She turned and saw Arroth standing there. He was one of Christophers yes men.
"You son of a bitch, How long have you been here?" she said looking at him. "and where's Christopher?"
"About an hour or two," he said with a slight lisp, "I have to ask Rose do you always play with your hair like that or only when you're really bored?"
"Fuck off" she said softly
"Tsk tsk such language from a proper lady" he said smiling through his perfect teeth. "but then again you haven't been a proper lady in what.. a hundred years."
"Fuck off" she repeated
"See that what I love about you Rose your amazing ability with language" he said as he sat down on one of the wooden barstools.
Rose looked at him standing there staing at him. He looked just the same as the day they met. His dark hair was always perfect. He seemed to be able to control where every strand would fall. He was a handsome man with a strong chin and noble face but the one feature that stood out the most were his dark eyes almost black with just the hint of amber and gold.
"Okay, okay. So what did your boss drag me out here for and why the hell did he send you?" she said as she went to keeping her hands busy with the lighter.
He reached into his jacket and pulled out a folded manila envelope. Placing the envelope on the bar in front of her. She picks it up empting the contents out. She grabs the piece of paper that that was tightly rolled up. Held it up to the light she read the finely scripted writing. It said two words. Pay Back.
With that she felt it. The first shot it hit her right in the gut. Throwing her back some twenty feet and hitting the wall. She looked down and seeing the blood flow from her stomach. She looked up seeing everyone running screaming and hiding. Only Arroth stood there smiling now with a shotgun in his hands. Lex leaped to her feet feeling her body already beginning the stingingly painful process of healing itself.
"This wouldn't kill you babe but its gonna hurt like hell. " he said. Then the second shot caught her in the shoulder tearing away the flesh and break apart bone. The only thing keeping her arm in place now was the fragment of her leather jacket. She fell for the second time.
" Why Arroth WHY?" She screamed as the third shot went off as the gun was pointed right at her face. Then she was plunged into darkness.
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