Beneath the Ice
“The man dragged his tired gaze away from the grimy counter before him, slowly surveying the length of her body. He paused, for no other reason than to suggest he could keep her waiting there as long as he chose, before his gaze finally came to rest on her face. He then seemed to register the fleck of white in Bear’s left eye. She had always had it – a sharp streak of pure white running across the otherwise deep brown of her pupils. It made it appear as though some unseen light was constantly re...flecting in her eyes.
The man sniffed loudly, dredging the phlegm into the back of his throat as Bear tried to expedite the process by flashing him a smile. He ignored it, his expression unchanged as if observing her from behind the tint of a two-way mirror. Then, with a flick of his wrist, he waved her through.
Stalking across the main foyer, Bear bypassed the multitude of taxi drivers idling around, waiting to prey on the new arrivals. As she went by they gawked at her suggestively, part business, part pleasure, but Bear kept up her stride.MoreLess
The man sniffed loudly, dredging the phlegm into the back of his throat as Bear tried to expedite the process by flashing him a smile. He ignored it, his expression unchanged as if observing her from behind the tint of a two-way mirror. Then, with a flick of his wrist, he waved her through.
Stalking across the main foyer, Bear bypassed the multitude of taxi drivers idling around, waiting to prey on the new arrivals. As she went by they gawked at her suggestively, part business, part pleasure, but Bear kept up her stride.MoreLess
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