I wrapped my free arm around him and held him gently. We lay like that for nearly an hour. Finally, I told him, ‘Shug, I’m tired. Let’s get into... bed.’ We stood, stripped and climbed back into the bed, sliding under the covers. Shug made love to me, slowly, gently. When I tried to spur him on to more vigorous activity, he resisted. ‘We’re making love,’ he said. ‘Let me just make love to you.’ I let him. It was glorious. He would bring me to the edge of ecstasy, then back off. Several time he. Someone or something is definitely after me. I can feel the hatred and vileness emanating from a mind fairly close to me. I can feel that this mind is about twenty-five miles away, but coming closer. By using the time and distance covered, I assume he, she, or it, is in some kind of motor vehicle. Because of the foulness of the mind I dare not intrude for fear of the mind recognizing my presence.From sneaking around the edges of this mind I find that the person is driving a van of some sort and. The Emperor examined it closely, finding no wound, and asked as the cause of such unblemished fur. Another pause, and the bloody arrow was fetched.The Caravan master explained how his men found it within the body of the Tiger, piercing his heart. The Emperor examined the arrow closely, and noted that it did not have the spin causing angle to its fletching. That reduced the range needed to make such a shot, and increased the bravery of the man John by any decrease in his marksmanship. Whatever. Six months ago she would not even have given an agency like Cleo's a second glance, let alone consider accepting Discreet Assignments. But beggars can't be choosers.Adding a liberal dose of scented oil and bath salts to the bubble bath, she sank gratefully into the comforting embrace of the warm scented waters and immediately felt more relaxed. Closing her eyes, she allowed her face to slide below the surface of the warm water, remaining submerged for long seconds before surfacing.Rachel.