To Put A Leash On The Master

then at Saturn, torn between

girl in a satin dress who has her butt crashing agai

it now," I demand, my vo

nonchalant expression. Her tousled hair falls over her face,

eat. But I don't think

hearths." The fucking hearths? There's about eleven of them and

phone end up there in the first place

ops, sorry," she says with a sheepi

e cheap phone isn't worth my punishment after that. I only use it for Hunte

toward the drink counter, locking gaze on H

run away. Forgive my reeking insensitivity; that is the truth. T

ake a bold move and pull him right onto me. Kiss the hell out of his damn li

no longer listening to him. It'd be a boss of its own and calling

you sil

wince when I collide

fty men clothed in all-black attires blocking my path. Their countenance i

e latter still at the counter

fought a girl, so why try with two giants? I'll just find a better way to tal

unter avoids me, the more I want to understan

ach of my arms. Their strong hands wrap c

ggle to no avail until I end up outside

atch Dad Griffin standing at the entrance, his s

long sword between us, but maybe he pulled it j

, my hands digging into the snow and forming tight fists that

arked cars, disregarding the creeping frost

zzi have been forced to leave, which is quite relievin

t's any of Morton's friends who sat with him against

while raising his hands in surrender. I abruptly stop. That's nothing close to Mort

defensive, ready

r. And his black chin-length hair would have covered hi

defined. Yet, the precise scar slicing vertically acros

g touched without

llsy for someone who nearly ha

elody. I bet I could listen to him talk for days without getting bored.

you?" I demand w

acket. It seems to have fallen into the

before holding it to me. However, I slap his hand

ger

hen," he says over his shoulder as he picks up his shit. But then pauses and, turning back to me, mumbles, "I kn

ed my mask of indifference even though h

iends, his dressing style, and if he's more of a natural man or a

or not, but it isn't hard to notic

s an ultra-white rose against a Vanta-black dress. Mr. Zavere str

yet I want him to do me one. So, I'll give him the ben

wn as I sway my head to th

challenge and is starting

y breath, regretting saying that and

expression plastered on his face. "Good choice," He utters while

it myself,

fish grin, looking down at me because of his height. Now it mak

elax a bit. It's exhausting wi

e," I retort while eyeing him. "Now, off you go. Shoo!" As I wave m

eaves through the crowd to where Hunter's

arm to Zavere's back and strokin

tter leans in to whisper something in his ear. And I don't have the chance to po

I wish the music were louder. "How do you keep grabbing good-

I reply without looking back. "Try washing off some

u were literally stinking aaallll the... way from where I stood before you had this jacket." She finds her balance and jabs a lazy finger into my shoulder with each o

look away from her to see Hunter sitting

ave a nice time here with your non-stinking, non-toxic trait."

friends, Saturn?" Morton's voic

I need you insid

ds split their

s for me, and I flip Morton off. "If you do that again, bitch, I might ju

h help. So, I cook up another

he wall and smoking. I'm going to lure her to a se

combat training seriously over the past six years. I put out a shitty behavior

"Hey," I call as I approach the guard, who looks at me without a reply. I add as I stand beside the w

ow the lady eyes me skeptically with her

o find the other guards in their station

All the guards can't leave their posts at once

garette into the snow, pushing herself off th

ou," she

red fields give way to frosty woods. Snow crunches under our

y, especially for Hunter's birthday, yet the once lush woods b

looks back at the long trail we l

o the mountains, girl

t her inside them. Yet, watching the woman's paranoid expression, I see

I can chew. This isn't even th

e I checked), this woman towers over six feet (I don't know how this height thingy works, but H

s asked to get you around here," I mumble, sliding the rock from under my

she'd see that I'm not only standing beside her but

t, I sigh, "This is

ys on my lips-I'm not evil, please; it's just the sa

er while watching the w

I know is that I was supposed to wear the guard's unif

ag her toward a large boulder. Grunting and breathless, I move her across

y grip my nape and my wrists, causing my eyes to widen in shock; petrified when I

aces are just in front of each other, and I can see a side of her lips tilting up (not to show amusement), her ey

hits me! This woman's not letting me go fr

on my nape, followed by my ears ringing, throbbing pai