"She grabbed my arm, pulled herself against me."Don't Eric. Don't leave me. I can't be in that awfully empty house alone. Can't be there without you. ...I just can't."I shrugged and tried to get her off me."Then fill it, whore," I hissed. "Pack it with all the meat you need. Send a few emails, place a few calls and you'll never fuck alone, honey."She looked as if I had struck her face. Her mouth hung open.I pushed her away."Let me know when you lack supply, Elaine. I might know a few guys. Should. Laugh and accuse him of making it up, probably. Snigger, almost certainly. Maybe even believe him if he was lucky. But take his story seriously, nope, never. No one could do that.Unless they'd witnessed it firsthand.The flame-haired demoness walked up to Ade, kissed him lightly on the cheek and whispered in his ear. That's all she'd needed to do to turn him into putty in her hands.Ade started to undress, but Trent could see he wasn't totally with it. A healthy male given the go-ahead from a. .. oh please, with lots of ice.The café was nearly empty, leaving the young waiter with some spare time to converse with Kim. She could tell he was fascinated with her. Suddenly she found herself somewhat attracted to him as well. He was not the type of guy she would have been attracted to in the US, but she had changed as a result of her two months in Upper Danubia. Kim realized that she desperately needed someone to talk to who was not connected to Dukov or his family. In a flash she realized. “At least she had the sense to duel where Healers were available,” he noted with a wry smile.“Ended this gods awful war though.”“She did that, now she just has to explain to the Empress about usurping Royal prerogatives. But I suspect she’ll be forgiven for that,” Gust chuckled.“Usurping Royal prerogatives?” I asked.“You committed to a duel in the Empress’ name, not your own.”“Er ... oops?”“Pretty much sums it up,” Flinn chuckled. “For the record, she wasn’t given time to get.