”“I can also give you an update on Mr. Wayne Anderson who was shot by Arnold Sullivan. I am pleased to announce that Mr. Anderson is not, I repeat..., is not dead! It was critical to the ongoing investigation into the abduction of Claudia Davenport and Erin St. Clair, that the kidnappers had to believe that Mr. Anderson had been killed.”“We feared that a second attempt would be made on his life if the kidnappers knew he was still alive, and if conscious, may be able to identify them.”“I would like. Side by side, and not in such a hurried manner as on my way to the audience with her majesty. I could peek into some of the rooms we were passing. Most were empty, but some had a bed and a round table, very similar to my own room. “I was worried about you.” Pharomé looked at me while we were walking. “The queen was very upset when she ordered me to call you.” “You know the reason?” “No, and if the queen chooses not to tell me, I don’t want to know.” The queen seemed to rule her kingdom with an. .. Yeah, maybe..."Eliana continued to manipulate the holographic display controls. "Here's why I think it was a hook. We're down at the skin level now. See that slit? Here's what the wound looks like with a side-scan from the NMR."Basel stared for a moment at the nuclear magnetic resonance image. "It's in the shape of a thorn. Looks like a wickedly sharp point too." I suspect the inside edge of that thorn is also wickedly sharp. There's no stretching at the edges of the cut tissue at all. It's. They both watched him breathe and in that time her thoughts became tumultuous. Her hands tugged at his shirt, releasing it from his trousers thus allowing her hands to scrape up the side of his torso and for her fingernails to scrape over his nipples.Janice tugged at the shirt and removed it from his arms throwing it to the floor in an act of unbridled passion, her hands returning to his belt and buckle which she expertly unsecured; dropping the zipper in the same action.Janice leaned into his.