“Your highness.” Jude Darcy let his gaze drop to the ground as he kneeled before his king. The King’s gaze was emotionless and unwavering. “Ju...de Darcy, as the new Lord of House Darcy, will you renew your oath and swear your allegiance to your king once more?”“I will.”“Will you swear to come to our aid when called for, and heed the orders of your King?”“I will.”A short pause.“Then you are pardoned, Lord Darcy,” King Dresden said. “For the crimes of that your father committed in the name of your. He would keep his commitment. I flew in this morning with Bobbi, SJ, and the rest of the family. Jacob was staying at Dobbins to support his sister if she needed him. The relationship between Bobbi and Jacob seemed to be forged from a different spirit. They had a mature comfort to their relationship that surprised me on occasion. This was one of those times. I would have thought they would be together.Charlie came in and we met him at the airport with a horse-drawn wagon that would hold the. It wasthirty feet long and twenty feet wide, and maybe fifteenfeet top to bottom. There were side and bottom mountedturrets that were blasting the hell out of somebody. Thoseshooting back were on the ground, and every time they firedBen could see what he presumed was a force field light uparound the ship. Then the bottom turret rotated towardsDave and Denny's location and fired. The concussion madeBens ears ring, as huge trees were shattered at the stumps.Dave and Denny scrambled for cover. Ben. "Mmmmm," I let out a soft sigh of pleasure as my hands covered his muscular chest. My involuntary little groan brought a smile to his face as I let my hands roam and explore all over the firm contours and delectable curves of his broad chest. My fingertips touched the pebbly buds of his nipples and I toyed with them between my soapy fingers until they were hard as little rocks. With the soapy lather covering his wide muscular chest, I quickly soaped up my hands again and moved down to his.