If you are only herebecause you know Sarah, then you should consider giving up your seat." Shut up, Corbin!" Ethan shot back at him. "She's a better s...inger thenyou will ever be." Oh yeah," Mark said. "I've proved that I can sing. What has she done?Nothing. You're pathetic. Both of you." Whatever," I scowled at him before turning away."That's right," he continued. "Turn away. Hide from those of us who areyour betters. Sooner or later the truth will come out."I ignored him, and instead turned my. ’ ‘So it’s all or nothing, huh?’ ‘Yep. That’s the deal. Take it or leave it.’ The soft skin of her back was pressed against his chest, her hair falling over his arm as she leaned back to look at him. Her petal-soft hand was caressing his thigh just above his knee. With a distraction like that, how could he deny her? ‘I don’t like it, honey.’ ‘Too bad. You think I would like it if you locked me away somewhere and ran off to play spy games? I’d go crazy, not knowing if you were alive or dead. I. "Continue."I felt her nod. "It was a huge fire, on the western edge of the city. Several areas of the girl monastery dorms got involved. My wing was safe, but both our escape routes were blocked. The escape routes of the adjoining wing were also blocked..."I felt her tremble and gasp in my arms, and then she whispered, "I heard them scream. I heard all my friends scream as they burned, and then they were gone..." She sighed. "I had nightmares for weeks, bad ones. So bad I was almost culled for. I signaled for him to follow first and followed right behind him. Once entering our bedroom, I took a seat in the lounge chair we kept in the corner of the room. She gave me sort of an odd look, as I think she was surprised that I was going to start off by sitting on the sidelines and watching her with another man. I was a little drunk and feeling confident, so I just did as I pleased. Norm looked at me, I believe in some kind of unspoken seek of approval. I nodded to him, and he began.