Family is a weapon that can easily bite you as your enemy.”“What a sad world you live in,” I said, shaking my head. “All alone.”“A goddess...is always alone.” Her eyes flicked to my brother. “Where does her—or his—equal lie?”The anger flared hotter in me. “I’m my brother’s equal!”“It’s ... cute that he lets you think that.”I fought my tongue. I had words to say to her but now wasn’t the time. It wasn’t the place. It would just make things worse for Kurtis and me. I forced it down as the empress. Mating with the opposite sex is considered for procreation only.Yuatan introduced Settna and Pittna Sordii. When we were all seated and had a glass of wine, Yuatan started to fill Oxy and me in on the conspiracy he and Mom had entered into. Settna and Pittna are sisters and weapons brokers. They had come to Sarraston to purchase weapons, and we were to smuggle them off-planet and deliver them into rebel hands for a substantial profit.According to Settna and Pittna, the government on Janus. Ups.... wer war das heute noch? Ach ja, sie hatte ja bei amazon etwas bestellt, was heute noch geliefert werden sollte. Unbekümmert stolzierte sie auf den Heels zur Tür, öffnete diese schwungvoll und meinte nur: ach, schön dass Sie........ Dann kam das Erschrecken: Es war ihr Chef, der noch Unterlagen aus dem Büro in der Hand hatte! Oh Gott, schoss es Bea durch den Kopf! Was nun? Ihr Chef, Herr Schneider, grinste sie nur an, öffnete die Tür ganz und fragte ganz unverblümt: "Na, kann ich kurz. We probably won't be here another year. Now would be a great time to slut it up, if that's what you want." "I don't know, I'll have to think about it," was her reply.Move forward a couple weeks. I got a phone call at work. "Nancy is having a party tonight. Would you mind if I go?" "No." "Are you sure? You know what will happen." She started pushing those buttons, again. "I don't know how many guys will be there, but they'll all want to fuck the new girl and you know how much I love sucking.