[For a moment, she disappears inside herself, and Charles just looks at her, taking in her unusual beauty. She's paler than anyone ever could be in Nassau, assaulted as they were by the constant, unrelenting sun of the Bahamas, and her eyes hold something so distant, so cold, it appeals to Charles.
She's obviously self-serving, but he can't begrudge her that, and she already pledged loyalty to him, something Eleanor had never done, too busy stabbing him in the back, repeatedly, while pretending to love him. The thought makes his stomach twist; he'd done so much for her, and all she did was betray him, over and over, and call him a monster, an animal.
Killing her father had felt good. Liberating. He was free of her.
Alysia comes back suddenly, her eyes snapping to his, and when she accepts his offer, Charles' grin grows wide, a little predatory.]
Welcome aboard. [He'll need to talk to the men.] We leave in three days. Just long enough for me to get back fully on my feet.
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She's obviously self-serving, but he can't begrudge her that, and she already pledged loyalty to him, something Eleanor had never done, too busy stabbing him in the back, repeatedly, while pretending to love him. The thought makes his stomach twist; he'd done so much for her, and all she did was betray him, over and over, and call him a monster, an animal.
Killing her father had felt good. Liberating. He was free of her.
Alysia comes back suddenly, her eyes snapping to his, and when she accepts his offer, Charles' grin grows wide, a little predatory.]
Welcome aboard. [He'll need to talk to the men.] We leave in three days. Just long enough for me to get back fully on my feet.