08-08-2018, 09:16 PM
Ryker's face fell flat when Natalie turned away. She teased icy flashes daring he emerge from protective dungeons only to depart just as fast. He considered letting her go. She was nothing to him but a peripheral accessory to a bounty he barely bothered to collect. The brazen approach and retreat tickled, though. Like an itch he couldn't scratch. "You meant some other pairing?" He called after her without chasing her down. His voice was enough of a lure.
He studied the fall of her hair, but it was her legs that betrayed her. The lean to one side was subtle. She hid the pain, but Ryker was trained to identify weakness. If a man had a bad ankle, he crushed it. Evidence of a weak ACL, he ripped it in half.
She was unlikely to be tempted by threats, but the probe to her pride might pop her little bubble and bring her back. "You limped all the way over here just to say that?" The humor in his voice carried.
Until Amengual's bounty arrived.
The kid was either stupid or brave. Knowing the need for the bounty in the first place, Ryker assumed the latter. But the former wasn't completely discounted. A flicker of admiration, dumb as it was, crossed their interlocked gaze. He followed the trail on to Amengual, and smirked at the result.
To Ryker's surprise, Zacarias was the one drawn near.
He inserted himself into the group like a gentleman, lifting his glass for some kind of mutual toast. Yet his eyes scrutinized every one of them there as though judging which insects were likely to bite.
But it was ultimately upon Jay that his attention settled. "Buenas tardes," his voice dripped with delight for the turn of events. He peered long into the eyes of his brothers' killer.
Zacarias was toying with his prey before devouring it. Ryker's smile was genuinely amused.
He studied the fall of her hair, but it was her legs that betrayed her. The lean to one side was subtle. She hid the pain, but Ryker was trained to identify weakness. If a man had a bad ankle, he crushed it. Evidence of a weak ACL, he ripped it in half.
She was unlikely to be tempted by threats, but the probe to her pride might pop her little bubble and bring her back. "You limped all the way over here just to say that?" The humor in his voice carried.
Until Amengual's bounty arrived.
The kid was either stupid or brave. Knowing the need for the bounty in the first place, Ryker assumed the latter. But the former wasn't completely discounted. A flicker of admiration, dumb as it was, crossed their interlocked gaze. He followed the trail on to Amengual, and smirked at the result.
To Ryker's surprise, Zacarias was the one drawn near.
He inserted himself into the group like a gentleman, lifting his glass for some kind of mutual toast. Yet his eyes scrutinized every one of them there as though judging which insects were likely to bite.
But it was ultimately upon Jay that his attention settled. "Buenas tardes," his voice dripped with delight for the turn of events. He peered long into the eyes of his brothers' killer.
Zacarias was toying with his prey before devouring it. Ryker's smile was genuinely amused.