In the city of freedom, where its citizens constantly celebrate their free will, corruption seeps through the cracks and shadows.
Within the darkness, however, a small flame flickers offering hope for another chance and guarded by the delicate...
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Date27/6 Time 7:15 am
"Explain yourself," I pushed Kaeya to the back of the changing room and as sure as hell feeling anxiety eating me inside out. " Let me make this as clear as possible, if this business flops I'm broke! I'm screwed! And I'll be seriously fucked! "
Stiffening, Kaeya chuckled awkwardly and that was when I realized he still had the glass of wine held between his black-gloved-fingers . "Kaeya. . . " My throat felt dry and maybe I did growl like I was ready to bash his face into one of the red lockers lined up against the dark brown walls of the room.
He set the glass down on a stool and leaned against a locker with his lips forming a thin line and folding his arms over his chest, taking a deep breath. " I did find a perfect person willing to work, but she's in Sumeru city, she'll be here by next week," he reasoned, but his eye did not meet mine .
I slapped my hand over my cheeks. Hard. Obviously this was not a nightmare. "Tomorrow give me her file," I demanded as my hands dragged down my cheeks like I was a walking dead. " Unbelievable."
"Also," he started talking again as I reached for the door's handle. " A birdie said you've been asking around about me ."
He pushed himself off the lockers and this time kept his eye on me . . . That eye patch certainly did make him look hotter in a scary way. " So what? You're working here it normal I want to know you're clean ," I vaguely reasoned, feeling my jaw harden as tension sparked over the palm of my skin, making it feel slightly numb .
"My savior doesn't trust me?" He smiled. It was freaky.
Was this all a mistake? My lower lip pushed back and my upper lip pushed out slightly like a little duck. This was one of those moments that , my brain would shut down and my face would just crash and stop responding to my feelings. I could feel my cheeks puff a little as I looked up at him, both of his arms hand inned themselves to the door behind me. I was trapped. "I'm here because I was simply amused when I just discovered you owned this place Lisa recommended, It seemed like it was meant to be," the last words made my guts cringe and everything that was once intimidating about him seemed to poof just like that and get replaced with his amused attitude.
" Um . . . " my mouth opened like a fish, but no words left it.
" Boss you okay ?" His face was now right in my face, a the night sky looking down at me and I could almost spot the dim stars shimmering and the northern star shinning bright. " Did my charm stun you?"
My throat had gone dry and every muscle in me tensed as I could not to look away. Damn, he had pretty eyes to the point it was frustrating. " Fat chance princess," I spat and smacked the back of my hand over his chest, for a moment I sensed the light muscle down there . " A-Anyway next time give me a heads up on your progress, we might also need a person to manage our finances at some point it's hard to keep track of everything."