Her heart raced so quickly she felt dizzy, and she was already wrung out like a wet rag.She circled her bud once more at his urging, turned on as much... by the sound of his frantic, deep voice as by his body entwined with hers. She could picture him, his dark hair wild around his head, his face contorted by pleasure, his full lips pursed as he prayed, his arms trembling, trying to hold off until she came for him one more time.It had been a long time since she’d cared for anyone – longer since. She chuckled, “Ashar Khan has agreed to it. He was so pleased when I asked him.”David laughed, “The Prince said he would have stripped me of my rank if I had not asked him to be my best man.”The day finally came when David, with Susan by his side, rode out of the Fort at the head of his Riflemen. Turin came behind at the head of the survivors of the battle with many, including Turin, still bandaged. Then came Sultar at the head of fifty of the Cobra Troop. Behind them, Para and Hanga escorted. Callous stopped and spun round to face the men, a knife in either hand. He let the blades fly as the two warriors made the jump to the roof he and Thylisa occupied. The first blade connected with the larger of the two, lodging itself between his collarbones. The warrior was still trying to free the knife as he toppled backward to the street below. The thief’s second blade did not fare as well as the first. The man had seen Callous throw the knives, and tucked into a roll as he reached the roof.. “Haley and I are legally married.”“So are Carlita and I. Brindy’s forever just a little bit outside that...”“Deena’s fourteen.”He looked at me, studying, for a bit, then, “Can you keep a secret?”“I just told you one that would put me in jail for twenty years...”“Okay, here’s the deal. Carlita snuck in behind the seat of my truck when I was at a remote site in Texas. She’s one of those illegal aliens you hear about all the time. She traveled from Guatemala disguised as a boy.”“Wow!” I said. I.