I wasn’t sure if he’d wait for me. He was eager to mingle and already of 46. On top of everything else, he was not in good health. But in a moment... of excitement, when I asked if he’d wait for me until I finished my study, got a job, and gathered the money to travel there, he replied in the next mail that he could wait even ten years for Me the exact words he used were, “I love you more than my life itself!” I believed myself lucky to have found love in my first attempt. I thought of him all the. The energy washed around me and mixed with my light. For a moment, the pink burned red before the energy passed us by.“It's a piece,” Angela whispered. “The handle and the hilt.” She touched the ruby then the branching arms of the crossguard. “The pommel is missing, and the blade, but we've found the first piece.”“Only four more to go.” Excitement beat in my heart. If this small fragment held such power, what would the entire sword contain? “You can kill Dominari with this. You're going to. There were two stalls and a couple of urinals on opposite sides. Both urinals were occupied, and Trish hesitated a moment, staring at the backs of two men taking noisy leaks.Kyle Newberry was at the sink, wiping himself with a paper towel. His t- shirt was off, lying across the top of the sink. He saw her in the mirror and he turned."Well, goddamn," he said, grinning. He'd put on some weight since high school. He was beefier now, and his chest was hairier than Trish had remembered from the days. What could be worse than Nadine with that jerk? Thatwould be a disaster. Taylor pulled and I resisted."Milton's a jerk," I said quickly. "You don't want to meet him." Now I really do want to meet him. I know how to handle jerks," shereplied confidently. She threw back her hair and squared her smallshoulders, ready for battle.Reggie saw us coming and slugged Milton to get his attention. Miltonran one hand across his hair before turning. He took in Taylor hungrilybut his face had the good grace.