Makros: Monster & Muse

with someone who

rgeon could save you when time comes knocking." Kyle, the eldest of the

dam Jenner, the housekeeper turned aunty, announced the arrival of dinner, which brought its contrasting smell. By the time the table was set, the more pungent s

enner's chair as the older woman sat down. She said a quick thank you in her

h. I'm still your eld

ety. Not until the part where he emphasized being a brother. As if she wasn't

chair she had found a brief fascination with,

ged to stress h

nds forming a fist.

of the patriarch was enough to drown a shar

ned also to be the last child. She had her father wrapped around he

rned to him. "But daddy, he started it

uld hardly believe it was the same man that made men considered kings

hair, darker than the shadows of the night, was the only feature that dampened the un

hat smart mouth of hers. It didn't end there. She couldn'

a master of invention. Be it new ways to gun down a rival or clever plots to get mo

. No fights on the dining

dn't go the way you planned, huh? Hunter, the third chi

r mother. Quiet and aloof. It always felt like he was a thou

ved his lips to speak when Jenner's hands hushed

xample. Now apologize

to a smug smile. The heated look on Kyle's face made her want to e

dragged betw

I heard you." Leila said innocently,

hear me, then y

abbed a chunk of

I said I was sorry." He quickly sa

did. Paying no attention to the warning look he gav

smile. The strength in her eyes, even at that age, was something Leila envied the

looking round the table. "Dig

the men with renewed disgust. They ate like starved pigs. There was no etiquette of any sort in

going, baby?" H

restroom

ter said with

is hands in the air, exasp

en she felt Travis's eyes on her. Doing everything to av

atic," She waved a

g down her pink dress suit made from a polyester viscose blend, she pressed he

e bathroom swung open. She went straight for the sink, buryi

to the sink. Her eyes reddened and moistened as she held on to her aching belly. It had t

a voice in her head say. She sniff

out of her body. Finally, it was done. Feeling lighter than a feather, she raised her head, instantly c

de her cringe. She whipped her head around, stopp

Her eyes fell on the toilet paper box,

to herself before proceeding to do the impossible

shots filled the air. She stiffened for a moment, her brain complete

kicked. Her hands went to the side of her waist. "Fuck me!" She realized she wa

caution to the wind. She took to her heels and did

om her throat. There was blood all around. There was so much blood she could barely make out

, and neither could she speak. She just stood still and stared. In her heart

s coming to call her for dinner. Kyle was being his annoying but funny self. Hunter was tr

secrets but never spoke of them. And how could she f

y that rushed through the depths of her being, pushing her eyes u

but crafty hands quickly covered her throat. B

whispers before every