The hood pulled my robe down around my elbows and it fell open revealing my nakedness underneath.“Don’t you ever embarrass me like that again,” ...growled Tony. And he slapped me, making my face sting and my eyes water.“What do you want?” I managed to gasp. My cheek burned from the slap and I could feel it sting where his ring had broken the skin.He leaned close, his spit hitting my face. “What do I want? What do I want? I want some respect you asshole. Nobody comes into my house and embarrasses. ”“Well, it depends on where you’re at. South Corner isn’t that far from Matagor. Four Roads would be harder, since the dragon’s in the way.”“I’ll keep that in mind, but I probably won’t make any decisions until we’re back from Cordaea. Four Roads and South Corner are both too close to Larso if Prince Rusol is still trying to hunt me down. I hope Yelena will have some ideas on what to do about him.”Ellerie’s jaw hurt from all the fake smiling. The reception wasn’t as bad as she’d feared, but it. Something has to be wrong with me!" There's nothing wrong with you that I can see," he sighed as she turned around and he got to look at her breasts again. He saw the buds of her nipples pushing through the shirt, and then saw the same thing she'd seen ... skin ... in the gaping cloth between two buttons. Almost involuntarily he reached and pushed his index finger through the gap until it touched the bare skin between her breasts."Wow," he said softly. "You've been wearing that shirt for years,. We were making plans." His anguish is plain to hear in his voice.I can only shake my head, I have no pity but I can sympathize with his hurt."Chronos, Status." Sabers commanding voice cuts through our grief."Everyone safe and sound." I slowly climb to my feet. "All clear on the road coming in." I relay to him.As I look around, I see that everyone who is still standing has come over to Holiday and me. I hang my head as I turn to face them, the guilt I feel overwhelming me. How could I have.