I'll try not to be so distracted, I promise."By breakfast on Saturday morning, Mark could stand no more. Trisha had continued to be uncomfortable and ...distracted since the night before."What's going on, Sweet? I hope you're not thinking about breaking up with me because of this thing with Jeff. We're going to fight him, and I'll stand by you; you know that." Thanks. It's nothing like that. But, we do need to talk." Uh, oh. Famous last words. Let's go get comfortable." Mark placed his arm around. "Sarah, Erin and Karlie heard the slamming door and Allie's loud voice and came to investigate."Problems?" Sarah asked."Adam is on Allie's nerves," Trinity synopsized."Oh, that's no shock," Karlie said with a smile. "He's always on someone's nerves. It's just Allie's turn, I guess. What happened?" I'm serious," Allie said."So am I," Karlie replied. "Hell, there isn't a day goes by that one of you doesn't manage to tick me off in some way. It's not always Adam but he does it, too." Like what?". Give Baccus one of your radios so we can call them if we need them."Major Rashida hurriedly grabbed a radio from one of his platoon commanders, and handed it to Colonel Baccus."Please return that when we are finished," the Major instructed. "We have to pay for lost equipment from our own pockets."Colonel Baccus ignored the Major's words, and angrily ordered anyone that would still listen to him, "Let's go," before climbing back into his own vehicle.Juno Baccus was furious. First, the. Here, my laws and decrees held sway, and women were whatever I wanted them to be: maids, gypsies, or nuns. Even aristocratic ladies were fit to be eaten. They would be befriended and conversed with. They could be charmed and seduced. They could be undressed and fucked, but in the end they'd be turned into meat.What else is a dead woman fit for in a Kingdom such as mine? What else can be done when there's no food apart from the rats, a few lizards and a handful of spiders. If I were squeamish.