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My Liar, My Love Late night rendezvous
In the absence of screaming children and blinding sunlight, the playground took on an eerie sombreness. The solemnity of the swings softly creaking as they swung in the light breeze could be heard as he stepped through the gates. His sister was at his heels with her tail high and her ears alert. She was there for unrequested backup but had no intention of being otherwise involved.The boy sat on a bench by the monkey bars, allowing Cassidy into his lap without protest when she invited herself up.Minutes later, Jamie entered through the iron gate.“Over here,” he said.The girl crossed the lawn quickly, wanting to avoid the sprinklers that were set to their busy work. She sank next to him on the bench and reached a hand out to pet his sister but stopped suddenly, seeming uncertain about the action as her eyes grew distant. Demetrius watched her force the thought from her mind before fully committing to the act of giving the white cat scratches by her cheek—the way Cassidy liked it. Hi
My Liar, My Love Late night conversation
“Ready?”“Go for it.”“We went dancing on the moon.” It was an innocuous start, one meant to stir her mind into seeing the interaction as harmless. When he’d first asked, Demetrius hadn’t expected the reaction she’d given and while he was curious for the blush alone, the boy saw it as an opportunity to further verify whether she had truly retained some of her memories.“No.”“I beat you in those finals you’re so worried about.”Jamie side-eyed him. “Not a chance with study habits like yours. You’re more interested in my freckles than the past perfect usage of the avoir verb.”“You gotta admit, one’s far more stimulating.”Her cheeks began to gain colour again. “Next guess.”“Alright, lemme see… It’s got nothing to do with academics—you’d have told me already. It can’t be anything silly…you’d admit that. Embarrassing…involves us both and…no cats?”“No, no cats.”“Narrows it down to only about a million options.” Demetrius scratched at his chin, feigning contemplation. “Most things don’
My Liar, My Love The outpost residence
Demetrius waited through the week, expecting a visit from Carlton to inform him about whatever would be taking place in another week. He never came. The man focused on teaching while at school and all but ignored the boy around the guard tower on the nights he was there. It was hard to take it for anything other than wilful avoidance. He was freezing him out, forcefully creating the distance he demanded. Each time Demetrius walked through the guard tower, he got the distinct feeling that he was the only one in the dark about what would apparently be a massive undertaking of an operation. It was his greatest irritant. No one would’ve known there was anything to be looked into without his careful research. None of them would’ve been any wiser to the vampire, unregistered and living in plain sight with at least one questionable child. It was his chance discovery that set things in motion and now they sought to separate him from his work. Were it no
My Liar, My Love Orders received
The night had come. Demetrius was stripped of his guard duty for the evening and placed on ‘standby’, but Cassidy had been called in for the project no one was allowed to tell him about.All he could do was ask his sister to do her best to protect Jamie and to keep her own guard up. The prince’s guards had a reputation for being ruthless. It wasn’t unheard of for them to sacrifice those below them in the heat of a job gone wrong and from what he’d read…there was a lot that could go wrong.Demetrius paced the floor of his living room; back and forth he made anxious strides. Every muscle in his body wanted to run through the front door and head for Jamie’s but he knew the place would be crawling with guardians. His own house was under careful surveillance. While Cassidy hadn’t been able to divulge the details of the mission, she shared what she’d heard of Carlton posting guardians outside.It had been a while
My Liar, My Love Orders questioned
“Cassidy!” Demetrius moved toward his sister, but a pair of guardians stepped up to block his path. “Get out of my way.”“You’re wasting precious time. Have you ever seen a clandestyne dissolve? Nasty business, I suspect. Alexiel’s become partial to punishments that deter the wider public with the greatest efficacy and the alchemy unit’s come up with a new solution. Don’t make her the first; she’ll scream, and I’ll make you watch.”Demetrius growled, heat rising through his body in the all too familiar way it did before a hunt, before everything went blank, before a more feral side took hold. His eyes flickered to red, the boy only barely managing to suppress it. His body began to shake, each cell joining the open rebellion against his self-control. His canines descended in tandem with his tail, his ears popping out a moment later. The boy fought to retain his composure but the terror in his sister
My Liar, My Love Orders complete
It took some effort, but Demetrius managed to tear his eyes from hers before they managed to drown him in their terror. He planted a soft, lingering atop her head, fighting back the moisture that threatened to obscure his vision.“I’m…so sorry,” he whispered.Jamie pulled away from him so she could return her gaze to his. Her eyes searched his, hoping for answers his lips hadn’t provided. “…For what?”Without response, Demetrius swept her off her feet and cradled her close. His grip was firm, unnecessarily so for a girl who had no hope of escaping now that he held her. Silently, he took her from the room and up the corridor from which he’d come.“No, we can’t go that way—that’s where he is—Demetrius! Wait! Listen—it’s dangerous!” The girl tried to wiggle her out of his arms, finding she had very little room to budge. “Demetrius! Stop! I told you w
My Liar, My Love Feint
The lights in the observation deck went off, leaving them to bask in the light from the theatre below. A small team of alchemists walked in, led by a mage Demetrius had seen only once before when he’d accompanied Xavier to the Central Bureau. They each wore a grave expression, treating the matter as something sacred.Jamie struggled up until the moment a central line was put into her arm, and a pale lavender solution injected; she barely blinked after.A second liquid was injected through the line, a sickly grey that resembled cement. The four turned to look up into the observation deck, awaiting a signal that was given a moment later by Yarrow. Each nodded confirmation then the mage walked to the raised platform. The alchemists stood by the door.The mage raised a hand toward Jamie. Swirls of brilliant light escaped his palm, pouring into the girl. This went on for a time before the man lowered his hand and looked to the tower.“Try again,&rd
My Liar, My Love Duty deserted
“I don’t care!”It was the angriest any of them had ever seen their mother. Analiese Finley raged, having mixed success at restraining a savagery that kept forcing itself to the fore. It was a struggle for her to return her eyes to their murky blue each time they flashed red. Her attention was for their father—her indignation, her animosity, her venom.The woman crossed the room to sit between him and his sister, forcefully pulling them to her so that their heads rested on either shoulder.“I don’t care about the prince; I don’t care about the realm—I especially don’t care about your damned pride!” she spat. “Our daughter was nearly dissolved in what amounts to experimental acid tonight and your son is crying. Does that mean nothing to you? Do you not see what a mistake your misguided ambitions are?”“Analiese…” their father took a step cl
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