There remained no doubt that I had been cast from God’s kingdom. His words were clear about forbidding any person from drinking blood in any form. I... sighed and allowed the tears to stain my face.I stared into the crackling fire, trying in vain to picture my dear Flora. I had loved her with all my heart — that much I remembered. But with incredible sadness, I realized that the image of her beloved face had faded from my memory with the passage of time. The face of my creator, however, remained. The Cora chuckled. “That’s why we were dismissed and sent on the tour.”I nodded and grinned at her, “I didn’t think you would object.”“Not bloody likely. I sighed with great relief that she let us go,” Cora said.“Well we do have to go back, but I’m planning on not staying any longer than it takes to tell her that I’ve met my side of the deal.”“I agree,” Cora said, nodding emphatically.To change the subject, I asked Bea what she had been prospecting for. She grinned, pulled a pouch out of her. You’ll need to keep a close eye on my conduct and behavior. You’ll have to promise to keep me in line and in my proper place.”“An examination is definitely in order. I’ll clear some time in my schedule.”This went on for some time. That night, Bridget and I opened up a message thread with Chastity and her husband Brady. After some back and forth conversation (and some very hot photos) we learned that Bridget wanted to fuck, but Brady just wanted some video of the encounter. Bridget said she was. Sandy agreed to accompany me to Detroit for the game and for the pre-game festivities the night before. We both had a great time watching the home run hitting contest. Needless to say, I was not one of the participants.Sandy and I spent the entire All-Star break together in Detroit -- much of it in bed in a first-rate hotel -- before she flew back to Baltimore and I departed for a four-game series in Seattle.We continued to win and to contend for the Division title, and my hitting was steady. I.