Page 87 of My Salvation

“You should know by now my currency is a bit different.”

“Memories?”

“And favors. Though you paid for the exchange last time, you still freed me up me to do something that works heavily in my favor. I feel like that, in addition to your stalwart words has earned you one of my favors.”

Meryn stretched and cracked her back. “What can you do?”

“What can’t I do?”

“Leave your box,” she replied.

He stared. “That was very blunt of you.”

She blinked. “Was that bad?”

He shook his head. “I keep trying to treat you like a human, that is my mistake. What can I do for you?”

“Not much at the moment. I’m working on some network stuff. Aiden and peanut are cool,” she said, pointing to her belly.

“You threatened to kill a lot of ferals earlier, all of them if I remember correctly.”

Meryn felt flushed. She wanted to kill the ferals so her aunt wouldn’t be stressed and fade, but she didn’t think that would help now. “I don’t think it will matter now.”

“Then shall we call it a favor owed then?”

“Sure.”

“Then I shall let you return.”

“Return? Shit, how long have I been asleep now?”

He shook his head. “You’re not asleep, just staring off into space.”

“Dude, that’s totally sus.”

“They know about me now anyway.”

“Oh yeah.”

“Will you be closing the door between us, Meryn?”

She thought about his question then shook her head. “I stand by what I said. I don’t think you’re evil. You do bad things, but not because you have like a raging hard on to do them, it’s just a means to an end right?”

He nodded. “Yes.”

“Then I’ll wait and see what that is before I make my final decision about you.”

“It may be too late by then,” he warned, as the room began to fade.

“Tough titty then.”

His seductive male laughter echoed in her heart and her ears as she blinked and looked around the table. “Shit.”

*****

Cas put her coffee cup down. “The blackness is completely gone, she should be herself again.”

“I’m fine guys, really,” Meryn said, twisting this way and that under Aiden and Ryuu’s worried inspections.

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