.." The wizard drifted off."OK, OK," I interrupted his reverie, "but what's that got to do withme?" I think it's obvious. There's something you want t...hat you can't have.As I said, that's how you found the place." What do mean, something I want? I have a good job, money in the bank,no debt, and I don't dream of power. Just the damn shoelaces!" I turnedon my heel and walked to the door. When I reached for the knob, it movedup eight inches. I reached for it again, and it scuttled across the doorto. After checking in just after lunchtime on Saturday my husband and I decided to go and have something to eat. For convenience we headed to the local Wetherspoons, The Willow Grove.Upon entering we noticed a gang of 12-14 young men, aged in their 20's to late thirties. They were very loud and quite boisterous as they drank watching the Stoke City match on the large screen TV.We found a table in a quieter corner and hubby went to the bar to order our lunch, he had gammon whilst I opted for. He usually didn’t show such unadulterated joy. “You’ve got to know where I’m going with this,” he said. Megan felt a flutter in her stomach. “I just – I assumed it would be weird. You know I could give you an Alpha order now. You would have to obey it.” “Are you going to?” Orion asked, raising a brow. “That I would pay to see,” Elvin said. Megan glanced over to him, expecting to see him smirking, but instead his eyes held a quiet but stark vulnerability. Megan felt that flutter again, the. When Friday rolled around, I was really expectant. I'd seen a lot of people at the pool the past week, but not the girl. Maybe she'll come again today, I thought, and that did help me wake up. So I swam my usual routine, and did as well as I could.Then I spotted her. It was closing time, and all of the regulars had left the water. There were a few stragglers, but they were all in the baby pool climbing out, not really bothering me. I spotted her again, and I swam. I put all of myself into that.