She was also an intelligent educated friend, as well.It was tragic that because of my obsession for a woman, now dead for three hundred years, I had n...o ability to give Maria the love she deserved.Not unexpectedly, the condominium was in one of the ‘high-end’ developments in Nashville, and security at the entrance to the building had to check a list of invitees before they would let us onto the elevator to reach the Adams’ domicile. But we were quickly through the gatekeeper and on the elevator. " The magazines and pictures of Heaven. They'd been on my desk."Thank you, Doreen," I said. "You're a real friend." Does your pretend girlfriend get a kiss?" Yeah. She sure did.It was a map. Specifically, it was a treasure map. I smiled. How sweet that Cassie was going to be my playdate this afternoon. And that she thought of this. The only problem was that there was a spot on the map marked start and one marked with an X, but there were no landmarks to find the start point. When I made my. She'd been living in this apartment, on her own, for one month, and her new job as assistant to the manager had opened new avenues for her. It allowed her to meet many different people everyday, some of which had become her friends.Life had become fun and interesting, and she was no longer depressed over her divorce. In fact, she rarely thought about her ex-husband anymore, so many other things were now occupying her time, nearly all of them good.She now rolled over onto her flat stomach and. In all honesty, you are much more valuable to me as an intelligence asset," Lord Benaldin stated."Intelligence? Well, I know the need for it, but that is not what I am trained to do," Dev said, digging in mental heels at the idea."You're better at it than you think. For example, in this test I set you at the warehouse, you cast a spell that misdirected peoples eyes and senses where you were concerned. Do you know how long I had to work to get the right people in place to find out what you did.