#◜&&. 𝐫𝐲𝐤𝐞𝐫 𝐝𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐞𝐥𝐬◞ freya r.

[huntrcssqueen]

@wildestdrcam:

Maybe she was pushing his buttons a bit too much, behaving a bit too inappropriately, and maybe she knew it. She was even beginning to feel a bit guilty for it, seeing the look on his face as he practically begged her to drop it. She was even considering doing just that, letting him have the night to himself and then apologizing properly when he got home. But then, he spoke again, and any notion of Freya playing nice flew out the window. She was stunned into silence for several moments, Ryker’s tone cutting into her even deeper than he had maybe intended. “How…dare you talk to me that way?” She breathed out, tone full of hurt. Without another word, Freya grabbed her small clutch where it was resting on the table, and turned on her heel, striding away from him.

He never should be reacting the way that he was and he should stick with being professional but he let his anger get ahead of him. He let it take over his mind and use his voice. He couldn’t say anything. He knew he should apologize and he would but he also needed to cool off before anything. Pushing his fingers up into his hair to adjust it, he ordered himself a double of the strongest liquor that they had here. Pouring it back into his mouth when he received it, he placed it down onto the table before letting out a breath of air to go and find her again this time to apologize but was interrupted by someone whome he was trying to make a deal with. Talking with them for what felt like an hour, he was looking around for Freya once again now.

[huntrcssqueen]

He couldn't help but softly chuckle about how long it took him to come and find her. If he had it his way he would have been by her side the moment that she walked in and never left it but he was stubborn and set in his ways of the public eye and how they would perceive him. ❝ What? You're telling me that you missed me that quickly now Frey? ❞ He questioned as he rose up a brow to look at her with a smile.

It was almost as if Freya sensed Ryker approaching before he spoke, so at least she had the benefit of not jumping out of her skin. She didn't react to his question, either, instead making a show of glancing at the thin, stylish watch on her wrist. "Wow." She finally spoke, voice devoid of any emotion, "took you even longer than I had expected to come find me." She swallowed, brushing fingers through her bangs, before she finally turned halfway to glance at the man. "I must say, Ryker, your indifference is especially impressive tonight."

[huntrcssqueen]

Despite not looking at Freya the entire night as he spoke to people, he always knew where she was. He had an eye always keeping tabs of where she was. Seeing that she was no longer in the room, he excused himself looking around the room, noticing that she was nowhere before heading toward the doors. Seeing her infamous blonde locks that he knew like the back of his hand, he went over and approached her. ❝ Leaving? ❞ He questioned as he stood behind her.

Freya waited around for him, longer than she cared to admit. She had no interest in any of the other guests, ignored most of their attempts of conversation, in favor of watching Ryker move around the room, gliding between important people, but never glancing in her direction. The more her eyes found his form from across the room, the more she felt pathetic, hoping for attention from someone who clearly couldn't give her the time of day. You're better than this, Freya. It was that thought that pushed her to the door, out of the banquet hall to wait for a cab to take her home. She would not be going to his place, and after tonight, she didn't expect him to show up at her flat either.

[huntrcssqueen]

It wasn't that he was pissed off or upset, he was sure but that wasn't exactly the reason. He was pissed off and upset because he couldn't touch her, because he had to just stand there and act like he didn't know who she was, act like she was just another person who was here for this event. ❝ Not in a public manor so shut your mouth because I can't do this here. ❞ He stated through gritted teeth. It was a side he didn't enjoy showing but it was a side that he couldn't control at times.

Freya let her playful demeanor drop, a bit caught off-guard by how upset he seemed. Sure, he had stressed in the past that he didn't want them seen together, out in public -- but, really, how big of a deal was it that they were at the same event? Apparently, a very big deal to Ryker. "Why are you so upset?" She hissed, dropping her voice as her brow furrowed. She didn't like to show so much emotion, but she also wasn't going to just let him talk to her like that. "And where, exactly, would you like to talk about this, Ryker?" She shot back, voice immediately raising again.

[huntrcssqueen]

It made his skin crawl and feel like he was on fire with the way she reacted to him. Calling him darling and saying that she missed him. Of course he missed her too but this was a public setting where he had many people interviewing him, photographing him and here she was. ❝ Are you kidding me right now, Freya? This isn't a damn joke. ❞ He stated as he dropped her arm and let it fall to his side. It wasn't like he didn't want people to know, it was just a matter of timing. He was paranoid something bad would happen to her, that people would manipulate their relationship some way, that she was using him or him her, that he would be stepping back from his business. ❝ Can we not do this here please? ❞ He felt his jaw clench in frustration.

Perhaps Freya had been a little bitter that Ryker had claimed this night for himself. It wasn't necessarily that she had any personal connection to the fundraiser, but she had just as much right to be there, as he did. And honestly, the whole sneaking around, secret relationship was getting old -- it had all been a little exciting in the beginning, made the relationship feel forbidden, but now it was just Ryker being stubborn, as Freya knew him to be. So, she figured she'd have a little fun, catch him off guard by coming up behind him at the event she wasn't allowed to attend. She waited too long to make her move, though, and Ryker spotted her before she could take him by surprise. Still, she fixed a smirk on her lips as he approached, adjusting her mouth into a perfect O of surprise as he grabbed her arm. "I'm sorry, darling, but I just missed you so much." Her eyes trace over his frame, deliberately slow, before she gave a light tilt of her head. "I just couldn't stay away."