Month: October 2017

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It was reassuring that Jeri couldn’t just show up at either place and it helped set Sera’s mind at ease.

The tension from the atmosphere had pretty much disappeared, even Azrael’s anger fizzling out now that there was officially no reason for him to be afraid for Sera. Of course, he still worried, but he was also impressed that she’d somehow found the strength to learn some kind of control over Chance, at least enough to orchestrate the neutralisation of him as a threat to her and the family.

“And if you so much as even consider hurting Sera again, I will personally see to it that you suffer far worse than chaining in the Underworld.” the angel stated to his stepson, despite the fact Chance was now bound by blood not to harm her.

“No excuses, you take care of my daughter as agreed or your mother won’t protect you next time. Do I make myself clear, Chance?”

Chance rolled his eyes, clearly not too thrilled with Az thinking he had a say in anything that went on here. Instead of answering, he gave Sera a pointed look, making it clear that she should handle that before he said something they would all end up regretting.

The first words on the tip of his tongue would start a fight. The phrase “like you were doing such a great job letting your son drug her into oblivion” wasn’t what anyone needed to hear right now. 

Brittia rested a hand on Az’s shoulder, trying to keep him pacified in case Chance did open his mouth. She knew her son well enough to know starting a fight was still in his nature.

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“Jeri has to stay away from Kellen too. I don’t want him taking his anger out on him because he can’t get to me anymore.” Sera added, wanting to make sure that her son wouldn’t become a proxy target for her again.

“And tell Ava not to let him anywhere near Jack either. Neither of them deserves to take any blame from him.”

“Jericho’s not allowed in our home and no one sees Jack without Ava and Warren’s consent,” Britt assured, understanding where the kids were coming from. She had never thought she would live to see the day where Chance, Chance, acted protective of anyone. Especially Sera.

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Azrael still wasn’t at all happy that any of this was happening, but he couldn’t really object when it now meant that Chance couldn’t harm anyone in the family, Sera and Britt included, and that Chance was far happier to let Sera have a relationship with their family than Jeri had been.

Sera watched as the deal was sealed with far less of a fight than she was expecting from either side, especially when it came to keeping Jack safe from Chance, which he wouldn’t agree to in their previous deal.

As soon as she was able to, Britt was taking back her hand and holding it to her chest. It was way too difficult to touch Chance for longer than was absolutely necessary. 

“Kellen is going to need to see or talk to you,” she said softly to Sera, trying to cover her discomfort.

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“Then there’s only one thing left to do. Chance?” Sera instructed, nudging him to make the first cut as a gesture of good faith that he wouldn’t suddenly back out once Britt had made her oath.

With his gaze fixed firmly on their mother, he took one of his own claws and cut open his palm before holding his hand out to her. He could have used a knife, it wasn’t like he wasn’t armed, but this was more of a show to him.

Swallowing hard, Britt stepped forward and offered her hand, palm up, and let Chance draw her blood before pressing their palms together, sealing the deal.

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Azrael would have punched him for that if Sera hadn’t been there, but he was mostly staying out of it since this was the most cooperation he’d ever seen from Chance and he didn’t want to risk losing his daughter again.

“Two and the scars are Moms decision.”

Britt took another deep breath to steady herself before nodding. “Okay. But this is in exchange for the entire family, married and adopted included, current and those that will come to be down the line. Are we understood?”

“Sounds doable.”

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“The kill itself only.” Sera countered, mirroring his tone and insistence as her nails raked a little harshly at the nape of his neck as a warning that he was risking blowing the whole deal.

“That is more than reasonable, Chance.”

He glared at her, but the warning was clear. 

“Three kills and I want to touch the scars,” he compromised, if only to appease Sera and still get something he wanted from all of this.

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Sera took a moment to step in on that part, her fingertips tracing lightly over the back of his neck.

“What about if I come with you instead?” She asked, turning his gaze toward her briefly. “Same rules as before, except it’ll be better this time.”

She wasn’t completely certain Chance would spare their mother that if she willingly took her place, but it was worth a shot, since he’d always let her pick her own kills and that could minimise the sort of target chosen to those who arguably deserved it.

“No. One kill is all she needs to be present for. Just one,” he repeated, stressing that it wasn’t going to be like how he did things with Sera or Oona in the form of a permanent companion. 

Britt had a sinking feeling in the pit of her stomach and Sera intervening only confirmed that feeling. 

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There was a small flicker of realisation at what Britt meant as Sera put two and two together, but it wouldn’t do any good to bring it up now.

“Dad, that means you get to see me as much as you want.” Sera pointed out, taking the sour edge off Chance having contact with Britt again. “You and Mom.”

That wasn’t even something that had occurred to Britt and she glanced between both of the kids, eyes wide. “You would let her see us?”

Chance merely shrugged. “She is free to come and go as she pleases, provided she always returns and I know where she is. She is even free to have her own phone.” Of course, he could go through it as he pleased, but that was a minor detail. 

“What other terms?” He wasn’t agreeing to anything just yet, but she had gotten his attention, at the very least.

“All family is off limits. You can’t hurt any of them, and that includes the adopted members and Sera without consent given out of absolute freedom.”

His eyes narrowed at that. “Sera is mine to do as I please with.” 

“And she has been through enough torture,” Britt shot back, refusing to back down on that. “I don’t give a damn what you do to people outside of this family, I don’t give a damn if you want to decorate your home with corpses, but family is off limits.”

There was a rage beginning to stir in him, but he tried to stuff it down. “If we are going with that set of rules, you have to come with me for at least one kill and everything that entails.”

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“I have his word in blood and he has mine.”

Sera’s relaxed posture told that she’d made her own choice and been firm in her terms, and now she was showing her parents that Chance was willing to make an additional deal to secure his freedom.

“You know how that works, so you know it is binding.”

Britt nodded, knowing where Sera was going with that. She took another couple of steps forward, putting herself between them and Az for a reason. 

“If we go through this deal, that makes Jack and Manson off limits too, do you understand?” she asked, directing the question at Chance. Those were the two he would have the hardest time letting go of, so she needed to see how willing he was to compromise.

Chance clenched his jaw, his grip on Sera tightening a little. They were his children. “And what is the trade off for this?” His words were little more than growled, only his hold on Sera keeping him even remotely in check.

“In a sense…me. Not in the way you want, but I…I will recant my disownment. I’ll go back to how things were prior to…to what happened in this house.”