Cynthia froze, but then her expression morphed into such an ugly mask of resentment that for a moment, darkness seemed to waft off her, as if to swallow the one who intruded into her dark, depressed world. She seemed ready to growl, before she deflated, and turned her head back to look at her empty glass.
"What are you here for, Mr Peak? To admire your work and mock me?"
The energy she had shown seemed to have left her just as suddenly as it had come, leaving her words without any bite. She felt tired, but unable to rest, as sleep would be fraught with nightmares, like always, frightening and disgusting nightmares.
Daemon looked at the almost listless woman in front of him. With his tailored three-piece suit and his imposing demeanor, he looked so different from her who was looking like a wreck.