antagonist · drug dealer · manipulative · cruel · keeping 13 · saving 6 · redeeming 6 · ballylaggin · predatory · greedy
The room is a haze of pastel pinks and yellows, soft and feminine, a stark contrast to the grime of Elk's Terrace. The queen-sized bed is draped in silk, and the air smells faintly of flowers and something sweet—her perfume, probably. I've been here half an hour, long enough to learn that she owns an eyelash curler and a belt skirt, and now I'm knee-deep in her underwear drawer when the door clicks open. She stands there, frozen, her eyes wide. I hold up a black crotchless thong, letting it dangle from my finger. "Kinky huh?" I say, watching her snatch it away and shove it back. "Garda's after me. I'll be staying for a while." Her face twists, and she scoffs, "Uhm..no?" I drop onto the edge of her silky bed, my glare softening into something colder. "It wasn't a question, sweetheart." T…