Hellbound With You (WN)

Back at the bookstore, Iryz finally finished drawing her piece of artwork.

”It is a masterpiece!!! ” she shouted out aloud as she looked at her sketch pad. Happiness was brimming in her eyes as she looked down at the opened page, looking as if she was staring at something so precious. Hearts were literally pouring out of her eyes.

”Look!!! I just made your handsomeness doubled! ” Iryz turned the pad to show Zeres the drawing she had just completed and was so extremely proud of.

Zeres just stared at it for a while, seriously observing the lines and angles that she had done. He nodded slightly in approval and commented, ”You ’re good. ” Then he stood up and moved from the spot that he had been required to freeze himself in for quite some time. ”Now it ’s time for you to give me an answer in exchange. ”

His face was serious as he said that. It was clear that he was all business now and was in no state of joking around. Iryz ’s initially big and wide smile was now slowly fading as she realized that the handsome man could no longer wait nor have himself being delayed in having his questions answered. And she knew not to continue pushing his buttons. As he had warned her earlier, he was not the kind of nice witch that she had imagined him to be. There was no way she was willing to cross his bottom line and find out if that was true. She was not that foolish.

”Alright… sir, you can now start questioning me. I will try my best to answer it. ” She was still enthusiastic as she said that. Her good and open attitude gave a good impression to Zeres that she was not trying to play him for a fool and squirm her way out of their bargain.

After nodding his approval of her cooperative behaviour, Zeres slowly moved past her and stood next to her computer. His long fingers tapped on the table as he stared into her eyes intently.

”This story of yours, tell me the continuation. ” Zeres said and Iryz did not move nor speak but only blinked a few times. She looked as though her nervous system had suffered a lag for a moment.

She opened her mouth, but nothing came out. She obviously did not expect to hear those words that he had said at all.