Month: October 2017

mythsandmonsters:

“I know.” She murmured, resting her forehead against his.

“I wouldn’t have brought any of it up if I didn’t know what the consequences of me failing are. I told you, I know what I’m doing. I know exactly what’s on the line here because I finally understand all the things you were trying to teach me back then. That’s why I’ll always be yours.”

It didn’t matter to him that they were about to have company and it wouldn’t look great if they were this close. He honestly found the idea of it amusing as he pressed her closer to him, his hands roaming over her body. 

“Good.”

mythsandmonsters:

“If you keep your end of the bargain, it will.” She reiterated, locking her gaze with his so he could see the sincerity in her eyes.

Sure, reaching negotiated terms that would suit everyone would take some hashing out, but her mother’s presence would be enough to make Chance more agreeable to things he wouldn’t give up on otherwise and Sera was banking on that fact.

Chance didn’t answer as he wrapped his hand around the back of her neck and pulled her that last little bit closer. The kiss was rough, but not as hard or as desperate as previous ones had been.

“If this doesn’t work, I will hurt you.”

mythsandmonsters:

“A few minutes.” She answered, the prickling sensation she felt having grown to an uncomfortable level that grated on her nerves in a way that was almost like a knife blade against bone.

“If this is going to work, I need you to refrain from provoking my dad while I do this, as much as I know that goes against everything you stand for. He needs to see that I’m doing this of my own free will. If he thinks you’re coercing me and that you’re gloating, he won’t listen, okay? Can you please have a little self control and behave yourself for once? If not for me, then for keeping your ass out of the Underworld?”

His upper lip curled in disgust at the idea of keeping himself in check. He had already done more than enough of that since getting out, trying to make sure he had all the pieces in place before Jericho had pushed him too far. 

“This had better work,” he growled. It was the closest to agreement she was going to get.

mythsandmonsters:

“Negotiating your permanent freedom from that place.”

It had worked between them already, so Sera had been working on the bigger picture ever since she realised she could shift the balance so long as Chance still felt like he was in control.

“Since we made a blood pact and I have to do as you say, if they tried to lock you up again, you’d bind me to releasing you, which would, lets be honest here, result in me being chained in your place, and Mom and Dad wouldn’t want that, so they’d have to at least listen if we proposed a compromise that prevents any of that happening at all.”

His expression was blank, but the slowness in his blink was enough of a tell on his shock. He had not been expecting that answer from her. She was right, though, at least in part. But he was willing to let her believe he would leave her in those chains in his place instead of sacrificing someone with less blood on their hands. It worked in his favor this way.

“That is correct. And they are a touch more willing to listen to you over me.” It was more than a touch, they both knew that, but he wasn’t changing the wording.

“How close are they?”

mythsandmonsters:

“And if I succeed, I might even know a way that will stop them trying to drag you back to the Underworld.” She replied, a crafty smirk of her own curling her lip as she mirrored his affection and traced the curve of his jaw.

“Trust me. I know what I’m doing, and besides, my dad kinda owes me a pretty big piece of leverage so he damn well better listen.”

It was still an adjustment for him to have her touching him back so willingly and knowingly, but he was finding he rather enjoyed it. He had gathered enough to know Azrael had fucked up with her, but he was curious.

“And what do you have in mind, my pet?”

mythsandmonsters:

“Only if I tell him you made them.”

Sera wasn’t above lying to Az and blaming Jeri for them. There was already enough bad blood there and Kellen would back his mother up if she mentioned that Jeri had been drugging her for years.

“So as long as you don’t do anything else to provoke him and let me do the talking, I’m pretty sure nobody else needs to get hurt tonight.”

He was silent for a moment, tracing one of the many bruises along her collar while he thought. He wasn’t used to giving up control, but she was bound to him in a manner that forbid her betraying him. It wasn’t an ideal, but it was a compromise in a sense.

“You may try.”

mythsandmonsters:

A shiver ran through her at the touch, but it wasn’t nearly as unpleasant as it used to be, Sera’s understanding of things far clearer now.

“She could have if she was dumb enough to believe you wouldn’t try to gut me if he tried, but we both know that she’s the only thing stopping either you or Dad doing something fucking stupid. She’s here on damage limitation.”

“What would gutting you accomplish?” He would have made her do it herself, just to prove that he could, but he saw no point in stating that. 

“Even with her in tow, your father is still likely to do something stupid when he sees the lovely marks I’ve left on you.”

mythsandmonsters:

She caught the little shift in his smirk and rolled her eyes.

“She’s not coming for you. I’m the bargaining chip here, remember? Jeri hasn’t let me see either of them in years, so of course Mom is gonna want to come find me.”

Sera knew she risked him getting rough with her for popping his little bubble but she was trying to keep him focused on reality so they could maybe negotiate a way to work things out without any bloodshed.

“And she could have easily let him come alone and just take you like he would have wanted,” he pointed out, giving her hair a slight tug so he could trace his fingers over her throat delicately. The threat was implied, a quiet warning, but he didn’t hurt her. It would be counterproductive at the moment.

mythsandmonsters:

“If she wasn’t with him, he’d be here already.” She pointed out, knowing that if Az was coming alone, he wouldn’t waste time driving.

“Besides, Mom wouldn’t let him come here without her. She knows she still has some leverage with you, whether he likes it or not.”

“Which means she gave him no choice in the matter.”

It only made his smirk a little more arrogant. He had hoped that she would come, but he hadn’t been too certain. Not after the last time he ad seen her. But, in his mind, it meant that she didn’t hate him, still couldn’t hate him, even after everything.

mythsandmonsters:

“I know. It’s just…”

She came away from the window and curled up beside him, letting out a shuddered sigh as she leaned her head on his shoulder.

“I just don’t want them to come here and start attacking you without bothering to see that I’m okay. I’m tired of being treated like I’m just some broken thing to be argued over and treated like my thoughts and feelings don’t matter because they don’t trust me to think for myself.”

“Do you really think I would let them take you away again?”

He had never been good at letting go of what was his and the fact that Sera had learned to play his games had only cemented the idea for him. Even without the blood bond, he wouldn’t give her up without a fight. 

“If mother is tagging along, there is less risk of a fight. Although, I hardly see your father bringing her,” he mused, fingers playing through her hair.