Chapter 53

• The deafening silence that came after the gunshot could be described as annoying, giving the whole scene a dramatic flair that demanded in this situation. I didn’t give her the satisfaction of my reaction other than blinking my eyes. She knew she was aiming above my head while firing. I hoped she would aim anywhere other than on my body. Because, if nothing else she craves gossip. And a chance like this to tattletale her prowess...she would hardly miss it. I was counting on it and the angle of the gun, of course. As I know one thing about her...she thrives on sharing the information that no one guessed. That’s...Rose for you.
• ‘Aww... I know you are cardboard when I first saw you in the office. No emotions, no eagerness to share any juicy titbits... even when you started secretly seeing Raphael Sinclair. I have to give points to you on that stunt. How did you pull it off within a month? Anyways, you always treated us, mortals, like we are beneath you. As though you are holier-than -thou-know -it-all. How does it feel to realize that you are made a fool by us mortals?’, Rose said waving the gun in the air.
• My mind is only on one thing. I need her to talk. So that she won’t see what my hands are doing.