135 LYRIC IrealizedIhadntbeenmistakenwhenIspottedsomeonefamiliarfromthecrowd.Itwasher.
Andevennow, shewasstaringatme,givingmethatchillinglook,lettingmeknowshecouldseeme.
Whatwasshedoinghere?Howdidsheget aninvite? Unlikethepreviousday,shewaswearingalongprettydress.Thetattoosonherarms andneckmadeherlookfierceinadressthatshouldvemadeherlooklikeaPrincess.
Thedressdidntevenlookfittingonher.Shelookedlikeshedbewaybetterinjeansorwhateversheworeatthemallyesterday.
Ibrokeourcontact,attemptingtodistractmyselfwithsomething.Butitwasntpossible.NotwhenIhadakillerinfrontofme.Akillerwhowasouttogetme.
Butwasitpossible,sheknewwhoIwasalready?Wasthatthereasonshewashere? Itookadeepbreath,tryingandfailingtocalmthestorminmyheart.
Ineededtoknowifshewashereforme.Ifshewas,Iwasdeadanyway.So,whydontIjustriskit? Therewasonlyonewaytofindout.
Grabbingmypurse,Iwalkedoutofthefield,towardtheguestbuilding.
Theplacewasquietsinceeveryonewasoutthereinthefield.Iwalkeddownthehallwayleadingtotherestroom,myheartquickeninginmychest.Iwastakingahugerisk,butIdidnthavemuchofachoice.ItwastheonlywayIcouldknowifIwassafeornot.
Ireachedtherestroomandwaited,myhandsshakingaroundthevanity.MybreathhitchedwhenIheardcalmfootsteps.It keptgettingcloser.
Andcloser.UntilIcouldseeherbehindmethroughthemirror.
Hereyestwinkledlikefrozenlakesastheypinnedmewithastare,herhandscrossed behindherbackatthedoorway.
Shelookedsolethal.Itwasunnervingtoknowthisverywomanandmanymorelikeherwereafterme.

Itwashard,butIforcedmyselftoremaincalmasIturnedtoher.
Areyouheretousetherestroomoryoujustfollowingmearound?Iwasproudathowevenmyvoicecameout.
Ididntsound scared,butonlyIknewhowmuchIwas shakinginside.
Heranswerdidntcomeimmediately.Shestarvedmewithit,hercoldgazedoingwickedthingsto myalreadyterrifiedheart.
DoyouthinktheresareasonIshouldbefollowingyouaround?Shefinallysaid,tiltingherheadtotheside.
Youtellme.Isawyouyesterdayandtodayyourehere.Howdid yougetaninvite?BecauseIwasdamnsureJariswouldntinviteanExecutionertohiskidsparty.
Therewasabriefsilencebetweenus.Then,she steppedintotheroom,makingitallworse.
Iswallowedhard,myhandsgrippingthevanitywheremywaistleanedagainst.
Youareaveryprettylady,Lyric.
Myheartskippedtwobeats.Sheknewmyname.
Yesterday,IdidntapproachyoumerelybecauseIwantedtoaskyouaboutthepicture.Itwas becauseIwasinterestedinyou.
Interested? Mybrows furrowed,notgettingwhatshemeant.
ItsbeenalongtimesinceIcameacrosssomeoneasbeautifulasyou,sheexplained.AndthemomentIsawyou,Iwascurioustoknowhowyoudtaste.

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Understandingrainedonme.
Shewasintogirls.And…shehadbeenintome? But then,youwouldnteventalktome.So,Idecidedtoaskyouadifferentquestion.Andwhileyougavemeananswer…twomorestepstowardme.…youmusthaverotknownwhowas Successfullyunlocked! Sheheldmygazewithafervorthatsetmyheartracing Ifitwaspossibletoretreatanyfurtherintothevanity,Idhaveso.BecauseIdidntlikethefactthatshewascomingtoo closetome.
BecauseifyoudknownwhoIwas…shewasonlyinchesawayfrommenowSomehow,Icouldntstop staringintoher 1/2 135 darkeyes.…youdhaveknownthatmykindiscapableofdetectingwhensomeonetellsalie.Shenarrowedhereyes,asiflookingdeeperintomine.Itsaseasyasreadingapaperundersunlight.
Oh,gods.
WhichisthereasonImheretoday.Becauseclearly,LyricHarper,youknowsomethingaboutthegirlinthepicture.
Iwasntsuremyheartwasbeatinganymore.ItdidntevenfeellikeIwasaliveforafewseconds.
Ittookmeamomenttoacceptit.ThatIwasdoomed.Idfinallymetmynemesis.
Mymaskofconfidencehadlongslippedfromthe momentshestartedwalkingtowardmelikeapredator.Mydefensesweredown.Therewasathinlinebetweenmestandingherebeingheld captivebyhereyesandrunningoutthedoorforhelp.
Butwhowouldhelpme?IftheygettoknowwhoIwas,theydgladlylettheExecutionerhavemyhead.
Idont knowwhatyouretalkingabout.Igulpedhard.
Sheobservedmeforamoment,clearlyseeingthroughmy liesagain.
Youremakingahugemistakelyingtome,Lyric.Youhavenoideahowdangerousthisladyis.Shesbeenonourradarforyearsnow,andbelieveme,youdontwantto know howdesperatemy colleaguesandIaretogether.
Shtookonemorestepcloser.Obstacleswill definitelybedealtwith.

Idonthaveanythingtosaytoyou!Irasped.Idontknow whoyouareandhonestlydontcare.Whydontyoujuststayawayfromme? Itriedtoleavebutshestoodinmyway,hergazegrowingcolder.Hervoice,whenshespoke,wasevenicier.
LyricHarper,shetsked.BelievemewhenIsayyouwouldntwantmycolleaguesdownherewithyou.Thetortureyoudgetfromthemjusttouncoverthetruthwouldbeinhuman.Youhaveaprettyface;itdbequiteashametoseeitruined.* IwouldntbesurprisedifIwasmakingiteasierforhertoactuallyseeIwaslying.Iwasrattlingfromheadtoheels.
Okay.MaybeIshouldshoutforhelpor something.
AllIhavetodoisgivethemacall,shecontinued,sendingmoredreaddownmyspine.TellthemIvegotaclue.Youdbeamazed howsoontheydgethere.
Okay.So,shehadnttoldanyofhercolleaguesaboutme yet.
Thatdidntmakemefeelbetter,though.Iwasstillatremblingmess.
Oh,Lyric,hervoicetookon alightertoneasshecloseduptheremainingdistancebetweenus.Herhandreachedouttograbsomestrandsofmyhair,andshehadthislovinggazeassherolledthestrandsaroundherindexfinger.
Fromhowmuchyoureshaking,Idbetyoudbethefuntypeinbed.Youknow,Iloveitwhenmywomenarelikethis.Herlipsliftedslightly,breakingintoacoldsmile.
Wasthisfunnyto her?ShewashavingfunwhileIwasdyinginside? ThegirlImlookingfor,shewithdrewherhandassheturnedaway,pacingthebathroomwithherhandsnowbehindherback.HernameisMarieGrimvale.
Istruggledwithanotherhoarsegulp,relievedthatshewasntlookingatme.IfIcouldslipmyphoneoutofmypurseorsomething… Iwasntsurprisedthattheythoughtthatwasmyname.IgotthatjobafterIlostmykidsandwantedafreshstart.So,Ipickedanewname.Now,IcouldntbemoregratefulIdid.
Thatiswhateveryonecalls her,butsomehow, shestoppedinfront ofthedoor,herbackstilltome.Ihavethisburninginstinctwithinmethattellsmethatwasneverherrealname.
Sheshrugged.ShedidntstrikemelikeaMarieGrimvale kindofperson.Andwhatif…justwhatif,Sheturnedpartiallytocockherheadatme.Shesgottenridofherscar?Youknow,sincewerelookingforher.
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