"I could feel a knot of tension in my belly as he spoke. I liked my life, and I wasn't sure I wanted to do something different."Moira — can I tell y...ou what's in my heart, what I really desire, without you freaking out?" He didn't wait for my answer. "I want us, you and me, together for always. And I want us to have a family. I want to marry you, Moira."I felt myself go tight, like I'd hardened. I rolled out of his arms and stood, with my back to him. I could feel myself begin to shake. No, no,. Peter was starting to breathe heavily. He seemed to be trying to hold himself back. Abigail remembered her lesson from the day before and squeezed gently on the shaft.“Ah, God’s blood, that’s good,” gasped Peter without thinking.Abigail dropped his prick in horror.“No!” she exclaimed, “You must not talk like that!”Peter blushed, ashamed of himself. Even his mother used to box his ears when he uttered the Lord’s name in vain, but he knew that doing so in front of the nuns was unforgivable, even. Krankheiten, die nur Soldaten des Gegners befiehlen, sie Kampfunfähig machten oder gar töteten wurden bald nachgewiesen. Als nicht nur Soldaten, sondern auch Zivilisten der Krankheit zum Opfer fielen wurde bald klar: Ziel des Virus waren nicht Soldaten oder angehörige einer bestimmten Fraktion sondern Männer. Innerhalb weniger Monate waren bald sämtliche Männer in Europa der Seuche zum Opfer gefallen, bevor sie auch auf die anderen Kontinente übergriff. Das Wissenschaftler suchten fieberhaft. Xander Clark waited patiently for the new boss to arrive. He expected an older woman, given her new position, and that he would be late like all the others who came before her. He was tired of dealing with spoiled rich people, but the pay was good enough that he was able to deal with them. Sitting at his desk outside of the CEO'S Office he heard the elevator ding, and he looked towards the opening doors. The woman he saw step out was not what he expected. Dressed in a well tailored business.