She knew herself very well, knew that at this moment plans were a contrivance that would block her natural gifts. Every movement, each appropriate loc...tion for the placement of a kiss or touch came to her as naturally and unconsciously as respiration. Ai was a virtuoso lover, a sexual savant, a fact which Mei hadn’t quite gathered yet. They took their time and petted his flesh as his pants were nudged towards his feet. Both had noticed his erection but neither gave it much attention, focused. She had always liked it for the way it rose up when it twirled. The T-Shirt tucked nicely into the skirt giving her figure much more definition. Just as she placed her wet socks beside her jeans, she heard the sound of piano music lilting along the corridor. She raised her eyebrows in appreciation and paused, savouring the romantic melody. Her head swayed with the phrasing and she found herself stepping lightly through the house in search of the source.She paused at the doorway to the lounge. Not porn.”She rolled over and writhed on the bed, jutting her butt out. “Whatever,” she said.Elizabeth and Jia and Carlo would be missing her now. They were probably getting annoyed with her running off on her own to do things. Her mother had even asked them to keep a close eye on her, which annoyed her.Melinda’s sister Theresa had done a backpacking trip through East Europe the year before that and hadn’t gotten this much concern.Theresa had given her advice, too. “No more mercy fucks,” she. "Lisa wept loudly, her pain and frustration too much to bear. Sebastian rested his head on her chest, whispering his love to her. Even in his own eyes, he found tears, the first for centuries.It was then that Ray returned, armed this time. Sebastian had not expected it, but perhaps the spirits did. They revealed themselves, and their malice, to Ray. He broke. There was madness in his eyes, a true insanity. But the spirits had done all they could to protect the man who'd summoned them, for Ray.