02-09-2025, 06:34 PM
Esper only smirked at Roza’s pout. Cruz’s interests didn’t really matter – with a touch, he’d feel whatever they wanted him to, no matter how wrapped up he was in his beautiful date. For now Esper was content at the bar enjoying an environment worlds away from their own. Roza was tired of the church and its basic accommodations, and you couldn’t really get fancier than where they were. It meant there were plenty of marks around who might give them what they wanted with a little nudge. But if Roza wanted to play the game with Cruz, then that’s what they would do. He was easy to run rings around, or he had been in the past. And his present company only made it more interesting.
She shifted to glance over at the two at their table, just as Cruz clearly noticed them in turn. Roza was provocative, but Esper only ran her attention up and down where he sat, and then glanced at the woman sharing his table. They’d not seen Cruz since that night at the Devil’s Lair, when he’d once again gotten lost in its shadows. He’d found his way back to Zeke since then, but she knew he would not have found the high he was chasing – the invigorating fear.
She shifted to glance over at the two at their table, just as Cruz clearly noticed them in turn. Roza was provocative, but Esper only ran her attention up and down where he sat, and then glanced at the woman sharing his table. They’d not seen Cruz since that night at the Devil’s Lair, when he’d once again gotten lost in its shadows. He’d found his way back to Zeke since then, but she knew he would not have found the high he was chasing – the invigorating fear.