6 A Deal between Partners (2/2)
Kieran didn't bother to finish his sentence and approached her so closely that their lips were about to touch. Collins had to stay in his spot, though he desperately wanted to help her but was told never to interrupt her during her activities unless told to do so. Ezlynn also wanted to demand Collins to help her, but no words escaped out of her mouth. She was shackled in Kieran's chains of allurement, her delicate feet rooted on the ground.
”Coincidence, perhaps?” he grinned, revealing his perfect teeth.
There wasn't even the slightest spray of blood on his face, which was nearly touching hers. His gray suit was still perfectly-ironed and didn't have the slightest spray of red on it, which astonished Ezlynn.
Kieran gently drew back the second his lips were about to meet hers. He placed the body on the wall on the alley, bowed to Ezlynn, and was about to leave. She was completely petrified, but shook to her soul in the last minute,
”...What do you want?”
”Hmm?”
”Something's off about you. You even took complete control of us and we didn't even have a chance to react. You're not normal.” she confessed.
A vicious but highly intoxicating smile rose on Kieran's face, dragging Ezlynn back into wonder. She quickly snapped out of it though and motioned Collins to come close to her. There was something about the smile that was quite foreboding, and she received a feeling that she needed some auspices from Collins this time.
”You really are astute.” Kieran walked closer to Ezlynn, with complete grace, ”I am quite abnormal.”
”What are you here for, then?”
”I'm here for you, dear.”
Ezlynn blushed and pulled away, touching Collins's hand.
”W-what?”
”I want to make a deal,” his seductive face approached hers like a magnet, ”for the Godfather position and your loyalty and service included.”
Ezlynn's eyes shook. 'My loyalty and service included?' she questioned herself. It was also absolute absurdity that he was challenging the Godmother on his first day. Claiming leader positions involved fighting to death until one of them died, or capitulated. She was well aware that he wasn't an easy enemy, singlehandedly defending himself from the two most influential Werewolves, but his arrogance deeply affronted her.
”Your identity's just too unusual.” she said flatly, ”I don't know what you will do to the Werewolves when you become Godfather.”
Kieran pondered for a moment, and declared,
”I will give you the choice whether to appoint me as Godfather or not after the fight, does that seem fair?”
Ezlynn clenched her teeth, offended by his haughtiness. She had trained daily from the age of 6 to claim the Godmother position, and Kieran was letting his award slip.
However, she paused, then answered,
”...Fine.”
”What are you doing, Boss?!” Collins whispered at her but was instantly made quiet by her glare.
”What do you offer, then?”
”I'll tell you, but without your loyal assistant listening,”
Kieran eyed Collins, who glared his golden eyes at Kieran's platinum eyes which emitted a strange shade of red. Both were very tall, so their height matched, Collins's glare intensifying.
Ezlynn hesitated, stuck between their glares. She wondered what such intentions might be, forcing Collins to deaf himself,
”Do as he says, Collins--deaf your auditory senses for as long as this conversation proceeds,” Ezlynn painfully said.
”Boss!” he exclaimed.
”Do as I say. You signed an oath,” she repeated with more firmness.
Collins had no choice, for he had signed an oath for her when she became Godmother--that he will obey any orders from her and protect her as long as they were alive. If he failed under any circumstances, the oath had stated that he would be decapitated in place.
He glared at Kieran one last time and walked away, temporarily deafening his auditory senses. Kieran waited for Collins to be fully out of sight.
”Okay, then.” Kieran looked at her, ”If I lose, I will tell you a secret and let you cancel the partnership if you want to.”
Ezlynn almost laughed out loud,
”Is that why you told me to bite you? And what kind of secret is so important that you are willing to fight to the death for it?”
”Oh, it'll change your life, dear.”
Kieran lifted one of his eyebrows mysteriously, which fascinated Ezlynn. She stared at him back, wondering what kind of secret he would make Collins leave for.
”So it's the Godfather position, which I get to decide whether you deserve it or not along with my service, and a life-changing secret if you lose,” she repeated.
Kieran gently lifted her delicate face with his fingers, grinning. Ezlynn didn't rebel, and stayed still, hesitating,
”...Okay,” she finally sighed, ”Deal.”