"I was only trying to help get their bonding faster before disaster strikes. She needs that mark on her, am I the only one impatient about it?" Cheyenne dropped the lighter, sighing with a nod.

"Well, we don't have to wait for long. Let's wait till they both start getting pheromones rush." She smiled.

"What's pheromones rush?" Shayla asked.

"When a god refuses to bond with his or her partner, the pheromones are the horniness hormones that'd push the two of them towards each other. There's time for everything, I believe that's happening soon. Good luck on feeling horny." Sage explained.

Shayla sat back, swallowing and staying silent for a few.

"But did something happen today? He didn't look happy."

"Has he ever looked happy?" Cheyenne shrugged, returning to her cooking.

"He visited Eternus, that old man probably said something rotten again." Sage said.

"Before you ask who is Eternus, he's a seer at the clouds castle. Oldest man in this city." He quickly added.

"Clouds Castle? I've heard of that place before. Fog river and olive branches." Shayla said.

"Thank f+ck, there's something you actually know." Cheyenne said, and Shayla smiled at her.

Sage joined Cheyenne, stealing from the shrimps she's going to use in her cooking. Cheyenne hit the cooking spook on his cheek, and he winced.

They look so damn close, and Shayla admired it. Just that Cheyenne is a hotheaded witch.

"I used to think Cheyenne had hidden feelings for Lord Ryker." She said before she knew it.

Cheyenne and Sage stopped moving immediately. They turned around in sync to face her with stunned eyes.

Shayla nearly asked why, but then they both laughed out, loud and crisp and heavy.

"Feelings? For my icy boss? Please, Tiny. What are you even saying!" Cheyenne grinned, placing her elbow on Sage's shoulder.

"She might be overprotective of him, but trust me she has always been like that. When we were both betrayed by our families and our bodies were dumped half-dead on a deserted farmland, Lord Ryker took us in as his only aides, and for that, our lives belongs to him." Sage clarified.

"And me calling you a sl+t those times was because you didn't bear the mark, and I couldn't risk anyone who's not his partner getting around him, I know the calamity it'd cause, so I was just looking out. I'm sorry." Cheyenne apologized.

Shayla smiled again, feeling so much better. She stood to her feet.

"Is there an outside practice ground here? I need to practice ballet and some power moves too." She said.

"It's in the middle of this tower. Stand in the blue corridor and find your bearing from there, it's not hard." Sage replied.

"Thank you" Shayla said, rushing out of the kitchen.

"Our Goddess is such a cutie, can't wait for the powers to come out. I'm so eager to see her fire." Sage said.

"Same here, but when did you tint your hair red on the side?" Cheyenne noticed, and Sage touched it.

"I did it before we went for the car pick-up, guess the colour is only just showing." 

"I don't like the color, doesn't fit you somehow. You're better with the white." She said.

"For real?" He pressed.

"Have I ever lied to you?" She shrugged, stirring what's on fire.

Sage sat back on the island, watching her cook from there.

"Do you know why boss put her in the school?" He said.

"According to the description of the man who saw Rumi back then, she was poor, wearing peeled leather and faded knockoff skirt. She's definitely poor, so if she hears the girl she put a spell on is suddenly rich in the school, she'd come. It might just take time but she'd come and try to rob her." Cheyenne explained.

"Right...and can Zeke wake up already? This palace has been too calm lately." Sage said.

"Worry no more, now that Tiny is already in the ballet, he's going to wake up tonight, trust me. Latest, tomorrow morning," Cheyenne faced him. "The dramas continue."

Sage gave her a nod.

--

Shayla stood at the blue corridor according to Sage's direction, and from there, she found her way to the middle of the tower where a sparse area of land is. There's a peach tree that's only just blooming petals, and she instantly liked the pink petals.

She picked one and attached it to her tied hair at the side, she's sure that it'd look pretty.

She had branched at her room to change into a free short skirt, flayed with ironed pleats and a loose singlet on top of it.

She stood on pointe, and surprisingly, she didn't even have to wear ballet shoes to pull that move.

She did it effortlessly, standing there for minutes before balancing back on her full feet, then she started her moves, matching her swirl movements with the falling of the pink peach petals.

Even without music, she created her own symphony in her head, the moon in the sky seeming to be smiling at her as the petals brushed her light skin.

Her hairband went out of her hair before she knew it, and the long hair was let loose, dancing with the air and giving her moves more depth.

She stopped when a strand entered her eye, and she easily removed it, sweeping her hair back. She's glistening with sweat.

She pointed her arms forward, trying to make some of the power moves she learnt from watching Cheyenne and Sage, but without powers, it's not possible.

She instantly felt useless. 

Maybe that's why Ryker seems to be in a sour mood?

"I can't continue like this" she muttered to herself, standing still.

Unknown to her, two attentive, interested eyes are watching her from the roof of the knights quarters.

--

[Main Castle]

Sadie has been crashing out since she returned, and it's worse cos Soren doesn't even seem like he wants to calm her down.

He's in bed, lazing away on his phone. Sadie's antics is like a non-existent thing to him, he looks stressed since he spent the last one hour practicing hard.

"Aren't you going to say something? This is improper! I almost got hit by his car! Father and Jude are unconscious all because of that bastard, and he went ahead to bring that cheap thing to the school? And what again? She's top 1? She and Xena will be at the center? That's highly unacceptable!! We're the royals of this city, not Ryker!" Sadie combusted at his face.

"When did you start caring about Jude?" Soren replied, sparing her a little glance.

"Weather I hate him or not, he's still a member of this family! And why are you suddenly going against me? I'm telling you Soren, if you betray me I won't take it easy." she threatened.

"Grow up for once! Grow up!!" Soren yelled, shocking her as he spranged up from bed.

She shifted back. "Ren."

"Jude and father are still unconscious, and that's more reason for mother to lay low cos Ryker holds the reins here! Yes, we're the royals, but he holds that power! Think about it and stop shouting on me! I've had a rough day, stop worsening my mood!" He snapped and walked past her.

"Ren! Ren stop right there! Ren!!" Sadie yelled, throwing his bedspread after him as he exited the room.

--

Soren plugged his ear pods the moment he was out of the room. He did it to block out his crazy twin noise, and it worked.

Just what he needed.

He magically jumped down the long staircase, and the moment he landed on the ground, his chest hammered.

He's too far from Sadie, so jumping down magically like that exhausted him. Darn the heavens for linking their powers together.

They can't even do anything without each other.

He let go of his chest and was about to go further when he came across Xena. She's clearing the dinning transparent cups. 

She's going to wash them tonight since tomorrow is the start of her career at the school and she won't be having the time.

"Grand Prince." Her head went down, but he just walked past her.

His right ear pod fell into her tray though, and she quickly picked it up, her face going up.

"Your ear pod." She pointed it at him 

Soren took it with a snatch, his unfriendly eyes glancing at her for one second before he left completely.

"He didn't kick me again?" Xena muttered confusedly. "What's up with him these days?"

"Xena?" Old Chef came over from the castle kitchen.

"Father" she rushed to meet him, and he took the cup tray from her.

"I was afraid the twins got their hands on you again." 

"No I'm fine." She replied.

He stroked her hair as they entered the castle kitchen.

--

[Soul Hall]

Azura sat beside Zeke's body on the bed, looking completely hopeless. 

There's only a thin line between her eyes and tears right now.

She's highly frustrated, and without Zeke by her side, it's hard.

They've always done things together made plans together, paved the way together anytime anyday, so it's weird without him.

She heard someone entering the room, and she didn't even have to look up before knowing who.

"Are you already crying for his funeral? Cool, cos I don't see him waking up anytime soon. You might as well embalm him." Jojo's voice said 

"I'm tired of hearing your voice mother." Azura stood.

"I should have listened to Zeke when he suggested killing you. You're just my mother on the tongue, what have you ever done for me!!" She demanded.

"You're the reason my powers got so weak that I had to rely on mirrors for my magic! You were born cursed with blindness like Pearl, did you forget? I had to sacrifice my years of power cultivation just to save you! I passed my thunder ability and sealing ability down to you, but what did you do? You got married to Zeke, and you gave birth to evil spawns like him. You've inherited his evilness too if not more." Jojo said.

"Oh you did what you should have done, mother. A mother should always save her daughter so stop counting it to my face, and I got married to Zeke cos I love him, and he loves me just as much! We took over this city together, but all you did was find fault in everything the moment Ryker was brought in!" Azura spat heatedly.

"A mother should always save her daughter, so why can't you do same for Pearl? Sacrifice your powers to save her too!" Jojo slammed.

"No, mother. It doesn't work that way. I have Jude and Soren, I have Sadie my sweet baby girl too, so why waste powers on a blind girl!" Azura claimed, and Jojo laughed crookedly.

"You're unbelievable, daughter."

"Azura?" Zeke's voice interrupted their heated argument.

"Mother? Granny?" Jude's voice spoke up too, following Zeke's.

Azura gasped, but Jojo stayed neutral as she watched father and son.

Both Jude and Zeke are already sitting up on their beds, awake.

"Zeke? Oh my heart." Azura sat on his bed, checking him out to confirm his full consciousness.

"Granny?" Jude came down from his bed, but Jojo walked out on them.

--

[Heartless Tower]

Shayla still stood there, mulling over this whole thing and trying to find rest for her mind, but it's just impossible.

Being Ryker's partner.

Ryker being soft with her sometimes and cold to her most times.

Her hidden mark.

The pheromones rush.

Everything is just in a standstill. Nothing is moving for her sake, she feels choked even when there's no hand on her throat.

She heard moves behind, and she whipped back to see Ryker.

He's descending from the knights quarters roof where he has been watching her from.

"Boss?" She blinked.

"Boss?" He repeated, his steps stopping in front of her, just a little space between them. He could feel her mild warmth.

"Cheyenne called you boss, and it sounded chic, so I wanted to try." She smiled, noticing his mood has improved.

"How long have you been watching me?" She asked, stepping closer.

"Since the start" he replied flatly, opening his palm where a black pill sat like dangerous poison.

"Open up." He said, bringing the pill to her lips.

She looked at him inquisitively.

"It's a magical pill, can give you powers for sometime." He said.

Hearing that, she quickly opened her mouth.

He placed it on her tongue, and she swallowed fast.

"Are my eyes shinning already?" She asked, widening her eyes for him.

She stood on her toes, refusing to blink as she brought her face closer to him, their lips almost touching.

She held his arms, and his inner bones contracted under his flesh. He clenched his jaws to restrict himself.

"Are they?" She asked again, but he just stared like she's a rare antique in a museum, new and untouched.

"Hmm?" She sounded.

"Powers don't always work with shiny eyes, Firefly." He replied, suddenly spinning her around.

She gasped, eyes popping as her backside met with his front side.

His right arm curled on her tummy from behind, his left hand held her left hand. 

She could smell his petals, so heavy with this insane closeness, and she could also smell something else she couldn't name. Something hot, so hot that she began sweating.

"You're nervous." Ryker's deep voice made her blink twice.

"No...I'm not. What do I do?" She asked, trying to sound nonchalant which failed by the way.

She sounded nervous.

With a little smirk, Ryker separated her fingers, taking the backhand in his own palm as they faced the tree together, his cold fingers still pressing into her open tummy skin.

"Powers work with your mind, it entangles with your spirit and twists with your soul at the height of it. When it gets untouchable, it links with your life." He said.

"Meaning, I have to try using my mind first?" She asked.

"Smart" he replied, and she smiled.

"Can I bring the wind chime from my window to this place then?" She asked, leaning back into his body without even realizing.

His breaths brushed her neck gently, and her breathings went out of control. Ragged and shaky.

"Your mind, Firefly. Your mind." He muttered behind.

She tried her hardest best to concentrate, calming her mind to summon the wind chime.

She did.

The chime came traveling with the air, and her eyes widened, a large smile spilling on her face.

"It came!" She pointed, detaching herself from him to take the chime which she kissed.

"I did it!" 

She looked up to see him staring, and she pointed at him, trying to make him fall, but it didn't work.

"I made the pills, durak. Of course it won't work on me." He said, so she directed her fingers to the peach tree

The leaves started falling like she wanted, and she smiled again.

"It feels so cool to be able to control things! Boss, now I get your arrogance." She said.

"Well?" He tilted his head, and she chuckled, coming back to stand in front of him.

She held his arms again, warmly.

"Thank you, Moy Vladika." She said sincerely. His eyes softened, the moon spilling over them.

"You didn't say anything when Xena told you about my top 1 feat." 

"You want praises?" He asked, bringing his hand to her chin to hold.

"Is it too much to ask?" She asked.

"Do more, then maybe I can think about it?" He replied.

"Something like?" 

"Give Sadie a little wound, or Kade, your stepbrother." He said.

She frowned subtly.

"They're both very powerful, that's a death call."

"Are you going to stay afraid forever?" He held her chin tighter, and she lifted her lids.

"N...no"

"You're not allowed to be afraid of anyone that's not me. Understood?" He instructed, his fingers tightening on her chin again.

"I'll...try." she stuttered.

"Wrong." He said.

"I understand." She corrected, and he slowly let go of her chin.

"Go eat your dinner. Cheyenne should be done by now." He said.

"Yes, boss." She fondled with the wind chime as she walked backwards.

"Goodnight." She waved with her second hand.

He replied with a nod before she turned around and enter the blue corridor.

She hasn't walked for long before she looked back at him again, seeing that he's still staring.

She quickly rushed off.

"Come out." Ryker sighed, and Sage came out from behind the peach.

He has been there for a while.

"You're knowingly pitting her against Sadie? You know she'd do anything to get that praise. What if Sadie hurts her. That girl is phsychotic." He said.

"A little spice won't hurt." Ryker faced him blankly. "The power pill I gave her isn't that simple. She'd stay charged till the end of tomorrow."

"Grand Supreme and Jude are awake." Sage reported.

Ryker looked at the peach tree, eyes calm like the ocean.

"Things are finally going to get on the wheels again."

--

[West Palace]

Winona just finished drawing the FrostOrb. The family had to wait for her to heal her broken wrists before she was able to draw.

She used red paint to represent the blue glow, and she let out a heavy heave after she was done.

Kasia and Astor picked it up.

"So this is or Ryker's legendary FrostOrb looks like." Kasia muttered, looking thrilled.

"We were told to find the reason for our midnight power loss, and y'all are drawing the FrostOrb?" Blaise said from the couch he's sitting on, glaring at everyone of them.

"The Feast is in less than two weeks, we need to build a fake orb before that time at least. If we're going to steal the real one, we need a fake. And about our midnight power loss, we still have two weeks to think of a solution, so keep calm." Astor said.

"Winona tried stealing the orb, and she was severely wounded. Her wall walker ability is nothing! Mother you can only compel people, and Astor's strikes are weak. My red hair can only blind people. We're all useless here so how do you intend on stealing the FrostOrb?" Blaise stood.

"You forgot to mention one last person." Winona said.

Blaise stopped, then his eyes popped wide. "Faye?"

Silence fell in the lobby immediately.

"No honestly. Tell me, what is she? She sucked out dead ashes poison from Kade and I, and she didn't get affected in the least!" Blaise said.

"I see you're still curious" Faye's voice came from the rails, and he looked up with everyone else.

"Keep being curious, i love it." Faye said again, sticking her tongue out at him, and that was when he noticed something.

Her tongue has a split line in the middle, it's in two parts.

"Wait..." His eyes shadowed.

"You still don't get it?" Winona said, and Blaise gasped.

"You've gotta be kidding me."

--

[Vega Mansion]

"So... tomorrow?" Lilith said as she stopped her car in front of the mansion steel gate.

Mercury is inside her own car too, and the gate is already opening up for her entry.

They spent the whole evening negotiating and making plans, and they only just came to a joint decision not long ago.

"Sure," Mercury smiled. "And make sure you gather the ingredients I mentioned, we'll meet tomorrow night at Mount Zhitomir. Several people were slaughtered there, so it's perfect for us."

"Fine then, don't disappoint." Pearl said beside Lilith in their own car.

"Mercury Vega will never." Mercury smirked before rolling her car inside.

The gate closed after.

"You sure we can trust her?" Pearl asked Lilith.

"We spent hours negotiating with her, Mercury wouldn't waste her time if she's not sure. We only have to wait for tomorrow, you're getting your sight back, baby." Lilith replied, patting Pearl on the shoulder.

The death mark appeared on Pearl's skin immediately, shinning for a while before the brightness died off.

"I can't wait for tomorrow." Pearl smiled.

Lilith shifted to the edge of her seat, adjusted the wheel to her level before driving the car away.

Meanwhile, inside the house... Mercury met Esme pacing the living room restlessly.

She didn't drop her bag before going to her, looking worried.

"You ok, mother?"

"Yeah," Esme smiled. "Just thinking about the Shayla stuff."

"I told you, it's all because Grand Supreme is unconscious. Once he's awake, everything will be settled. It's not worth your time. By the way, I'm going to be performing soul shift tomorrow." Mercury said.

"Thought you said you wanted to stop doing soul shifts." Esme blinked.

"I changed my mind, I'll be doing this for the twins sake. The Pearl girl is my client, and I'm just gonna send her soul into a pig or something." Mercury shrugged, going inside.

"I'll be back for dinner in two minutes!"

Esme went to the cellar to get herself a bottle of wine, her mind wholly filled with her sweetheart Zeke.

Hope he wakes soon.

--

[Next Morning, King Mansion]

Liza was eating from a bowl of dim sum as she sat in the crib, working on her laptop at the same time.

The list for the Lantern Night Feast beauty contest is out, and she's seeing Winona from the West Palace.

"Seriously? Her too? That ugly lady?" Liza shook her head, shoving another piece of dim sum into her mouth.

"I just don't understand."

Kade came out, and surprisingly, he didn't do his usual roughness with her. He just left quietly, but he's still angry.

He came home brutally angry last night, fuming about Shayla's elevation, but what can he do?

Nothing, so he did power practice till daybreak.

Liza dusted her fingers, smiling...

"Things are falling in place, as they should." She relaxed.

--

[East Palace, Soul Hall]

Jude and Zeke are still in there.

Azura refused for them to leave. She had Lilith kill more people this morning, and she has been feeding father and son with the souls to keep them stable.

She only agreed for them to leave when 8am clocked a minute ago.

She's currently walking out the hall with Zeke, both eagar to get back to work.

A lot has to be done. Ryker has ruined a lot of things, so they have to act fast and bring things back to their knees.

Lilith crossed them by the door.

"When is my wedding?" She asked demandingly, looking like she has reached her limits.

"Did you mark Pearl yet?" Azura answered her question with another question.

"Done since last night, she'd die tonight during the soul shift." Lilith replied.

"Good. Let's schedule your wedding for weekend then...we have a lot to take care of right now, so prepare for weekend." Zeke said.

"Really?" Lilith smiled.

"Let's leave, sweetheart." Azura told Zeke who immediately strolled out of the hall with her.

--

[East Palace, Heartless Tower]

Xena and Shayla are in the car already, waiting for whoever is going to drive them.

Their excitement is hanging on their faces vividly. It's literally the first day of their ballet career in the school.

It's finally happening!

"Heard we the five new dancers will be getting a party tonight, and there's going to be a mask game in a mirror maze. It's like a welcoming ritual." Xena announced.

"Mirror maze? It's not dangerous, is it? Never entered one before." Shayla said.

"There'll be guards and Director Esme herself. Also, you have me." Xena winked, and Shayla smiled.

Ryker emerged from his phoria, his black shirt looking custom-made with his physique as he strolled leisurely to the car.

Cheyenne and Sage are standing in front of their quarters, and he threw Cheyenne a knowing glance before getting in the car with the girls.

He drove out of the tower, smoothly.

"You think he somehow found out you're the one who told her to send those pictures?" Sage asked.

"You think he doesn't know?" Cheyenne scoffed. "He's probably going to do something mad."

--

The drive to the school took just two minutes. Yeah, two short minutes.

Normally, it'd take ten, but Ryker was literally flying on the road, the car entered the school park in no time.

Xena left the car first since she's sitting at the backseat.

The moment she stepped out, she could already see armies of the dark surrounding the park. Wolves, ready to devour her and Shayla.

Kade is the first she sighed. He came out of his car and stormed into the school bitterly.

The twins came out of another car, and Mercury.

Sadie's arms are on her chest.

"Father is awake, I'll end the slave today. Unfailingly." She said.

"I know, right?" Mercury smiled.

"Typical you" Soren said.

She scoffed as they went inside together.

Blaise alighted from another car, and Faye came out too.

"Why is today smelling like dramas already? I feel like I need a drink. Should have brought champagne from the West cellar." Faye smiled.

"Finally I can enjoy the drama with you." Blaise said beside her, and she rolled eyes at him.

"You're so silly."

Xena felt the chills as she stared at everyone of them, but she leaned on the car, gently.

--

[Inside The Car]

"Are you coming to get us again like yesterday?" Shayla asked Ryker on the passengers seat.

Instead of answering, his devouring eyes went down to her slightly open laps, hovering.

Shayla shifted slowly on her seat when she saw the stare.

"Is there something wrong?" She asked coolly.

"Your p+nty, give it to me." He replied out of the blues.

"Huh?" Her eyes shot up to his face, her mind going rowdy and dirty.

"I'm not going to say that again, pretty sure you heard me." He leaned in, and her back reclined into her seat, her eyes casting down.

Suddenly, the car felt suffocated, and she can't breath well at the invasion.

"You didn't really think you'd send those pictures last night and not get a punishment in return, did you?" He smirked, and she gulped.

"I was just trying to..."

"Shhh" he placed a finger on her lips, and her warmth embraced his coldness, her eyes finally blinking.

He spread his palm for her.

She could hear her own chest thumping as her hands went under her skirt, sweaty and hot.

The hands came out from under her skirt, holding her blue lace panty.

Slowly—painstakingly slow, she started riding it down her legs.

A bead of sweat fell from her temple, and she held eyes with him till the p+nty fell to her ankles.

She lifted her legs from the ground, allowing it to fall off.

She picked it and placed it on his spread palm.

As she watched his palm closing on the material, her ears reddened, and she felt hot in the face. She feels so bare, so naked.

And it got worse when he brought the panty between their faces. He hung it on his pointer finger and swung it twice before folding it into his side pocket.

Shayla clenched her thighs, the redness of her face getting much more worse.

"Is that blush?" Ryker mused, and she quickly placed her soft palms on her cheeks, hiding it.

"No." She muttered, and a quick smile creeped on Ryker's face which she didn't see before it disappeared.

"You have the pill power inside you, feel free to kill anyone you choose. I'll buy them a coffin." He brought his thumb under her chin, dragging and stroking slowly.

"Go." he said, and her eyes snapped to him. She looks madly horrified.

"Without p+nty under my skirt?" She asked. It came out in a hush whisper.

His thumb stopped in the middle of her chin, tilting her face up so he's gazing directly into her eyes.

"Each time your n+ked thighs rub together, remember what you did last night, and at the end of today, you'll get your p+nty back inside my bedroom." He said, each word sinking deeply into her.

Her heart skipped several beats that one fleeting minute.

"Bed...room?"

"Yes, Firefly. In my bedroom." He replied clearly.

TBC.

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