Plum had opted to keep her eye closed as she listened to Ghost's words. Her hands would have clenched if she had the strength, but at the moment there was nothing. "I started a war by coming to save your ass, even though you could have handled it," Ghost's voice was flat, devoid of emotion---but Plum could recognize it for what it was. He was angry, likely at himself.<br/><br/>"I Marked you...the other night. That bite on your neck means you're my mate," he sighed heavily. "Shouldn't have done it, but as far as I know there's nothing we can do about it. I can do some research if...you want to get rid of it, or maybe there's a way to hide the Mark so you can still do your job. I don't know. Brie is better at this shit."<br/><br/>She gave a small choked laugh that threatened to turn into a cough, "If? IF? Ghost, may the Gods have mercy on you if this can't be reversed." She could hear Ghost's hands tighten around the steering wheel, the leather giving a whine beneath the pressure.<br/><br/>The next time Plum opened her eye, the back of the car was practically a part of a bus and all she knew was pain. She could barely register the destruction of what seemed to be a wreck. It didn't matter though, it seemed her mind was already frantically putting together pieces of what happened. She gave a cough, blood spraying onto the dashboard. She could feel her blood trying to flood her lungs, could feel a coldness that was creeping up. None of that mattered though.<br/><br/>"Gh--gho...st?" she could barely see with the smoke that was suddenly billowing into the car. Was he okay? She began to cough even more as the smoke thickened and she frantically reached for the door handle, only to find that it would not open. "Ghost!!" she managed to cry out with obvious panic. Never had Plum felt this much concern over a situation before. She was fairly certain she was going to die---this was the worst state she had ever been in. A lung was certainly punctured but based on the pain throughout her body, she had a feeling her ribs had decided to go rogue on her other organs too.<br/><br/>-----<br/><br/>Kallista had never taken too kindly to being made into a joke, so when Silas began to laugh almost hysterically at her request, she gave a deep frown. "I love you," he said finally through small chuckles, "Forgive me for laughing. I just...have not heard you say anything like that in quite some time." The dark haired woman narrowed her eyes as he stared at her. It was a loving gaze, but he had still not stated whether or not they would do as she wanted.<br/><br/>"Silas..." she stated warningly, he continued to smile at her. "If you wish to have control of this place and this organization, then you shall have it, sheill. It will take time, and I would like for our daughter to be awake before we make any move, but it will be ours," he finally said as he reached for her hand. For a moment she was hesitant, though she wasn't sure why. Perhaps because it had been so long since they held hands.<br/><br/>"Do you remember when our lives were simple, Kally? When the Four Kingdoms were at war and all we had to do was protect our charges and pretend not to be in love?"<br/><br/>"Simple for you, maybe. I recall Dominic very much a complication in my life," she replied. Dominic, afterall, had been the one she almost was forced to be with for eternity. It had turned out he had ordered her attempted assassination so that he could turn her in hopes of forcing her to stay with him. He hadn't liked that her eyes had found Silas' once again, he hadn't liked that Silas' visits were mandatory in order to keep the treaty in place, and he certainly did not like when he discovered Kallista was pregnant with another's child. She had never made promises to him---but apparently her King had.<br/><br/>"Hmm, Silas, I'd truly like to relive these alledged simple times," she stated teasingly.<br/><br/>---<br/><br/>After Mira had blown up on Kai and Kai had said his bit, Mira had decided to lock herself in the back room for the rest of the day. At some point she had fallen asleep only to wake up to the annoying sound of Kai's phone. She heard Kai's voice as he picked up,  "Ghost, I'm not in the mood. Say your piece and fuck off." She couldn't help but roll her eyes at that but she perked up at Kai's next words, "On my way."<br/><br/>She held her breath waiting for him to come to the back room to come with him---but then she heard the front door slam instead. It seemed as if Kai was going to go without her. She couldn't help prevent the small curve of her lips. Finally, she was going to have her chance to run.