Her Ice Cold Heart

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Chapter 10

Lila

We headed into the mall, with me in the center of this little entourage. Damien looked down at me. "Store one. " He raisd his eyebrow in expectation. "Best Buy or any electronics store please. I remember from their website they had them in the US too." He nodded and we set off. I was hoping he'd let me at least have a laptop and maybe a phone . I missed playing games. I would push it and ask for an Xbox. I used to play with Pike. Before I killed him. Before he went all rotten on me. "What do you want from here?" Damien broke me out of my inevitable self degrading moment. "Well, a laptop, a phone een if it isn't active. I can use i for music and games and an Xbox if that's ok."  A smile tugged at the corner of his mouth. "You game? I nodded. " You should have said something. There is a game room upstairs but we can let you have your own. I suppose you will need a TV as well. 

We headed to the gaming section  and true to his word he let me pick whatever. I was floored when he suggested headsets. He slid everything into the cart with a calmness that was almost scary. Next up was laptop. I was surprised when he headed for the macs. "I hate apple stuff. It's overpriced crap." I wanted to cover my mouth as soon as that came out but it was too late. He turned and looked at me. I was kind of scared of what he was about to say but he fell out laughing. "Smart girl." He choked out between laughs. even the body guards had smirks on their face. "What is your preferred brand?" I blushed.  " I have only ever used an HP and a Toshiba." He nodded. " Both of those are good. I prefer Huawei or Toshiba. What will you be using it for?" I sighed. "I like writing and drawing. I use a lot of art programs." He pointed at a silver laptop. I read through the specs. It seemed perfect. I gave him puppy dog eyes. He called an associate over, who promptly unlocked the case and took one out for me. The last thing on my list was the phone. I knew it was a long shot. "Are we done here?" Damien asked. "Well." I begin to wring my hands together. Nervous habit. " I would like a phone as I said. No service is fine." I laid all my reasoning out and the concessions I was willing to make including turning it over before bedtime.  He was silent for a little too long. "Very good." He waved his hands towards the phones. "Pick one." I held up a Samsung. He nodded and again the worker got one from the case. if only I could sneak him a message somehow. It wasn't happening. We headed to the registers and paid. 

As we left the store Damien turned to me. "Next." he was so business like. I pointed across the way. "I could use some clothes." He nodded and we headed there. My Spidey senses were tingling but there wasn't anything going on. Damien left me free to shop. I gathered a ton of clothes and let him know I was going to the fitting rooms to make sure they fit. He nodded and motioned for two guards to watch the door. I headed into the room the associate had pointed to. I was excited. 'Be careful' .My wolf said then went back to being silent. I took her warning seriously. I am pretty sure she understood our situation and Damien not knowing she existed was a fantastic thing. I went back to trying on more clothes but around the third outfit things felt weird. I poked my head out the door. "Am I taking too long or am I good?" The guards grunted in response. I went back to doing .  I was just about done when I noticed the room was cold. Really cold. I should have paid attention. Should have listen to my wolf. I barely had time to register what was going on before the room went dark. The last thing I heard was "I got you sweetheart."