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Rina wasn't sure what to make of the man before her. He had endured hardship—that much she could tell—but the ragged scarring on his body and face gave him a feral look, one that made her shiver with a growing sense of unease. It made the hairs along her nape rise and stand on end. The woman rose onto surprisingly steady feet and lifted her chin to meet his gaze, a flame burning in her golden eyes. “Don't come any closer.” She spoke without hesitation, though her words betrayed her as they trembled on delivery. Rina tried her best to seem unshaken by his presence, but her body knew what her mind didn't. This man was dangerous, much more dangerous than the men she was tasked with arresting in her past.

In spite of his charming words and crooked smile, Rina refused to show this man fear, but trepidation managed to claw its way up her throat as she took a small step back. She knew this was a dance, a game between them. No one that looked like that had good intentions when he called her a beauty and introduced himself so casually. But like the fool she is, Rina forced herself to relax before replying with forced sweetness in her voice. “You scared me, Reagan.” Her eyes softened as she bashfully looked down at her feet, very much resembling a shy young girl. “And if you must know, my name is Rina.”

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Smart girl, he thought, to know that he was a potential danger to her. Truth be told, Reagan had meant no harm, mind you, when he decided to follow her scent, but that was neither here nor there and she had no reason to know that. The fact that he even registered on her radar was damn captivating though and it had him paying just a little bit closer to her. She had sharp instincts, the kind that would've served her well in his little… community back when the world was ending. At her, admittedly weak, demand, Reagan slowed, eventually coming to a complete stop a couple of feet in front of her. He respected the lady's request, even if it did irk him a little to be told what to do.

Like a damn coyote, he clocked her hesitancy. That step back was a siren song to him. “Come now, sweetheart, I know I ain't the prettiest thing to ever walk this earth, but there's truly no need for that.” His scars were ugly, sure, a goddamn testament to everything he'd survived, but even a man had feelings, ya know? And getting judged so fast because of the scars on his face? It grated on his nerves just as much as it did for the next girl. She was lucky he was in a relatively good mood and was used to such skeptical responses in regards to his face. “I ain't gonna hurt ya unless you give me reason to.” He added, mostly to soothe her nerves.

When she gave him her name, he couldn't help but taste it on his lips, rolling the syllables around like a fine wine and uttering it with a kind of wonder that bordered into reverence. “Rina,” he drawled and then, almost baitingly, he added, “I can keep on walking. Just say the word, darling. But you should know there's a pack of wolves not too far that way—and they ain't exactly the friendly type.”

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Rina was no fool, but this man was smart. Calculating. Even though he did obey her word, she knew it was only a matter of time before he'd ignore her wishes. These types were all the same, and this Reagan was no different. The Association trained her well, and she'd put her training to use in this new world. She remembered how to survive torture, pack a gunshot wound, even hand to hand combat. But some of these skills were useless as animals.

“I just, wasn't expecting company is all.” She blinked as she allowed herself to play the role of an innocent girl. Portraying herself as an innocent girl typically worked in her line of work, given her appearance. She just hoped it worked on this one too. At his words, she froze. ... unless you give me reason to. So he would if she did something. Just her fucking luck. Of course the first person she met was just as dangerous as those she aimed to arrest.

A shiver coursed through her at the way he purred his name, each syllable dancing on his tongue like a new flavor he had discovered. Rina opened her mouth to tell him to get lost, but at his words, snapped her jaw shut. “You have got to be kidding me.” She grumbled, lip falling into a pout. There just had to be a bunch of idiots. She had worked so hard to arrest them in her life, just to be reborn in a place where they ran about with no rules. “Then what am I supposed to do?” She mumbled, brows furrowed as she looked down at her feet. Just what the fuck was she going to do?

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I lost my flow at the end bc im dumb and accidentally deleted what I had ;-;

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