Prompt 3 - Shakedown, Takedown - our_magic_place

[her_own_sword]

No matter how the race is run it always ends the same.
Another room without a view awaits downtown.
You can shake me for a while,
live it up in style.
No matter what you do I'm gonna take you down.The Longchamp Racecourse in Paris is home to some of the most famous races in Europe. The Prix La Force, run in the Spring of each year, is not one of

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[civ_barbarian]

When Cody had lost the bodyguard as she hunted down Marilyn, he reported it in immediately. Lars and a couple of the other men headed straight away to her last known point while Andy gave the news to Hsu. He excused himself from the de Rocheforts and the trainer they had been talking to and followed Andy. T

[her_own_sword]

She was wringing wet with sweat, her hair and sweater clinging to her. The Quickening had finally forced her to her knees in the deserted barn, and as it ended, she was there, trying to breath and regain her bearings. That was when she became aware of Hsu's quickening, and she struggled to her feet, then turned to face him

[civ_barbarian]

Hsu didn't move as she came towards him. Only the corners of his mouth curled ever so slightly into what passed for a smile. It never reached his eyes, but there was undeniable satisfaction and pride along with his own arrogance. This was what he had seen in her that day in his Dubai office. Yes, there was also the fact that the Guild wanted her, but that was not why he had become her mentor.

That smile of sorts remained as she stood right before him. "Assuming you could get me to scream, I'm sure it won't be anything Sebastien and Frances haven't heard before. But if you insist." He ran a hand across her chin knowing that post-quickening her skin, her senses would be so alive, and he knew where that energy was channeling. He kissed her deeply and hard. With this as a 'taster' on the drive back to, well, wherever, she wouldn't be able to keep her hands off of him

[her_own_sword]

"Oh, I can make you scream." Cody was basking in the glow of the look he was giving her. To the casual observer, it wasn't much, but she knew him, knew his expressions and it was better than anything, to see that look in his eyes. The touch of his hand, and that deep kiss, had her primed and ready for something much more physical