sure you’ve tried this before, Danni,” I say.
“ My friends call me Danni,” she says. “ You call me Danielle, or Mrs. Radfield.”
I hold my pendant up in front of her. “I think this one suits you, Danni. Fire Opal. It enhances your inner power; it awakens your inner fire, and protects against danger.” I stretch my hand outwards. She looks at me coldly. Finally she snatches it out of my hand. She doesn’t take a fearful step backwards; very brave.
“What’s with your eyes?” I ask. “I’ve never seen a set of eyes that colour.”
She ignores my question. I can feel her hatred; it’s very strong. “Are you here to kill me, then?”
I sniff the air. The warning scent of her Clean Mark surrounds her. “If I was here to kill you, you’d be dead, girl.”
“ Then you must be here to apologize for destroying my husband’s soul . ”
My grin disappears and I wince slightly. I maintain eye contact with her for a moment, then look away. I don’t need her seeing regret in my eyes; that would ruin my image.
I look back at her and shrug. “Darlin’, I’ve never apologized for anything during my stay on this world.” She blinks quickly and looks away. “If I ever did apologize for something, though, it’d be for doing your husband that way. He didn’t deserve to go out like that.”
Her eyes dart back to mine. She can tell that I mean it, which clearly confuses her. We look at each other for a moment, then she nods and looks back towards the display rack. “I’m going to do the same to you, Carl. Rip your soul into a million pieces and scatter it to the winds.”
I shrug. “Good luck with that, Danni. If anyone has earned the privilege, it’s you. And if anyone deserves it… well, it’s me. It won’t be any time soon, though, girl. You need to train more, and I have lots of work to keep me busy.”
“ As do I,” she says. “If you didn’t come to kill me, and you aren’t here to gloat, then what brings you here?”
“ I was sent with a message. Thought I’d use it as an excuse to meet you,” I say.
“Let’s hear it, then,” she says.
She doesn’t fear me. It’s strange to stand in front of someone and not feel their terror. Even my brothers and sisters fear me. Strange, but I like this feeling.
“ Tell Brandon that my boss wants a meeting. With Gabriel, preferably.” I pause and add an additional bit to the message, not something I was told, but something I feel like adding. “He wants you there, too.”
She looks at me. “Who’s Brandon?” she asks.
I bark out a quick laugh, but it’s plain from the look on her face that she has no idea who Brandon is. “He’s your boss,” I say.
She looks confused. “On Earth? I don’t recall ever meeting a Brandon.”
I shake my head. “What the hell are those two teaching you? Lady, if you want to really play this Game, you have to learn who the players are.”
“ I know the players,” she says. “Is that it?”
I turn around and wave my hand. “Yes, that’s it for now. Have Brandon contact Ezra and arrange the meeting. It has to be soon. You got it?”
Her lips purse together. She takes the gemstone necklace I handed her and puts it on. “I’ve got it. Are you going to be there, too?” she asks.
I start to walk towards the front door, but I look back to gaze at her one more time. My intuition is burning out a warning. I don’t care though. I’ll figure it out, or I won’t. “Yes, I’ll be there too,” I say. “It was good to meet you finally, darlin’.”
“I’m going to kill you, Carl.” I’ve heard that a lot over the years, but she does sound very confident.
I chuckle. “Okay, then. Once again, best of luck with that. See you in a few days. Don’t ruin this nice friendship we’ve started by making me angry when we meet next, okay?”
“ Carl.” Something in her tone makes me stop and turn around. It’s
“ My friends call me Danni,” she says. “ You call me Danielle, or Mrs. Radfield.”
I hold my pendant up in front of her. “I think this one suits you, Danni. Fire Opal. It enhances your inner power; it awakens your inner fire, and protects against danger.” I stretch my hand outwards. She looks at me coldly. Finally she snatches it out of my hand. She doesn’t take a fearful step backwards; very brave.
“What’s with your eyes?” I ask. “I’ve never seen a set of eyes that colour.”
She ignores my question. I can feel her hatred; it’s very strong. “Are you here to kill me, then?”
I sniff the air. The warning scent of her Clean Mark surrounds her. “If I was here to kill you, you’d be dead, girl.”
“ Then you must be here to apologize for destroying my husband’s soul . ”
My grin disappears and I wince slightly. I maintain eye contact with her for a moment, then look away. I don’t need her seeing regret in my eyes; that would ruin my image.
I look back at her and shrug. “Darlin’, I’ve never apologized for anything during my stay on this world.” She blinks quickly and looks away. “If I ever did apologize for something, though, it’d be for doing your husband that way. He didn’t deserve to go out like that.”
Her eyes dart back to mine. She can tell that I mean it, which clearly confuses her. We look at each other for a moment, then she nods and looks back towards the display rack. “I’m going to do the same to you, Carl. Rip your soul into a million pieces and scatter it to the winds.”
I shrug. “Good luck with that, Danni. If anyone has earned the privilege, it’s you. And if anyone deserves it… well, it’s me. It won’t be any time soon, though, girl. You need to train more, and I have lots of work to keep me busy.”
“ As do I,” she says. “If you didn’t come to kill me, and you aren’t here to gloat, then what brings you here?”
“ I was sent with a message. Thought I’d use it as an excuse to meet you,” I say.
“Let’s hear it, then,” she says.
She doesn’t fear me. It’s strange to stand in front of someone and not feel their terror. Even my brothers and sisters fear me. Strange, but I like this feeling.
“ Tell Brandon that my boss wants a meeting. With Gabriel, preferably.” I pause and add an additional bit to the message, not something I was told, but something I feel like adding. “He wants you there, too.”
She looks at me. “Who’s Brandon?” she asks.
I bark out a quick laugh, but it’s plain from the look on her face that she has no idea who Brandon is. “He’s your boss,” I say.
She looks confused. “On Earth? I don’t recall ever meeting a Brandon.”
I shake my head. “What the hell are those two teaching you? Lady, if you want to really play this Game, you have to learn who the players are.”
“ I know the players,” she says. “Is that it?”
I turn around and wave my hand. “Yes, that’s it for now. Have Brandon contact Ezra and arrange the meeting. It has to be soon. You got it?”
Her lips purse together. She takes the gemstone necklace I handed her and puts it on. “I’ve got it. Are you going to be there, too?” she asks.
I start to walk towards the front door, but I look back to gaze at her one more time. My intuition is burning out a warning. I don’t care though. I’ll figure it out, or I won’t. “Yes, I’ll be there too,” I say. “It was good to meet you finally, darlin’.”
“I’m going to kill you, Carl.” I’ve heard that a lot over the years, but she does sound very confident.
I chuckle. “Okay, then. Once again, best of luck with that. See you in a few days. Don’t ruin this nice friendship we’ve started by making me angry when we meet next, okay?”
“ Carl.” Something in her tone makes me stop and turn around. It’s
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