Originally submitted to the Black & Blue LJ community under the prompt Pride.
He pushed her into the wall, one hand on her hip to drive her back and one around her neck holding her in place. The threats spilt out of his lips, she'd pushed too far and now he was going to kill her. He stopped, frozen in time as they both started at each other, him in fury, and her with defiance. Her brain formed a plan of escape and relayed it to the body for action.
"Yes, you can kill me." She started softly acknowledging his power over her. She raised her left hand and placed it over his gloved one at her throat. Cautiously she wrapped her fingers around his and pulled it between them. His rage was to thick in his skull he'd was frozen in place, his bloodlust demanding to be sated while the strategist demanded he not carry through with his threat. His pride however allowed him no escape from this encounter, it'd never before, and he wasn't about to start going soft over a silly little woman. Stuck in his inner battle he was compelled to allow her to reach her fingers up, touch him, and even so far as to pull his hand away from her neck.
"I would however prefer" she began pulling at the fingertips of his glove, tugging it off his hand, "if you'd make it clean…and quick." She pressed his hand over her heart, deep in her cleavage and towards the left side. "My parents would appreciate if they could have a body to bury..." She whispered. He felt her heart racing in her chest and the soft warmth under his palm; she was fearful of him.
The captive pulled the hand away from her chest and brought it to her lips. She kissed the palm softly before pulling his glove back on for him. As she tugged it into place she offered his pride the escape it needed. "I know you'd like to kill me now, but someone has to make your repairs and patch you up." She kept his palm in her hand and started at it fixedly tracing the crease marks in the fabric. Without raising her eyes she whispered, "and when you do, I'll forgive you." He was gone before she looked up.
