Stealing the Thief's Heart

The Arrangment

(Hazel Faydark)

"As you know Mrs. Faydark your daughter was caught stalking my youngest child even following her into a tavern." Matthias Adjor says to my mother as I sulk sitting at the wooden table in our kitchen. "My daughter believes she was attempting to steal her grandmother's necklace right off of her."
"I don't understand why she would that Mr. Adjor. I promise she has never done anything this reckless." My mom politely protests. Thankfully she was a decently skilled liar because he seemed to be believing her. I actually had a lengthy record of runs in with the guards but the less he knows the better. I can just be grounded to only come out of my room for farm work and I could get over that easily. It isn't that hard for me to sneak out. My parents have such a low perception I wouldn't even have to try and be quiet.
"Even if that was true this is a punishable offence. But I have a compromise per-say. No jail time and I will throw in half an acre of farmland for you to give your daughter to me so she can marry my son. He needs a wife so she can give him an heir before I give him my title and your little spitfire would be perfect for him."  my heart drops at his words. My mother couldnt agree to this. It was unjust and she knows I don't date men. Let alone marry them.
I looked over to my mother who hasn't even said a word to me about this but the look on her face when we met eyes told me what she was going to be doing.
"She won't face jail time?"
"No ma'am" I slam my fist onto the wooden table loud enough to take the attention of the room.
"Do I not get a say? He is over three hundred years older than me! I'm just a child in the eyes of elves, isn't that wrong!" I weakly scream at the room, tears threatening to fall from my face. Angry was only one emotion I was feeling at the moment among a few others that made me feel like blowing shit up. Basicly he wants the town to be run by a old fuck who cant find a women and a criminal lesbian and excpects them to have a baby. This is fucked up!
"This isn't your choice girl." Mr. Adjor glares at me. Going to turn back to my mother but I stop him by speaking up once again.
"I'll make you a better wager for me. Two acres of land and 1500 gold and hell I will come quietly with you no fighting!"
"What makes you think you have power here?"
"You obviously have checked my record  with the guard around town. I'm very capable of putting up a good brawl. But what your offering is more tourture than prison itself." Crossing my arms against my chest. He rubs his chin in contemplation. 
The land and money wouldn't even put a dent Into the vast fortune that the Adjor has. If I had to be in hell married to a fucking man. Then I would make sure my parents who I caused so much problems for were taken care of. But if I knew anything about Matthias Adjor he loved to punish criminals greatly. I can't think of a worse punishment than becoming a pretty pretty princess in a loveless marriage to a man
"I'll take that deal. I'm going to  give you two days to pack. If you attempt to run away the deal is off." With thaf he nods at my mother ducking out of the low doorframe of the house. I struggle not to falter from my position. I was about ready to go jump off the nearest cliff for agreeing to such a terrible thing. 
"Hazel! What was that? Why was Matthias Adjor in our house?" His eyes land on me and he must sense my pain because before I could even register what was happening he had me wrapped into a tight hug.
    "Whatever it is Hazel we will work through it. Is it ten days in jail again for stealing a few gold? You can do that with ease.'' Even though I knew he was trying to be encouraging and helpful he wasn't. I could have done jail time with ease not like i didn't have a long drawn out past with it and I am still technically a minor so i would have my own cell.
    Choking back tears I shove him back some. So I can look around the room to my mother who is shellshocked at the events that took place.
    "Someone attempted to sell me off for less than I'm worth." Zao looks over to our mother who has tears running down her face. The look of confusion on his face was almost comical. Till it clicked in his brain and he looked back at me with anger. More anger than i had ever seen in his eyes ever.
    "You tried to steal from the Adjor family didn't you! What are they going to do? kill you?" he was slightly shaking me.
    "Yes I fucked up Zao but don't worry because I made sure you all were better off without me." weakly i whisper still trying to take in the fact my life is going to be completely different from now on. I was going to have to act like I am attracted to men. That's a huge potion to swallow. It felt like poison going down.
    "If you only have till your birthday to be with us fully. Then let's make the most of it." My mother must have rushed off into the kitchen bringing out her bottles of wine in hand. The bright red hair clung to her wet cheeks as she tried to hide her sadness behind her eye catching smile.
She was right, we shouldn't waste my last days of freedom being sad. These days can't be in vain when the rest of my life would be spent acting like someone I wasn't.

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So.. what do you think? This is the first non werewolf story I have ever even attempted to write.  So I kinda love it.
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