Two Eyes Cenote oscura

retorts leapt to the father's mouth, but he let both daughters go, heart beating in dismay at how coldly his sweet safiya had spoken.

tiye slipped off. when he could no longer hear their steps, he turned back to the man and struck him without preamble, hard, splitting lip against teeth and knocking him back.

"i think you enjoy looking at girls," the crocodile calmly incited, knowing there would be no understanding. he did not care. "you must comprehend that i will put out your eyes and your tongue and leave you to strangle in your own blood before you look at either of them again."

the crocodile stepped back then, eyes burning with that eating and malevolent need, his brawny figure all but twitching with it.