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Spellbound
10/ Debt
Ami blinked once. It was true that many townspeople found her intriguing ever since she moved here; however, this man…this man was an aristocrat most likely high class. How was he intrigued by her? Just who in the world was he? Annoyed, Ami had enough with the nonsense. She just wanted to be left alone, but with on interruption after the next, her nerves had driven far too thin.
"And this maiden wants to be left alone. I don't have time to entertain your nonsense!" Ami hissed. Could the Goddess be so cruel as to disrupt her peace at every turn? The man looked at his watched, flashed her a sly smile, and stepped closer. So close that Ami gripped her door prepared to shut it close.
The man snorted, "Alas, I believe you do. My interest in you is personal."
Frowning, Ami narrowed her eyes, "What do you mean? I've never met you before." With inhumane swiftness, his pale, cold hands gently gripped her chin. She shoved his hand away with her free hand and stepped back, shutting the door as fast as she could. Unfortunately, the man caught the with his foot and with the flick of his wrist, it slammed opened. Ami stumbled back. Thoth awoke from his slumber hooting loudly and fearfully for his owner.
"A debt is a debt. And I get my due either way," his stare hardened, reflecting nothing. "You are indebted to me and it's time to pay up."
Ami backed away, her typical cold and selfish composure fell like a crashing wave, "Debt?" She muttered backing away until she bumped into a muscular wall behind her. Her body went stiff. The man approached and the moon, once hidden by clouds, crept into view spilling into her dimly lit home. In that moment, the moon illuminated the man. Bringing out his true beauty that she could only describe as bestial and graceful. Looking over shoulder and over, she met the dark brown, seemingly amber in the right light, stared down at her. The only thing wrong about those eyes was the pupils. They were slits. The man brown wavy hair shifted when he gazed down at her. Amusement glimmered in them.
"Nephrite," the man kept his eyes steady on her. "Leave her to me. I believe your…mate is awaiting you."
Nephrite, the dreaded man behind her, snorted, "She won't come easily," he muttered, growling (and it sounded like an actual growl). The other man offered no response, but Nephrite must've got a sense from the man because he slipped passed her and out into the dark of the night. Ami wasn't sure what to do about the intruder in her home. But when she tried to move, she couldn't. Panicking the man stepped closer and caressed her cheek once more.
"You will do nicely," he mused then his eyes turned ebony. "Rest and in the morning, you will remember nothing."
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