You eyed Lucian through the bars wearily. Your job was to feed the prisoners and incoming slaves. Normally you didn’t care much, but recently the coven’s blacksmith had joined your chore list.
Lucian had proven quite the handful for you. Giving you suggestive looks every time you were in radius. Grabbing at you through the bars. Almost always making not so subtle innuendos at you. While all the attention was nice, you were afraid that this flirting might grow into something more.
Your job and life hinged on you being loyal and useful to Viktor. You were to feed, water, and monitor the prisoners under your care. If it became clear you were playing favorites, with Lucian none the less, you would be in trouble.
As the sunset you began your normal ritual. Head to the kitchen, grab a helper, load the meal cart, and make your way to the cells. It was damp and dark in the prison, something you had grown accustomed to during your time serving. Now you hardly noticed it.
You made your way down each cell, taking enough time to fill requests for clean water or to remove the last nights trays. One by one you got closer to the scandalous lycan. As you were at the next cell over you could feel his eyes following you. It was assuring and nerve wracking at the same time. You thought about stalling for time, but you knew you had to complete your round sooner or later.
Eventually you made your way to your last cell and stood face to face with Lucian. You grabbed his meal off the cart, probably cold by now, and passed it through the bars to him. His fingers brushed your wrist as he took it from you. Next you gave him a clean bucket of water. As much as you wanted to complete your tasks another part of you wanted to stay.
He seemed to notice your hesitation and gave you a small smile.
“I will not bite,” He hesitated for a moment. “Much.”
You felt your face heat and turned your head away from him. This caused him to chuckle, amused by your sudden shyness. You grabbed your cart and hurried away.
“I’ll be here all night.” Lucian playfully called after you.
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