He probably wasn't from the city, Calyndi mused – his spirit was far too lively; far too lacking in the deep weariness that was so common in this ur...ban hive of humanity. This man was alive, and vibrant ... and exactly what Calyndi was looking for.Calyndi moved forward, allowing her body to slip into the slender space between the darkness and the light – letting the shadows of the alley and the glare of the street blend on her body, accentuating her figure, drawing attention to her most alluring. She could see the native blood in his facial features, but he was mostly western. And very handsome. His eyes were down, but his tall, slim frame brought his head almost up to hers, though he was standing one step down. Blue eyes, black hair. A half breed, with the best of both.She slipped the gun back into the felt lined table drawer, opened the door further, and returned the greeting. His eyes came up and stared at her. She tried to read his expression, but couldn't. She could sense his aura,. Soonwe were on our way for a car trip of 1500 miles to the new location ourfather was stationed. Our father had been promoted to colonel in the armyand had to move to his new base. My father had taken a military plane tohis new base, while my mother drove my two sisters and me by car to ournew home town. Going all five of us by plane and have the car transportedwould be too expensive, so we drove the car ourselves. Well, our mum didas we were too young to drive of course.It would take us two. She spotted me and jumped up and down as she waved. When she got to me I wrapped her up in a hug that she snuggled into. We went down the escalator to baggage claim, holding onto each other. We didn’t talk much, just let our body language say it all. My car was colder than a refrigerator. I got the engine running to warm up, and pulled Trudy to me for a kiss that lasted either two years or two minutes, but who’s counting? I can tell you definitely that it was below freezing in the car when our.